Lead Solution Architect

Computacenter AG & Co. oHG; Mobile (AL); On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Computacenter is seeking a Lead Solution Architect to define data center architecture strategy and govern delivery across key accounts. You will lead customer engagements, shape solutions and grow the practice with senior stakeholders across IT consulting.

You will lead, coach and develop architects, drive transformation programs across Private Cloud, Data, HPC and AI technologies, and ensure delivery excellence while building a high-performing team.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of enterprise architecture or consulting teams.
• Success leading strategic accounts and transformation programmes.
• Strong commercial judgement and executive influence.
• Strategic, commercially minded and outcome focused.
• Credible communicator, leader and coach.
• Committed to customer success and people development.

Responsibilities

• Set architecture strategy, standards and governance.
• Shape go-to-market propositions and strategic solutions.
• Sponsor innovation and major customer engagements.
• Advise senior customer stakeholders on technology strategy and investment.
• Lead executive workshops, reviews and transformation planning.
• Own architectural escalations across key accounts.
• Lead, coach and develop architects and consultants.
• Build a collaborative, accountable and high-performing culture.
• Own recruitment, succession and capability development.
• Govern complex transformation programmes from Private Cloud, Data, HPC and AI technologies.
• Key vendor experience in Broadcom, Dell, NVIDIA, Cohesity, Rubrik and HPE are critical.
• Assure architecture quality, consistency and risk management.
• Drive delivery excellence and resolve major challenges.
• Drive revenue, profitability and consulting growth.
• Support strategic bids and executive presentations.
• Plan capability, utilisation and partner engagement.

Skills

Enterprise architecture leadership

Consulting team leadership

Strategic account leadership

Executive influence

Tools

Broadcom

Dell

NVIDIA

Cohesity

Rubrik

HPE

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Lead Solution Architect

Location: UK - Mobile England | Job-ID: 219914 | Contract type: Standard | Business Unit: IT Consulting

Lead Solution Architect

Life on the team

The Lead Solution Architect sets Data Center architecture strategy, shapes customer solutions and governs delivery across key accounts. The role leads customer engagement, team capability and practice growth.
Working across executives, sales, delivery and partners, the role builds trusted relationships, develops high-performing teams and drives successful transformation outcomes.

What you’ll do

Strategic Leadership

• Set architecture strategy, standards and governance.
• Shape go-to-market propositions and strategic solutions.
• Sponsor innovation and major customer engagements.

Customer Leadership

• Advise senior customer stakeholders on technology strategy and investment.
• Lead executive workshops, reviews and transformation planning.
• Own architectural escalations across key accounts.

People Leadership

• Lead, coach and develop architects and consultants.
• Build a collaborative, accountable and high-performing culture.
• Own recruitment, succession and capability development.

Delivery Leadership

• Govern complex transformation programmes from Private Cloud, Data, HPC and AI technologies.
• Key vendor experience in Broadcom, Dell, NVIDIA, Cohesity, Rubrik and HPE are critical
• Assure architecture quality, consistency and risk management.
• Drive delivery excellence and resolve major challenges.

Business Leadership

• Drive revenue, profitability and consulting growth.
• Support strategic bids and executive presentations.
• Plan capability, utilisation and partner engagement.

What you’ll need

Leadership Experience

• Proven leadership of enterprise architecture or consulting teams.
• Success leading strategic accounts and transformation programmes.
• Strong commercial judgement and executive influence.

Personal Attributes

• Strategic, commercially minded and outcome focused.
• Credible communicator, leader and coach.
• Committed to customer success and people development.

Success Measures

• Technology growth and stronger strategic customer relationships.
• Successful programme delivery and customer satisfaction.
• Improved team capability, engagement and practice maturity.

A CTO-level player-manager accountable for Data Center technology and architecture strategy, customer outcomes, team leadership, delivery governance and practice growth.

About us

Computacenter is a leading independent provider of IT infrastructure services, with about 21,000 employees worldwide. We work at the heart of digitisation, advising organisations on IT strategy, implementing the most appropriate technology and managing our customers’ infrastructures.

We offer a friendly, open working environment without too much fuss about hierarchy. We are looking for professionals with diverse competencies, personalities and strengths who want to live our shared value of teamwork and performance.

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