Are you an experienced Azure Cloud Architect expert?
Do you thrive on making an impact for customers? If so, keep reading!
We’re looking for a seasoned Principal Solution Architect (Azure) to join our Cloud Advisory practice in Sydney. In this role, you'll help shape and drive our cloud presales growth, leveraging your expertise to design robust, scalable cloud architectures for clients undergoing cloud (Azure) transformation.
You will lead the discovery process, engage with customers to understand their needs, and craft tailored cloud strategies. Additionally, you'll play a key role in ensuring a smooth transition from pre-sales to delivery while building strong, lasting client relationships.
In this role you will:
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Be a trusted technical partner in the sales process, instilling confidence in Versent's technical expertise among customers.
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Collaborate with the client team to deliver key account strategies and translate client solutions into commercial documents such as Statements of Work, Requests for Proposal, Bids, and Tenders.
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Lead customer-facing design and discovery workshops
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Provide insights and expert guidance to assist clients navigating tool selection and design decisions based on functional and non-functional requirements.
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Provide solution architectures at a wide range of levels to support business cases through to project delivery working with engineers and related IT teams.
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Define features, phases and solution requirements
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Contribute to the outcomes in Discovery, Validation, Tech Strategies, Business Case development, Proof of Concepts, customer demos or leading-edge engagements, ensuring customer satisfaction in collaboration with Directors.
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Support Practice Directors and Leads in creating domain collateral for presales, participate in responding to proposals/bids, and streamline project delivery and quality by leveraging established and reusable domain delivery practices and methods.
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Support project managers across multiple projects, ensuring we deliver the best quality service to our clients.
Who we’re looking for:
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At least 3 years of experience in a Solution Architect or similar role.
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Proven leadership with strong technical leadership skills.
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Exceptional organisational, communication, and negotiation abilities.
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Extensive technical and analytical expertise in the relevant domain, with proven experience in Azure Cloud application development.
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Experience in customer-facing, sales-aligned roles such as consultant, solutions engineer, or solutions architect.
Life at Versent
We're a diverse team of motivated humans who think outside the box and strive to deliver what others might consider impossible. At Versent we truly care about our people and put real focus on cultivating a culture of learning, collaboration and growth. We provide our teams with the space, trust, and support, to deliver the best work of their careers. To enable this, we have a culture that places a high value on continual feedback, excellence, and invention anchored in customer success.
We also offer our team:
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Flexibility: We give you the freedom to excel, providing as much autonomy and flexibility around when you work so you can manage your time in a way that best suits you to get the job done.
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Learning: We are passionate about continuous improvement and care about you investing in and developing your craft. Our Craft 180 Program is a holistic strategy for ongoing, meaningful skill and capability development with an ultimate goal to create an environment where people can learn and contribute in different ways to develop, practice and become masters of their craft.
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Access to Benefits: If you love to be rewarded, you’ll be excited by the scale of offers when you come on board with us. From access to the Telstra My Rewards Platform, to a paid device + plan and salary packaging, there is something for everyone.
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Health & Wellbeing Programmes: We focus on you as a whole person, with wellbeing initiatives that are to support you mentally, physically, emotionally and financially.
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Connection: Regular social activities across your team and the organisation.
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Recognition: We offer several reward & recognition programmes to acknowledge the amazing work that you do!
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Career opportunity: We provide the opportunity to work on diverse projects and initiatives that enable you to create a brilliant career.
At Versent, we don't adhere to a one-size-fits-all hiring strategy. We understand that you might not fulfill all the criteria for this position. Our celebration of diverse perspectives isn't just a value, it's a way to gain an edge. If you believe this opportunity is where you can thrive, don't be shy and apply!
If you require any accommodations throughout the interview process, please get in touch with us by emailing [email protected].
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What We Do
Versent is an Australian-born technology company, focused on architecting, building & operating cloud native applications, data streams, platforms, and services. We take a customer first, outcomes driven approach. Our solutions are centred around the best of breed public cloud technology. From a stand-still start in 2014, we have grown to a tight team of over 600 family members both locally and internationally, with a diversified offering in professional services and managed services. With a focus on bringing craftsmanship back to technology, Versent built a team of passionate technologists who truly care about achieving quality outcomes, building lasting relationships and delivering on what we promise. As Australia’s most experienced and trusted partner, Versent has considerable experience in both successfully delivering digital projects and providing managed services support