Life on the team
Flexible UK base location with regular UK-wide and occasional overseas travel
Join Computacenters growing Consultancy Practice and work in a globally recognised IT services business operating across 70+ countries. Youll collaborate with experienced Enterprise Solution Architects, consultants, and technology experts, delivering complex, high-profile programmes in the defence sector. Youll work in a culture that values expertise, innovation, and collaboration, giving you the freedom to grow, learn, and influence enterprise technology outcomes.
What youll do
As an Enterprise Solution Architect, youll act as a trusted technical authority, shaping and delivering enterprise-scale, mission-critical solutions. Key responsibilities include:
- Engaging with customers to understand their business and technology strategy
- Leading pre-sales architecture, qualifying opportunities and producing high-level design documentation
- Acting as Design Authority for key accounts, ensuring solutions meet security, compliance, and business objectives
- Designing and implementing integrated, cross-domain solutions across:
- Microsoft 365 & Workplace solutions
- Networking and enterprise security
- Datacentre and hybrid cloud
- Cloud platforms & applications
- Collaborating with C-level executives, senior IT leaders, vendors, and partners
- Leading or contributing to large-scale IT transformation programmes
- Providing technical governance and assurance across pre- and post-sales engagements
- Supporting new proposition development with the Group Strategy & Portfolio team
- Staying current with emerging technologies, vendor roadmaps, and market trends
What youll need
Were looking for a consultative, senior architect with a strong record in enterprise architecture, IT transformation, and defence sector delivery. Youll need:
Experience & Leadership
- Proven experience leading complex, multi-domain IT solutions
- Experience in pre-sales and customer-facing consultancy
- Defence sector experience and knowledge of security and regulatory compliance
- Ability to lead C-level conversations and manage senior stakeholders
- Strong track record of end-to-end delivery
Technical Knowledge & Skills
- Microsoft client, server, and cloud architecture expertise
- Deep understanding of Microsoft 365, Azure, IDAM, and security solutions
- Broad experience across Networking, Security, Datacentre, Cloud, Applications, and Automation
- Exposure to tools such as: Cisco, Palo Alto, VMware, Nutanix, AWS, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Ansible, Terraform, Microsoft Power Platform
Certifications (desirable)
- Enterprise Architecture (TOGAF, Zachman, ITIL)
- Cloud (Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Solutions Architect, GCP Architect)
- Microsoft 365, Azure, Identity & Security certifications