Technical Architect

Job Description

Role: Technical Architect

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Warrington

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TCS is a purpose-led transformation company, built on belief. We don’t just help businesses to transform through technology. We support them in making a meaningful difference to the people and communities they serve - our clients include some of the biggest brands in the UK and worldwide. For you, it means more opportunities to make an impact that matters, through challenging projects which demand ambitious innovation.

Work with some of the brightest global minds in the industry.

Collaborate with highly important stakeholders.

Lead and influence some of the brightest global minds in the industry.

Your Profile

Key skills/knowledge:

• The Microsoft 365 Architect will utilize expert level experience and knowledge of Microsoft 365 architecture.
• Should be Core O365 Solution Architect and have high experience in solution designing.
• Best practice recommendations combined with a strong current and deep experience on core M365 services.
• Technical experience in Microsoft Office 365; Microsoft Core Infrastructure Exchange Online, Teams, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Active Directory, Azure cloud, AD Connect, ADFS, Security and Compliance, DLP, Azure Information and Threat protection, Intune and Microsoft Managed Desktops to assist customers with the design, development and deployment of M365 solutions.
• A good understanding and exposure to Microsoft enterprise services frameworks and practices.
• The role must have strong leadership skills and the ability to professionally represent environment challenges, good understanding of competitive technologies to properly assess feasibility to integrate with customer solutions and understanding of Agile life-cycle.
• Facilitate and lead client configuration planning meetings and articulate pros & cons of design/architecture decisions across a wide spectrum of factors.
• Establish reputation as subject matter expert in M365 technology areas.
• Experience with PowerShell.
• Excellent Windows 10 experience including Security and Servicing.
• Knowledge and experience working with AD 2008 (and above), Group policies, SCCM, PowerShell, Bitlocker, TPM and MDT.
• MCSE/MCSA/MCP qualification.
• Certification and Experienced Architecture.
• Full end to end Deployment lifecycle management.
• Full understanding and management of T-minus process and go/no go checklists.
• Microsoft Desktop Optimisation Pack (MDOP) – App-V, UE-V and MBAM.

Key Responsibilities

• The Microsoft 365 Architect will utilize expert level experience and knowledge of Microsoft 365 architecture.
• Design and Solution the Wintel Server environment, should have done the enterprise architecture solution.
• Best practice recommendations combined with a strong current and deep experience on core M365 services.
• Technical experience in Microsoft Office 365; Microsoft Core Infrastructure Exchange Online, Teams, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Active Directory, Azure cloud, AD Connect, ADFS, Security and Compliance, DLP, Azure Information and Threat protection, Intune and Microsoft Managed Desktops to assist customers with the design, development and deployment of M365 solutions.
• A good understanding and exposure to Microsoft enterprise services frameworks and practices.
• The role must have strong leadership skills and the ability to professionally represent environment challenges, good understanding of competitive technologies to properly assess feasibility to integrate with customer solutions and understanding of Agile life-cycle.
• Facilitate and lead client configuration planning meetings and articulate pros & cons of design/architecture decisions across a wide spectrum of factors.
• Establish reputation as subject matter expert in M365 technology areas.
• Experience with PowerShell.
• Should be Core O365 Solution Architect and have high experience in solution designing and experience in Migration of Exchange to O365 Migration.
• Experience in managing large O365 transformational programmes along with hybrid configuration and access management.
• Should have excellent communication skills, the role is to work along with customer, understand their business/technical requirements and design O365 solutions which are best suited for the environment.
• Hands-on migration experience of Exchange On-premises to Office 365 Azure-hosted solution.
• Configure tools for monitoring and use them to proactively identify issues within email & messaging systems.
• Should be well versed in creating issue documentation and technical FAQs.
• Implementation and migration of Exchange Archiving and Journaling.
• Experience in architecting significant infrastructure and Azure cloud solutions.
• Proven working and design experience on latest Microsoft 365 Technologies like Exchange Online, Teams, MS Defender, Endpoint Manager (Intune /Autopilot) and Azure Virtual Desktop, Privileged Access Management (PAM), Digital Workspace skills also beneficial.
• Good overall understanding of IT infrastructure design, IT operations and experience in developing High Level and Low-Level Designs to meet Customer requirements.
• Expertise in multiple Operating Systems across many modern platforms (Windows 10, Android, IOS, macOS) and associated management tools.
• Design for system and operations reliability, HA, DR, backup, recovery as well as performance efficiency.
• Leading technical workshops, decision meetings, collaborative sessions, and deliver executive briefings related to the project.
• Hands-on experience in managing Core Infrastructure like VMware, Active Directory, MacAfee, Symantec, DNS, WINS.
• Strong understanding of Hybrid Cloud environment, Security and Compliance.
• Good Knowledge on Windows 2016, Windows 2019 Server Operating Systems.
• Provide guidance based on best practices through projects lifecycle and/or plan, manage migrations and implementations of cloud architecture, including hands-on deep dive when required.
• Leading the teams during Major Incidents and provide recommendations on fastest path to the major incident recovery or supporting technical delivery teams with root cause analysis for Major Incidents.
• Experience of working on both SAFE / AGILE project delivery.

Rewards & Benefits

TCS is consistently voted a Top Employer in the UK and globally. Our competitive salary packages feature pension, health care, life assurance, laptop, phone, access to extensive training resources and discounts within the larger Tata network.

Wellbeing

At TCS, we believe in building and sustaining a culture of equity and belonging where everyone can thrive. Our motto is ‘without Exception’.

You’ll find a welcoming culture and many internal volunteering and social networks to join. Our social activities include mental health networks, as well as health and wellness initiatives and sports events (we even sponsor the London Marathon).

TCS celebrates without exception. We are open to all and treat applications equally, regardless of race, gender, religion, or beliefs.

If you are an applicant who needs accommodation due to a disability to complete an employment application, or during any phase of the hiring process, please contact us at ansah.steve@tcs.com with the subject line: “Accommodation Request”.

Due to a high volume of applications, we will be unable to contact each applicant individually on the status of their application. If you have not received a direct response within 30 days, then it should be deemed unsuccessful on this occasion.

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