Senior Technical Consultant – Azure

Success. The Softcat Way. It's an exciting time to be at Softcat, one of the UK's most successful technology solutions businesses. We help customers to use technology to succeed, by putting our employees first. We've reached the £1 billion+ pa revenue milestone, opened our first office outside the UK and picked up a series of industry awards. We've got even bigger plans for the future. So, if you share our drive and ambition, get ready to achieve more from your career. Join our Implementation team! Softcat's Professional Services department delivers our customer facing technical solutions. The department consists of a growing team of sixty consultants and engineers specialising in Datacentre, Networking and Security, End User Computing, Unified Communications, Platform and Public Cloud solutions; dotted all over the UK. As a Technical Consultant – Hybrid Platforms focused primarily on the Microsoft Azure technology stack, you'll be part of our successful Professional Services team, responsible for engaging in scoping of work, creating technical designs based on customer requirements, producing statements of work that align scope and design, and implementing technologies for Softcat's customers. This role is ideal for a seasoned Microsoft Azure professional seeking to leverage their skills in a challenging and rewarding environment. You'll need to demonstrate an excellent understanding of Azure architecture, core infrastructure services, security, identity, networking and governance, along with the ability to design and deliver robust cloud solutions for enterprise customers. As a Technical Consultant, you'll work closely with stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable, secure and cost-effective Azure solutions, providing technical leadership throughout the delivery lifecycle. Strong consulting skills, hands-on implementation experience and the confidence to engage with customers at both technical and strategic levels are essential to succeed in this role. As Senior Technical Consultant you'll be responsible for: Leading the technical delivery of Microsoft Azure projects across the full lifecycle, from initial design through implementation and handover.Collaborating with Project Managers, Architects and other Consultants to ensure successful and timely project delivery.Working closely with customers to understand their requirements and translate them into well-architected Microsoft Azure solutions.Assisting with pre-sales, sales and customer focused conversations where they relate to Microsoft Azure technologies.Taking responsibility for designing and delivering secure, scalable and resilient Microsoft Azure solutions aligned to customer and business requirements.Implementing Microsoft Azure best practices, including cost management, performance optimisation and operational readiness. We'd love you to have Excellent proven and recent experience working in a technical consulting or professional services role, delivering Microsoft Azure solutions to customers within small, medium and enterprise level organisations.Hands-on subject matter expert experience designing, implementing, managing and administering Microsoft Azure technologies, with proven success in creating detailed technical designs and performing successful customer implementations across the Microsoft Azure portfolio.Experience gathering, analysing and translating business requirements into clear, actionable technical designs.Strong ability to engage with stakeholders at multiple levels, from technical teams to senior business leaders.Experience managing technical delivery within defined scope, timelines and quality expectations.In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Azure architecture, including networking, identity, security and governance. We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are a real thing and can get in the way of us meeting fantastic talent, so please don't hesitate to apply – we would love to hear from you! Work in a way that works for you We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns: Hybrid workingWorking flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs Working with us Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background. Join us To become part of the success story, please apply now. If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Any information you share on your application will be treated in confidence. You can find out more about life at Softcat and our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.softcat.com/jobs/our-culture/ Here at Softcat, we don't prohibit the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in our application process, as we understand how far it can go to creating a truly equitable candidate experience. That being said, as a culture-driven organisation, we believe that the genuine essence of each person is what truly matters, so we highly encourage you to be as authentically you as possible when submitting your application to showcase your true and whole self.