Solutions Architect
Michael Page
- Watford, Hertfordshire
- £60,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Duties & Responsibilities
- This role will encompass a range of responsibilities including but not limited to:
- To lead evaluation, test & installation of the IP network system/application/software and hardware provided by suppliers
- with controls and standards i.e. Firewalls/Data Security, Network software and hardware.
- To lead test & installation of network software maintenance and updates provided by suppliers.
- Pre-sales support and services to CSL sales functions, providing high quality technical interfaces to internal/external
- customers and suppliers.
- Investigating technical incidents and providing remedies where necessary, taking proactive ownership of technical
- supplier equipment/service problems.
- Co-ordinating 3rd party suppliers in the resolution of more complex M2M issues including Mobile Operators, hardware manufacturers, platform providers etc.
- Design/build of secure customer router configurations, utilising internal platforms to provision, test and activate.
- Deployment and management of customer/product trials and pilots.
- Generation of technical documentation (manuals, product specifications, requirements definitions, guides, plans etc)
- Typically computing/engineering/science degree.
- The typical role holder may have obtained some appropriate recognised industrial accreditation at typically specialist
- level from specific vendors. Cisco CCNP, Checkpoint CCSE
- Minimum 4-5 years' experience in the relevant technical skill area, with appropriate formal training.
- Experienced and fully competent in own area and can share own expertise and provide guidance and support to others.
- May have developed specialist knowledge in one area but able to apply knowledge/skills to a range of standard and nonstandard
- activities.
- Awareness of internal/ external business issues and best practice in own discipline that is then applied to the role.
- Can interpret client needs, assessing the full requirements and identifying solutions to non-standard tasks/queries.
- Understands appropriate customer Business Processes and operating environments.
- Has developed specialist 'in depth' knowledge in more than one area.
- Completes own role independently and with minimal supervision.
- Can take action to monitor and control costs within own work horizons.
- Can identify key issues and patterns from partial/conflicting data, able to take a broad perspective with problems and
- spot new, less obvious solutions.
- Able to manage own time to meet agreed targets, and to develop plans for specific work activities in own area over the
- short-term, including forecasting resource requirements.
- Able if required to organise the work of a small team of professionals to deliver to agreed deadlines.
- Is able to promote teamwork, and to coach and guide others.
- Able to create informal networks with key contacts within own area.
- Competitive benefits package including 25 days annual leave. (plus 8 bank holidays)
- Nice office space in Watford - Croxley Park
- The opportunity to be a part of an exciting IOT Industry