Modern Infrastructure & Platforms Technical Consultant

We are seeking a Modern Infrastructure & Platform Consultant with broad knowledge and hands-on experience across Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI), Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI), and Container Platforms.

Responsibilities include:

• Implementing part or all of the technical solution to the client, in accordance with an agreed technical design.
• Occasionally providing a detailed technical design for enterprise solutions.
• Understanding a broad spectrum of company technology to provide a detailed technical design that meets customer requirements.
• Leading small to medium technical projects.
• Working under the direction of the Project/Technical Manager and with customer nominated representatives.
• Liaising with Solutions Architect as appropriate.
• Providing technical support and input on the application of technology to a defined business segment.
• Advising on solution and integration opportunities to defined segments.
• Providing technical leadership on specific integration activities that are part of an engagement.
• Providing planning and design support for the development of solution architectures that will be implemented in a multiple system environment.
• Communicating across the client community and being viewed as adding value.
• Demonstrating execution of the company strategy.
• Contributing to knowledge tools and communities, ensuring project learnings are documented and shared.
• Role modelling knowledge sharing and re-use within practice or profession.
• Proactively encouraging membership and contributions of others to the professional community.
• Producing internally published material such as knowledge briefs, service delivery kit components or modules.
• Participating in the selling process in C&I and working with sales/principals on pre-sales activities.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional experience and a Bachelor of Arts/Science or equivalent degree in computer science or related area of study; without a degree, three additional years of relevant professional experience (8+ years in total).
• Ability to gain UK Government Security Clearance (SC).
• Depth and breadth of technical knowledge to be individually responsible for the design and scope of deliverables within a field of expertise.
• Experience leading a small team in delivery of a specific deliverable.
• Mastery of at least one technical discipline with strong knowledge in at least three major technology areas.
• Possession of advanced level of business, technical, or functional knowledge.
• Ability to perform/drive resolution of problems on combinations and interactions of products.
• Ability to apply technology and consulting to solve a client business problem.
• Able to communicate and present complex issues with assurance and confidence.
• Demonstrating the use of consulting skills including questioning, listening, ideas development, permission and rapport, and influencing.
• Ability to conduct/lead oral status/technical interchange meetings with clients on small to medium sized engagements.
• Owning and producing customer documentation.
• Ability to translate technical details into concise and easy to understand written form.
• Ability to write relevant components of a proposal document (e.g. answer specific RFP questions).
• Ability to translate verbal requirements from face-to-face client meetings into requirements documents, statements of work, and proposals.
• Able to discuss requirements with a customer, and to challenge and clarify when appropriate.
• From the requirements, able to develop a high-level design or plan, and then estimate the amount of effort required to deliver.
• Able to advise the engagement owner about the risks associated with this work package.
• Ability to work with a team to provide written responses to technical proposals and/or reports/documentation for delivery.