Solutions Architect

Six Degrees is a leading secure, integrated cloud services provider, where everyone is welcome. We believe success lies in harnessing a truly diverse and inclusive culture.

Our business protects UK organisations with the goal of enabling them to operate effectively and securely in the cloud, by giving them secure platforms to innovate and grow. We support our customers on their digital transformation journey regardless of their maturity. Our vision is to be the UK’s number one provider of secure, integrated cloud services to the small to mid-size market.

About The Role

• Our Solution Architects play a key role in supporting programme and project delivery. Our current portfolio of IT delivery work spans our CRM, CPQ, ITSM, PSA, MI/BI, enterprise billing, core monitoring and management platforms and digital transformation.
• You will create a solution-oriented architecture for both the current and future states, along with the development of roadmaps that outline the necessary steps for transitioning to the future state architecture in accordance with the solution design.
• In addition to serving as the technical authority for essential business platforms and integrations, you will ensure that there is a clear alignment with strategic business priorities, objectives, and outcomes.
• The Solution Architects assist in the implementation and integration of third-party Software as a Service (SaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) solutions, as well as solutions hosted on private and public clouds.
• The role will conduct architectural and design reviews for projects, and will present various solution options for approval to the Design Authority.
• The primary purpose is to support sales target attainment of new business and renewals; this is achieved by understanding the technical landscape of the client enabling the team to propose multi-product, technically viable solutions that address business needs, pains or issues.
• There is a requirement to establish and maintain senior technical level contacts within these client accounts and take personal pride in maintaining a high level of awareness of technology trends and advancements

Role Requirements

• Proven experience in overseeing successful project delivery within a large organisation, serving in the capacity of either a technical architect or a solution architect.
• Extensive experience in architecture, focusing on solution design and systems integration.
• Evaluation of architecture and the delineation of business applications, as well as the design and migration of infrastructure within intricate environments.
• A profound comprehension of architectural principles pertaining to business applications, infrastructure, and cloud technologies, which encompasses the assurance of regulatory, legislative, and industry standards.
• Awareness of security and compliance issues across applications, platforms, and cloud environments.

What Makes Us Great

Six Degrees has been honoured as an ENEI Gold TIDE Winner. We take pride in fostering and sustaining an inclusive culture, which is essential for our entire business.

This includes all aspects of recruitment and employment – our recruitment and selection processes are transparent and fair, and we will always consider any reasonable adjustments to the interview process or flexible working requirements.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer and oppose all forms of unlawful discrimination. Our commitment and objective are to create a truly equal, diverse and inclusive environment.

At Six Degrees we’ve created a female-led networking program that enables women within our organisation to interact and exchange ideas, share their experiences, and utilise one-to-one support.

In return for the passion our people bring to everything they do, we want them to enjoy a range of benefits that enrich their lives. We are a Real Living Wage employer, and through our additional employee benefits we feel we’ve got something that will help everybody live their best life.

We recognise the immense joy and significance of family leave for our employees, which is why Six Degrees provide an enhanced maternity and…