Managed Services Solutions Architect

Job Description

Company Description About us: At NCS Australia, we believe in doing technology services better. Our commitment to quality, focus on people, and willingness to challenge traditional thinking set us apart. Our team brings this belief to life by partnering with our clients and communities to make tomorrow together. We are committed to creating an environment that prioritises innovation, collaboration, and purposeful work. Our diverse team is empowered to make a meaningful impact with curiosity, creativity and resilience to shape better outcomes. Join us and accept the challenge of creating a better tomorrow. Job Description Are you a passionate technology professional ready to design and deliver innovative managed services solutions? The Managed Services Solution Architect plays a critical role in supporting our clients by architecting scalable, secure, and cost-effective solutions that address their business needs. This position combines expertise in system infrastructure, application modernization, cloud platforms, security, and data solutions with strong customer engagement and cross-functional collaboration skills. The Managed Services Solution Architect will own the design and architecture of client solutions, working closely with sales teams, technical leaders, and delivery teams to ensure solutions align with customer requirements and seamlessly integrate into our managed services processes. The role also involves staying ahead of emerging technologies, mentoring teams, and contributing to the evolution of managed services offerings. This position is ideal for individuals with a technical operations or engineering background who are eager to grow into solution development or product management roles. The Managed Services Solution Architect is part of the Solutions and Offerings team and will be responsible for the following: Solution Design & Architecture: Own the design and architecture of managed services solutions, ensuring they meet customer requirements while adhering to industry best practices and achieving scalability and operational efficiency. Client Engagement: Collaborate with customers to gather and translate business and technical requirements into actionable solutions that align with their goals and our managed services capabilities. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with internal teams, including architects, engineers, and delivery professionals, to ensure solutions are successfully integrated and executed. Pre-Sales Support: Provide technical expertise during the sales process, supporting proposal creation, scoping, and client presentations. Technical Leadership: Guide and mentor junior engineers and consultants, fostering best practices and knowledge-sharing across teams. Continuous Improvement: Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends, driving innovation and contributing to the continuous enhancement of managed services offerings. Risk & Compliance Management: Ensure all solutions align with regulatory requirements, security policies, and risk management frameworks. Post-Implementation Support: Support delivery teams during the transition to steady-state operations, ensuring solutions meet performance expectations and enabling long-term improvements. Qualifications This is a challenging role that requires technical knowledge in two or more of the following ICT products and solutions areas: Public Cloud: AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Private Cloud and Data Centre Services: Virtualization, storage, and data center operations. Security and SD-WAN: Security architectures, threat management, and software-defined networking. Modern Workplace and Collaboration: Productivity and collaboration tools, managed device management, application packaging, and modern communication platforms, including Mixed Reality collaboration. Data, AI, and IoT: Data pipelines, analytics frameworks, AI platforms, and IoT ecosystems. Application Management and Testing: Application lifecycles, performance monitoring, and automated testing. Additional Information Why join us: NCS Australia is where you can feel at home, nurturing your talents and skills as we make tomorrow together, one day at a time. Our benefits include paid parental leave, initiatives focused on your well-being and discounted health insurance. You will also enjoy discounts on various products and services and be regularly recognised and rewarded for high performance. We are committed to your career development through our Capability Fingerprint, industry and partner training programs, special interest groups, and an AI-driven learning platform. No matter where you are in your career, we offer meaningful work and opportunities for growth. NCS Australia is an equal-opportunity employer, and we take pride in our commitment to valuing and supporting our people and the communities we serve. We are dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Veterans, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community. At NCS Australia, we are committed to supporting adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, as well as during employment. We actively support and encourage people with disability to apply. Agencies: We request that you do not contact NCS employees outside of the Talent Acquisition team. NCS exclusively accepts resumes from agencies on our preferred supplier panel through the NCS Agency Portal. Agencies that submit resumes must have a valid fee agreement and be assigned to the particular requisition by the Talent Acquisition team. Any resumes that are submitted outside of this process will become the sole property of NCS. If a candidate is hired outside of this process, no fee or payment will be given. Work rights and background checks: To be eligible for a position with us, applicants will need to have valid work rights for Australia and be willing to undergo a comprehensive background checking process, including probity and police checks. #J-18808-Ljbffr