Data & AI Technical Architect

Computacenter (UK) Ltd • London

London

218099-en_GB

Life on the team

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Data and AI Technical Architect to join our Data & AI Consultancy Practice within Computacenter. In this role, you will work with a range of enterprise customers to lead both pre- and post-sales engagements in complex design, consulting and deployment projects, working individually and within a team of highly skilled architects, consultants, and project managers.

Reporting directly to the Practice Leader, you will join a strong and growing team. Due to continued pipeline growth, we are looking to expand with additional talented individuals.

This position requires the ability to work as part of a team, but also as an individual contributor. You will work in both pre- and post-sales consulting environments, developing strong relationships with clients and coordinating multiple client activities at the same time.

This role will be mainly based from our London office, with UK-wide travel expected for meetings and project engagements.

What you’ll do

This customer centric role involves working with our clients and partners to help architect and support implementation efforts of solutions to client use cases, defining solutions for the analysing of large datasets, and optimising performance of both new and incumbent technologies. You will work closely with our technical and sales teams to drive innovation and deliver cutting-edge solutions that leverage the full potential of data technologies into our customer base.

Form and work deep relationships with the Solution Sales community to ensure practice integration at presales stages, working directly with customers to understand requirements and offer ideal solutions.
Consult and deliver on Design, implement, and optimise data architectures for a variety of applications.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate DR capabilities into our solutions and services, contributing to the overall strategy and service development.
Stay abreast of the latest in the subject field area.
Customer facing skills with the ability to propose solutions to improve efficiency and scalability.
Excellent presentation and documentation skills
Provide technical leadership and mentorship in areas of expertise, including guiding junior team members and participating in knowledge-sharing activities.

What you’ll need
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in data technologies, with a particular focus on Data Protection and Business Continuity.

Required Skills

5+ years of experience in technical consulting, specifically in Data technologies.
Strong client facing, communication and interpersonal skills, capable of conveying complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Proven Pre-Sales and delivery experience in the area of enterprise data and AI technologies.
Data Governance, Data Health & Data Hygiene.
Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of Data Protection solutions including Cohesity, Rubrik, Commvault, Veeam and more.
Detailed knowledge of DSPM products, such as Varonis, Cyera, Securitii.ai.
Understanding of Modern Data Platforms.
Edge, Datacenter, and cloud architectural knowledge relating to Data and AI use cases.
Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Desirable Skills

Data Lake/Lakehouse :

- Starburst
- Snowflake
- Databricks

Nvidia OEM partner knowledge and awareness
Intel / AMD knowledge and awareness

Accreditations
Must be security clearable to a high level.

Technical certifications on any of the following vendors would be beneficial:

Data Protection: Cohesity; Rubrik; Commvault; Veeam
Modern Data Platforms: Snowflake; DataBricks; Starburst; Microsoft Fabric
RDBMS: Microsoft SQL Server; Oracle
DSPM: Varonis; Cyera
Datacenter: Nvidia; Dell; HP; IBM
Storage: NetApp; Pure; Vast; Weka

Access all areas

Join us and you’ll follow a structured programme that gives you access to all parts of Computacenter including our senior leaders.

Freedom & trust

You’ll have the support on hand when you need it and the autonomy when you don’t. Feel right at home in an environment where you’re able to work with freedom and flexibility, and trusted to manage your own work.

Showing appreciation & having fun

Great performance is recognised, so too is the willingness to help others. Our Bravo! awards and Long Service Awards Scheme are just a taste of how we say thank you for a job well done. And when it comes to recognising success, we love to celebrate. Our company and team events are legendary!

Working with the best

Over 1,300 technology consultants, 900 project managers and 3,200 systems engineers come together to form our highly regarded professional services community. You’ll find they’re a close-knit team, where mutual trust and collaboration is the norm.

Sharing knowledge

We organise several events and initiatives, such our UK Professional Services Conference and ‘Lunch and Learn’ sessions, that bring together the brightest minds in the business. Here you can learn new things, network, and celebrate success together.

Exciting digital technology

Challenging and rewarding projects: The range of technologies and industries that we are so diverse, that no two projects are alike. The result? A role for you that’s varied and provides the opportunity to expand your expertise and develop your career further.

Health & wellbeing

Our people are our greatest asset and we’re passionate about supporting you in feeling good and staying healthy. We offer a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Wellbeing Champions, Mental Health First Aiders, Access to Work scheme, and more.

Personal development

We like to invest in our people. We offer training and technology certifications, mentoring and coaching, specialist or management careers, access to our on-the-go immersive learning platform, Percipio, and much more.

Inclusive workplace

People work best when they bring their whole selves to work, that’s why we see and value you as the amazing individual you truly are. We take a genuine interest you that extends beyond skills, knowledge, and experience. Our Employee Impact Groups champion best practice, celebrate diversity and promote inclusion within our industry.

Pension and financial security

Thinking ahead, planning for life’s uncertainties, or simply saving for a rainy day? We offer auto-enrolment onto our pension scheme, a Sharesave/SAYE scheme and more besides.

Flexible benefits

Do you fancy a new bicycle? Want to work-out at the gym? Or do you prefer to get-away from it all? With our voluntary flexible benefits platform, ‘My Benefits’, you can. Achieve savings with our Cycle2Work, GymFlex, Travel Insurance benefits and loads more.

You belong

At Computacenter, we celebrate difference and it’s important to us that we have a working culture where you can be free to be yourself; in an environment where you feel valued, respected, and supported to reach your full potential and experience a sense of belonging. Because we know when you thrive, we thrive.

As a proud equal opportunities employer, we’re committed to ensuring that there is fair and equal access to opportunities for everyone. Your application is considered on its merits regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law. All that matters to us is that you share our vision and values, and you bring the experience and skills we need.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a government scheme that helps employers attract, recruit, and retain disabled staff. We welcome applications from disabled people and accept applications in alternative formats – and guarantee to interview applicants who have a disability.

Winning Together

At Computacenter, we have been writing success stories for more than 40 years! Today, we’re driving digital transformation with over 20,000 employees worldwide. We develop IT strategies, implement new technologies and manage complex infrastructures.

As a proud, independent partner to some of the world’s leading technology providers, our portfolio covers workplace, applications & data, cloud & data center, security, and networking. What’s the secret of our success? Quite simply, it’s our people.

The people who bring their unique skills and perspectives to a diverse and inclusive environment that enables them to reach their full potential.

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