Enterprise Solution Architect

 Location: UK - London, UK - Reading, UK - Hatfield, UK - Manchester, UK - Nottingham, UK - Milton Keynes, UK - Birmingham, UK - Edinburgh | Job-ID: 216415 | Contract type: Standard | Business Unit: IT Consulting

Life on the team

You’ll join Computacenter’s growing Consultancy Practice, working with highly skilled architects and consultants across the UK and globally. This is a collaborative, high-impact environment where you’ll shape some of the most secure and complex Microsoft workplace solutions in the market, supporting defence sector clients on mission-critical programmes.

You’ll have access to Microsoft thought leadership, cutting-edge technologies, and opportunities to influence strategy, propositions, and large-scale transformations — all while working in a supportive, people-first culture that values expertise and curiosity.

What you’ll do

• Act as Solution Architect and Design Authority for enterprise-scale Microsoft Modern Workplace solutions within defence environments
• Lead solution design from pre-sales through to planning and initiation of delivery
• Translate business outcomes into secure, scalable Microsoft architectures
• Design end-to-end solutions across the Microsoft workplace stack, including:
  • Microsoft 365 (Teams, Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive)
  • Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) and identity services
  • Microsoft Intune, Windows 11, Autopilot, and endpoint management
  • Microsoft Defender, Purview, and compliance tooling
• Azure and hybrid integration where required
• Engage with C-level stakeholders and senior IT leaders to align technology to strategy
• Collaborate across Workplace, Security, Networking, Cloud, Datacentre, and Applications practices
• Provide architectural governance, assurance, and thought leadership across key accounts
• Contribute to the development of new Microsoft-focused propositions and services

What you’ll need

• Proven experience as an Enterprise / Workplace / Solution Architect delivering large-scale Microsoft workplace solutions
• Strong architectural knowledge of the Microsoft Modern Workplace portfolio
• Experience working in secure or regulated environments (defence sector experience highly desirable)
• Ability to lead complex engagements, influence senior stakeholders, and own solutions end to end
• Experience operating in a consulting or pre-sales environment, balancing technical depth with commercial awareness
• Strong documentation, design authority, and governance experience
• A continuous learning mindset, with relevant Microsoft certifications or a willingness to attain them

About us

We are a leading independent technology and services provider, trusted by large corporate and public sector organisations. We are a responsible business that believes in winning together for our people and our planet. We help our customers to source, transform and manage their technology infrastructure to deliver digital transformation, enabling people and their business.

Our business may be about technology, but first of all it’s about people

With over 20,000 people across 22 countries, we are proud of our inclusive culture - where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and truly belong.

As an equal opportunities employer, we’re committed to ensuring fair and equal access to opportunities for all. Your application will be considered on its merits, regardless of your age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, or any other characteristics protected by law. What matters most to us is that you share our vision and values, and bring the experience and skills we’re looking for.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We welcome applications from disabled people and accept applications in alternative formats. We also guarantee to interview applicants who have a disability.

If you share our values and want to make a meaningful impact in a supportive, forward-thinking environment - we’d love to hear from you!