Senior Managed Services Delivery Implementation Architect

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The Senior Managed Services Delivery Implementation Architect is an advanced subject matter expert, responsible for playing a pivotal role in designing and implementing a more complex managed services solution that addresses a client's specific business need. This role is responsible for the end-to-end project deployment within assigned enterprise clients, leading project implementation from a technology perspective and providing expertise in technical consultancy and assigned implementation service areas.

What you'll be doing

Key Responsibilities:

• Acts as the single point of contact for managed services solution implementation in client account.
• Provides subject matter expertise in area of specialization relating to the managed services solution being implemented.
• Collaborates with internal teams to align technical solutions with client requirements.
• Ensures managed services solution(s) being implemented fulfill functional and technical requirements while meeting associated Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Defines structure and architecture of the solution and its interfaces, performs feasibility analysis, keeps the solution aligned to the business goals and strategy.
• Organizes the design / plan agreed with the client into a managed service delivery plan.
• Generates project organization, deliverable plan that includes configuration verification, transition
• Translates the high-level technical design / solution into low level deliverables.
• Owns the technical design and sign-off on all technical designs.
• Identifies and defines the proper project deliverables for each party (including partners) involved in the project and communicate clearly the KPIs, milestone checks and all the measurables.
• Defines and drives technical requirements signed off with customer per schedule for implementation teams.
• Organize and manages an appropriate team / system / partner to monitor the project progress, anticipate, detect and handle problems in the project.
• Supports customer / vendor in terms of technical design / issues / discussion where need arises.
• Ensures service acceptance testing (SAT) and user acceptance testing (UAT) is properly conducted in an end-to-end manner to ensure billing and payment management.
• Conducts proof of concept (POC) tests for proposed technical solution or to resolve existing issues.
• Resolves any problems / issues detected in project execution by communicating / negotiating with various parties involved, consultants, vendors, and etc.; and/or escalating to higher level.
• Performs any other activity relating to the managed services delivery implementation project as required.

Knowledge and Attributes:

• Ability to self-drive significant projects.
• Excellent learning ability and objective oriented.
• Excellent collaboration skills with the ability to influence and steer diverse cross functional teams.
• Excellent organization skills and attention to detail.
• Team player with the ability to work under pressure.
• Ability to develop presentations for senior level stakeholders.
• Knowledge of all the different aspects of the technical delivery.
• Advanced business knowledge.
• Client focused and demonstrates a proactive approach to solving problems.
• Able to quickly change direction based on updated client specifications or system limitations.
• Advanced expertise in technical consultancy and implementation services.
• Advanced knowledge of project management methodologies (Agile and Waterfall).

Academic Qualifications and Certifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology or Information Systems or related field.
• Relevant ITIL certification preferred.
• TOGAF or similar architecture certification preferred.

Required Experience:

• Advanced managed services provider experience preferred.
• Advanced demonstrated experienced gained within a similar role and matrixed managed services environment.
• Advanced demonstrated experience in IT project management and managed services delivery.
• Advanced demonstrated practical experience in technical architecting with relevant technologies, preferably from major services providers and/or solution providers.
• Advanced demonstrated experience in a pre-sales, consulting or client-facing role in a technology function.

Workplace type:

On-site Working

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