Aoife Mc Closkey

​Azure Architect I am working with the leading European Microsoft Gold Partner for Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Power Platform, and Analytics areas. As part of their existing projects & teams, they have extensive knowledge and experience in Azure DevOps. They are now looking to complement this success by investing to grow this area by offering independent Azure offerings. As an Azure Architect, you will be part of the Azure Cloud Solutions capability. You will work on client-facing projects and you will contribute towards the strategic direction of this new capability. Key Responsibilities Establish new market propositions for the Azure space. Use existing industry experience and connections to develop the brand within the Azure space. Lead transformation projects by establishing modern cloud strategies. Be a role model by being hands-on and a trusted leader for the rest of the team. Establish good methodology & development practices & principles. They are looking for someone with knowledge of key Azure concepts and principles, experience with pre-sales and consulting client facing workshops. You should have strong stakeholder management communication and relationship building skills. If you feel like is something you would be interested in, please contact me today: Aoife.mccloskey@cognitive-group.com ​

Up to £100,000

​Modern Application Lead I am working with a leading European Microsoft Gold Partner for Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Power Platform and Analytics areas. As part of their existing teams, they have extensive knowledge and experience in Azure development. They are now looking to complement this success by investing to grow this area by offering independent Azure offerings. As a Modern Application Lead, you will be part of the Azure Cloud Solutions capability and will help in setting up a team focusing on Modern Applications build upon Azure cloud native foundations. You will contribute to setting the strategic direction for the team whilst bringing valuable industry experience and connections. Key Responsibilities ​ Establish new market propositions for Azure Modern Application space. Use existing industry experience and connections to develop the brand within the Modern Application space. Lead transformation projects by architecting application designs based on cloud-native and enterprise-level integration foundations. Be a role model by being hands-on and a trusted leader for the rest of the team. Establish good methodology & development practices & principles. ​ ​ If you would like to learn more please contact me today: Aoife.mccloskey@cognitive-group.com 020 3800 1305 ​

​Microsoft Alliance Manager – United Kingdom ​ I am working with a client who are looking to double their size in one year, adding another 200 individuals to join them and their success. A growth like this is creating an opportunity for talent to come onboard. To achieve such growth, they are looking for an enthusiastic, passionate, Microsoft Alliance Manager. ​ This is a Sales role, you will be responsible for the development, ownership, and execution of the Microsoft Partner Plan. Selling the value of across various sellers and stakeholders – great communication skills are a must. Build and maintain a comprehensive network and key contact relationships. Gain feedback and input into the people and engagement, to help drive required improvement to further the relationship. ​ Responsibilities You will own the end-to-end relationship with clients. As an Alliance Engagement Manager, you are expected to contribute to different phases throughout the sales lifecycle. Not only will you work individually you will be part of various teams regarding proposal development, building the right pricing construct, but advice on internal capability also building and collaboration across the sales team. Product development roadmaps. Own sales escalations to support the acceleration of sales opportunities. ​ ​ If you want to find out more, please contact me today: aoife.mccloskey@cognitive-group 020 3800 1305 ​ ​

Azure Architect - Mid-Senior level My client is a Microsoft Business Solution, they implement best in class solutions for Microsoft Azure, ERP and CRM & have extensive knowledge and expertise in all areas, enabling them to provide for their clients with an integrated end-to-end solution. The Role: This person must be comfortable working in an agile manner and be able to spot opportunities for the MBS Azure practice, both within the organisation and customer environments. The person should be comfortable presenting Azure services and solutions to technical and non-technical audiences, articulating the benefits to their business, with the overall goal to drive growth for the MBS Azure practice. The Azure Architect will be responsible for: Creating architectural designs based on customer requirements. Act as the Technical Design Authority on customer engagements. Presenting designs and solutions to clients. Delivering Azure solutions and work with delivery teams to ensure architectural governance is maintained. Drive innovation by developing code base and automated deployments. Work with Azure practice leader to develop the GTM solutions. Contribute to proposals, inputting into Azure technical elements. Core Technical Skills Required: Azure IaaS including storage. Azure SQL (Managed Instances & PaaS). Azure Serverless computing. Azure ACR, ACI, Kubernetes. Infrastructure as Code (ARM, Terraform, PowerShell). Azure Security (NSG,ASG Sentinel, Security Centre, Defender, ACL, Azure Firewall, Policy). Apply now, or contact me for more information.