Technical consultant - Azure Data Platform

As a Technical Consultant, you'll join our successful professional services team, responsible for the design and implementation of a range of Azure data platform technologies for Softcat's customers.

As Technical Consultant - Azure Data Platforms, you'll be responsible for:

• Taking responsibility for Azure data platform implementation projects for a wide variety of small, medium and enterprise customers including deployments into new and existing environments
• Designing and implementing solutions geared towards Azure data platform technologies such as Data Lake, Synapse, Data Bricks and Data Factory
• Providing specialist guidance and advice to less experienced colleagues to ensure the continued growth and development of the team
• Supporting our presales efforts by advising our sales force, our customers and gathering requirements
• Ensuring the solution you've delivered is functional, fit for purpose and that handover and relevant documentation is provided to our customers

• Demonstrable experience in designing and deploying Azure focused solutions and able to demonstrate the skills of a Subject Matter Expert (SME)
• Strong knowledge of services and concepts including Data Lake, Synapse, Data bricks, Data factory, Python, Devops, SQL, Spark and data modelling
• We require self-motivation, with an on-going desire to maintain your knowledge level at the forefront of technology
• Excellent communications skills, particularly with customers
• Strong organisational, time management and prioritisation skills
• You'll be an approachable and presentable individual, with an enthusiasm and passion for the technology areas you are aligned to
• You'll need to have a keen eye for detail and work well within a team
• Aspiration to achieve any other Azure Certification to an expert level

We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are a real thing and can get in the way of us meeting fantastic talent, so please don't hesitate to apply - we would love to hear from you!

We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Hybrid working
• Working flexible hours - flexing the times you start and finish during the day
• Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs

Working with us

Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.

Softcat's Implementation Services department delivers our customer facing technical solutions. The department consists of a growing team of sixty consultants and engineers specialising in Datacentre, Networking and Security, End User Computing, Unified Communications, Platform and Public Cloud solutions; dotted all over the UK. Success. The Softcat Way. There is a uniqueness to Softcat - what we do, how we do it and why we do it. At the heart of our operations are our core values: Passion, Intelligence, Fun, Responsible and Community. These values are the pillars that Softcat and guide our every action. As one of the UK's leading IT infrastructure providers and a FTSE 250 listed company, we have built a reputation for excellence. Our strategy is simple - we believe that highly engaged employees are the key to building customer trust and loyalty over the years. This trust and loyalty, combined with our market leading growth and performance, enables us to invest in our technology and services capabilities. This investment in turns drives even more engaged employees. We are committed to giving everyone the opportunity to step up and show how much they can achieve. Our success is truly a collective effort - we succeed when all our people succeed., Here at Softcat, we don't prohibit the use of AI (artificial intelligence) in our application process, as we understand how far it can go to creating a truly equitable candidate experience. That being said, as a culture-driven organisation, we believe that the genuine essence of each person is what truly matters, so we highly encourage you to be as authentically you as possible when submitting your application to showcase your true and whole self.