Solution Architect

15 - 20 Years
- 1 Opening
- Bangalore, Gurgaon, Pune

**Role description**:
**Job Summary**:
**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Solution Leadership**:
Lead the architecture, design, and roadmap of Modern Workplace solutions including Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Exchange Online, OneDrive, Intune, Windows 11, Microsoft Co-pilot, Viva, Power Platform, VDI, and Cloud Desktop.
- **Practice Development**:
Build and scale solution offerings, establish execution frameworks, reusable assets, and drive differentiation in the marketplace.
- **Strategic Partnerships**:
Develop and nurture strategic partnerships with Microsoft and other ecosystem partners. Stay aligned with product roadmaps, co-innovation opportunities, and GTM initiatives.
- **Thought Leadership**:
Contribute to whitepapers, blogs, webinars, and industry events to establish thought leadership in the Modern Workplace domain.
- **Client Engagement**:
Lead consulting engagements with enterprise clients, understanding business needs and crafting scalable, secure, and intelligent workplace solutions.
- **Pre-sales & Solutioning**:
Support sales and presales teams in opportunity qualification, RFP responses, proposals, and executive presentations. Deliver compelling demos, POCs, and client workshops.
- **Delivery Governance**:
Guide delivery teams during implementation phases. Define architecture governance, reusable standards, automation frameworks, and best practices.
- **Innovation & Future of Work**:
Drive the adoption of AI, automation, and intelligent workplace solutions to redefine employee experience and productivity.

**Qualifications**:

- **Experience**:

- 15+ years of total IT or Digital Workplace experience.
- 10+ years specifically in Microsoft 365 and Modern Workplace technologies.
- Proven experience in practice building, presales, consulting, and large-scale project delivery.
- **Technical Expertise**:

- Deep knowledge of Microsoft 365 ecosystem: Teams, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, OneDrive, Intune, Azure AD, and Security & Compliance.
- Strong experience in Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI).
- Familiarity with Copilot, Viva, and integration with AI/automation solutions.
- Understanding of Zero Trust, endpoint security, compliance, and governance.
- **Consulting & Communication**:

- Strong stakeholder management and presentation skills, including CXO-level engagements.
- Experience working in global delivery models with enterprise clients.
- **Certifications (preferred)**:

- Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert
- Microsoft Certified: Modern Desktop Administrator Associate
- Relevant Azure or Power Platform certifications

**Preferred Skills**:

- Exposure to key industry verticals: Financial Services, Healthcare, Manufacturing, or Retail.
- Hands-on knowledge of Defender suite, Endpoint Management, Azure Virtual Desktop.
- Familiarity with Agile, DevOps, and infrastructure-as-code for Modern Workplace deployments.

**Skills**:
Office 365, Microsoft Security, Microsoft 365

**About UST**:
UST is a global digital transformation solutions provider. For more than 20 years, UST has worked side by side with the world’s best companies to make a real impact through transformation. Powered by technology, inspired by people and led by purpose, UST partners with their clients from design to operation. With deep domain expertise and a future-proof philosophy, UST embeds innovation and agility into their clients’ organizations. With over 30,000 employees in 30 countries, UST builds for boundless impact—touching billions of lives in the process.