Version 1 has celebrated over 27 years in the IT industry and we continue to be trusted by global brands to deliver IT solutions that drive customer success. Version 1 is not just a Microsoft Partner, an AWS Premier Consulting Partner and an Oracle Partner, we are also an award-winning employer, and our employees are at the heart of Version 1.

Version 1 as a consultancy and a service provider, we are a digital-first environment and we do things differently. We are focused on our core values, and using these we have seen significant growth in the last four years from 1000 to over 3000 employees. We are now preparing for the next phase of expansion, opening new opportunities for highly skilled technologists and leaders to join one of the fastest-growing consultancies.

A few of our awards are the AWS Migration Partner of the Year - EMEA at AWS Re:Invent 2022, Best Workplace™ for Women UK 2022 By Great Place to Work® and Top 10 in Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards 2023.

As an Azure Platform Consultant you will work across our portfolio of Azure projects to support our clients with their Azure cloud journeys, by helping them to solve problems, overcome barriers and create solutions & strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Defining software designs using industry good practices and technologies (Microservices, Cloud Technologies, Identity & Access Management) against Azure
• Work with technical teams to realise your designs
• Marshall teams to ensure quality and consistency.
• Pull together estimates from teams for future work.
• Technical ownership for a software project, covering technology road-map alignment, estimation, product planning and user story/requirement creation e.g. digital transformation, app modernisation, product development.
• Driving and implementing non-functional requirements for customers
• Communicate technical designs in conversation, documentation and presentations to stakeholders of various technical abilities.
• Make effective decisions within fast-moving delivery.
• Mentoring, coaching and developing members of your team and the wider community.

• Proven experience across Azure application architectures, engineering, integration and data technologies.
• Practical software engineering background, you can lead application development teams, resolve technical challenges, and ensure effective implementation of non-functional requirements.
• Extensive Solution Design, development, and delivery experience in diverse and complex environments using common approaches e.g., restful APIs, Integration patterns, Microservices, software architecture & design principles.
• Ability to make sensible technology choices that balance customer constraints, future technology implications and implementation complexity.
• Ability to communicate technical designs simply and clearly in conversation, documentation and presentations to customers, technical counterparts, and engineering teams.
• Ability to make effective decisions within time-pressured and fast-paced deliveries. Presales experience, including written bid responses, formal presentations to customers and work package estimation.
• Ability to shape team profiles for development work – types of roles needed to deliver the project, estimation of the work and shaping a proposal for our customers. 

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their well-being, professional growth, and financial stability.

One of our standout advantages is the ability to work remote or with a hybrid schedule along with business travel, allowing our employees to strike a balance between work and life. We also offer a range of tech-related benefits, including an innovative Tech Scheme, Octopus Car Lease, and MyGym Discounts to help keep our team members up-to-date with the latest technology.

We prioritise the health and safety of our employees, providing private medical and life insurance coverage, as well as free eye tests and contributions towards glasses. Our team members can also stay ahead of the curve with incentivised certifications and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.

Our employee-designed Profit Share scheme divides a portion of our company's profits each quarter among all full-time employees. We are dedicated to helping our employees reach their full potential, offering Pathways Career Development Quarterly, a program designed to support professional growth.