Job Description

Cadence Connect have partnered exclusively with a growing technology services business to onboard aSolution Architect to support customer consulting, solution design and pre-sales across a broad client base.

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This role suits someone who combines strong Microsoft 365 solution design capability with commercial acumen, and who is comfortable working across both enterprise-style engagements and managed services environments.

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The focus is on helping shape practical customer solutions, supporting pre-sales momentum, and partnering with sales, delivery and technical specialists to move opportunities through efficiently.

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The role

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You'll work closely with practice and sales leadership to lead customer consulting conversations, define solution scope, produce design and proposal artefacts, and support successful delivery outcomes.

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This is a hands‐on architecture role with a strong pre‐sales and commercial component. You'll be expected to understand customer needs, shape fit‐for‐purpose solutions, build estimates and scopes, and know when to bring in specialist technical expertise.

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What you'll be doing

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- Lead customer discovery, consulting sessions and solution design conversations across Microsoft 365
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- Translate business and technical requirements into practical solution options and implementation approaches
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- Own or contribute to proposals, statements of work, scope documents and effort estimates
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- Support pre‐sales activity including customer presentations, commercial scoping and solution positioning
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- Partner with sales and technical teams to move opportunities forward efficiently
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- Provide design leadership, oversight and mentorship to engineers and SMEs
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- Support complex customer outcomes across design validation, technical risk and delivery guidance




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- Contribute to reusable standards, artefacts and service improvement initiatives
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What we're looking for

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- Robust experience in customer‐facing consulting, solution design and pre‐sales
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- Broad Microsoft 365 capability across areas such as:
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- security
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- identity
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- compliance
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- Strong experience producing:
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- statements of work
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- Ability to understand customer requirements and translate them into commercially sound, supportable solutions
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- Managed services, consulting or project delivery experience preferred
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Highly regarded

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- Experience across Purview, data, governance and modern work environments
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- Security and governance exposure, including frameworks such as Essential Eight, CIS, and broader compliance / AI readiness work
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- Microsoft certifications across Administrator, Security, Identity, Teams, Endpoint or Solution Architect pathways
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- Experience mentoring engineers and supporting complex delivery outcomes
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What will make you successful

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- You can work at pace and are comfortable shaping practical, right‐sized solution's, rather than over‐engineering outcomes
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- You understand how to balance customer needs, delivery reality and commercial outcomes
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- You're comfortable moving between different customer types and engagement styles
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- You know when to lead directly and when to bring in specialist SMEs
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Why this role

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This is an opportunity to step into a visible architecture role where you'll have real influence across pre‐sales, solution shaping and customer outcomes. You'll join a business with a strong Microsoft focus and the chance to help define how solutions are scoped, sold and delivered.

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For more information, please reach out to ***@cadenceconnect.com.au 0499 268 ***

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📌 Solution Architect (Queensland)
🏢 Cadence Connect
📍 Queensland