Total 2 job vacancies by Datacom

Our Why

Datacom works with organisations and communities across Australia and New Zealand to make a difference in people’s lives and help organisations use the power of tech to innovate and grow.

About the Role

The Senior Solution Architect plays a key role in shaping the future of Datacom Cloud, crafting innovative designs and developing strategic roadmaps. With a strong emphasis on continuous improvement, they strive to optimize cloud operations and enhance delivery by leveraging agile methodologies. Their responsibilities include delivering high-quality technical designs, providing support for RFPs, and work across a broad range of technologies. They maintain a deep understanding of the deployed technologies and constantly update their professional certifications to ensure the provision of exceptional service.

What you’ll do (your why)

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the diverse range of technologies utilized in the Datacom Cloud, including computing, storage, data protection, networking, and automation.
• Collaborating with stakeholders across Datacom to develop a unified and compelling cloud vision and value proposition.
• Working closely alongside the Datacom Cloud Engineering and Product teams.
• Delivering projects that encompass high-level solution architecture, meticulous design, and rigorous quality assurance.
• Crafting tailored solutions that meet the specific requirements of Datacom Cloud customers.
• Identifying and implementing opportunities to automate processes and drive cost reductions.
• Providing technical leadership in Infrastructure and Cloud to enhance the effectiveness of the entire team.
• Fostering strong relationships and fostering collaboration across all areas of the business, particularly with other Architects, to champion the business's objectives.
• Supporting architectural governance forums and guiding fellow Architects in optimizing designs and ensuring compliance with standards and guidelines.
• Offering escalated support and thought leadership to other teams, while mentoring junior architects to enhance the team's capabilities.
• Collaborating closely with the sales and pre-sales teams, contributing expertise and crafting responses to tenders and customer requests.
• Identifying and implementing continuous improvement opportunities that foster a culture of exceptional service and innovation.
• Supporting and facilitating organizational changes arising from business improvement initiatives.
• Ensuring operational discipline by adhering to Datacom and client processes, policies, and procedures.

What you’ll bring

·       Strong design and hands-on experience with various Storage solutions (Block, File, and Object)

·       Practical experience and excellent understanding of working with Enterprise Storage platforms, with a preference for Dell-EMC

·       Experience in a multi-tenanted Cloud environment

·       High-level knowledge and design experience with the various technologies used in the Datacom Private Cloud

·       Practical experience working with Virtualised environments running on VMware, Hyper-V or other hypervisors - specifically with VMware

·       Exceptional hands-on experience in delivering infrastructure, cloud, IT outsourcing, storage, backup, network, and/or cloud adoption/migration projects

·       Design and hands-on experience in networking, including Cisco switching and routing, SDN, ACI, and VMware NSX-T

·       Experience in additional key VMware technologies, including vCloud-Director and VCF

·       Practical experience working with Enterprise Backup Management Platforms such as NetBackup or Veeam

·       Experience with automation, including CI/CD pipelines, coding and scripting languages, practices, and toolsets

Why join us here at Datacom?

Datacom is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest suppliers of Information Technology professional services. We have managed to maintain a dynamic, agile, small business feel that is often diluted in larger organisations of our size. It's our people that give Datacom its unique culture and energy that you can feel from the moment you meet with us.

We care about our people and provide a range of perks such as social events, chill-out spaces, remote working, flexi-hours and professional development courses to name a few. You’ll have the opportunity to learn, develop your career, connect and bring your true self to work. You will be recognised and valued for your contributions and be able to do your work in a collegial, flat-structured environment.

We operate at the forefront of technology to help Australia and New Zealand’s largest enterprise organisations explore possibilities and solve their greatest challenges, so you will never run out of interesting new challenges and opportunities.

We want Datacom to be an inclusive and welcoming workplace for everyone and take pride in the steps we have taken and continue to take to make our environment fun and friendly, and our people feel supported.

Our purpose

Here at Datacom, we connect people and technology in order to solve challenges, create opportunities and discover new possibilities for the communities we live in.

The nitty gritty

Datacom is committed to hiring, developing and promoting the best talent from a diverse range of backgrounds. We are local at heart, yet world-class in capability, we have over 6,500 people across our offices, and we generate an annual revenue of over $1.49 billion; this makes us one of Australasia's largest professional IT services companies. We have extensive expertise in operating data centres, providing IT services, software engineering and application management, as well as payroll and customer service design and operations; with this comes a long list of significant clients.

About the role

As a driven designer, you will be responsible for driving the creative direction of digital campaigns, leveraging your sound understanding of typography, layout, animation and design trends. You will be ready to develop your existing skills and work with our senior designers on a range of ambitious projects to produce impactful designs that capture and promote our purpose and vision.

You should be familiar with Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, XD and other graphic design and UI/UX applications. Following brand guidelines, juggling multiple jobs for various stakeholders throughout the business, and adapting to changing workloads will all come easily to you. From receiving a brief and understanding all project requirements, through to concept design and presentation, you will be able to effectively communicate your ideas and address feedback with ease.

Our designers work as part of a small marketing team, so there will be opportunity to help create as well as work within existing guidelines. There is huge scope to be involved in a range of projects from external, client-facing digital campaigns to events and brand projects.

What you’ll bring

We're looking for an energised designer to grow and develop in this role. You'll be a self-starter with a sharp eye for detail, be able to manage deadlines and work as part of a collaborative team. Our environment is fast-paced and ever changing, so it's key to be adaptable, organised, and quick on your feet.

Ideally you'll have the following:

• Bachelor of Design or a related field such as marketing
• Well-rounded design skillset that can contribute to projects across print and digital
• A portfolio of previous work that showcases the best of your abilities
• Proficiency in the Adobe Suite and interest in learning newly emerging design tools
• Experience in building PowerPoint presentations
• Competent in Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Why Datacom?

Datacom is one of the largest suppliers of information technology professional services in New Zealand and Australia. As an ANZ company, we have managed to maintain a dynamic, agile, small business feel that is often diluted in larger organisations of our size. It's our people that give us our unique culture and energy that you can feel from the moment you meet with us.

At Datacom, you'll be recognized and valued for your contributions. We're growing year on year, and can provide a career opportunity in a collegial and agile environment that empowers people and promotes innovation. We care about our people and provide a range of perks such as health insurance, employee discounts, social events, remote working, flexi-hours, and professional development courses to name a few. We operate at the leading edge of technology to help our largest enterprise organisations explore possibilities and solve their biggest challenges, so you will never run out of interesting new opportunities.

If you would like to know more and this sounds like you, please apply online today.