What you'll doThis role encompasses the worldwide accountability for the architecture of Office IT Infrastructure SSO & Cloud Strategy solutions, which includes defining the strategy and standards, evolving the architecture and ensuring compliance to given standards across all of Vodafone's operating subsidiaries and the Vodafone Group operated central services.
The role owner translates requirements, created by business functions, into the solution architecture constituted and described in the blueprint for a solution.
Acts as the owner to endeavour and consider mutual goals of the enterprise and applications architecture.
The Office IT Infrastructure SSO & Cloud Strategy is a key enabler for the technical delivery of a consistent end user experience and the basis for all Office IT services.
The SSO and cloud strategy layer includes several solutions and functions with impact to the whole global Vodafone workforce such as the global Active Directory, Entra ID Tenant, Multi-Factor Authentication & passwordless capabilities, cloud application integrations and SSO (Single Sign-on).
Accountable for the architecture of the Office IT Infrastructure solutions for all local marketsAccountable to identify trends and technologies, indicating a risk or chance for the strategy of Office IT solutionsIncorporates transparency of the services and being a qualified interface for technical matters to top-level management and corresponding experts from Security, Network, Data Center, HR, IDM and User ManagementAccountable for ensuring that customer requirements are understood and able to give advice and provide consultancy to both internally and externally stakeholders, so that the goals with respect to quality, efficiency and costs are consistently achievedEnd-to-end accountable for the entire lifecycle of the chosen products and accountable for adjusting and changing the services architecture according to new business or cost optimization requirements, whilst ensuring consistent service delivery to all local marketsWho you areDegree in Computer Science, Technology or related fieldCommunication and presentation skills across functional and cultural boundariesAbility to engage, inspire and negotiate with stakeholders to conform with the Vodafone business at appropriate risk levelsKnowledge about Infrastructure Services ( network, server services, Microsoft Active Directory, Cloud services)Microsoft Certified (such as Azure Administrator Associate / Azure Solutions Architect Expert)Portuguese/English Language proficiency