Technical Architect, Ekco
Cloud and digital transformation provider
Open for applications
Cloud and digital transformation provider
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To enable companies to progress along the path of cloud maturity, managing transformation and driving better outcomes from our customers’ existing technology investments.
Role
Who you are
- Extensive MSP Experience: Deep understanding of the Managed Service Provider model, multi-tenant architectures, and the commercial impact of technical design decisions
- Architectural Mindset: Proven ability to transition from reactive problem-solving to proactive architectural design. Experience creating high-level and low-level design documentation (HLD/LLD)
- Cloud & Virtualisation: Expert-level knowledge of Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS, AVD, Azure Arc), Hyper-V, and legacy hypervisors/VDI (VMware, Citrix)
- Platform Migration: Track record of executing complex datacenter migrations, cloud adoptions, or integrating IT systems following company acquisitions
- Automation: Proficiency in scripting and automation tools (e.g., PowerShell, Terraform)
- Communication & Leadership: Exceptional ability to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and to provide clear, authoritative guidance to operational engineering teams
What the job involves
- As a Technical Architect, you are a member of the UK Architecture team, reporting to the Chief Architect
- This is a highly strategic and impactful role within Ekco that bridges the gap between conceptual design and hands-on execution
- You will act as a designer of Ekco UK's standardised Reference Architectures while serving as a technical leader for Technical Design Authority and Technical Standards
- Your role is also critical in the delivery of strategic transformation projects selected by the Senior Leadership Team to deliver significant business value
- The team is responsible for the technical architecture of our products
- Reference Architecture Creation: Design, document, and maintain the definitive master technical blueprints for all products and services in the Ekco UK portfolio
- Technical Design Authority: Act as the final approval gate for all new technical architectures, ensuring they are supportable, scalable, secure, and aligned with our long-term technical strategy
- Technology Standards & Selection: Define, and in conjunction with Service Delivery, govern the core technologies and components that form our standardised building blocks
- The team assists the Ekco UK business by delivering projects in the following areas:
- Datacenter Consolidation: Assist the Group Platform Team with the architecture, planning and execution of datacenter migration projects
- Hypervisor Migration: Assist the Group Platform Team with the architecture, planning and execution of VMware to Hyper-V migration projects
- Public Cloud Migration: Assist the Professional Services teams with the architecture, planning and execution of private cloud to Azure migration projects
- Internal M365 Tenant Migration: Assist the Group Internal Support team with the architecture, planning and execution of migrations of Ekco acquisitions into the primary Ekco Microsoft 365 tenant
Our take
While digital transformation is essential for modern businesses to remain competitive and for government agencies to deliver their services in an increasingly online world, the majority of organisations fail to manage this process alone. Ekco, a provider of specialist cloud and consultancy services, exists to help companies through the massive technological and cultural changes needed to make digital transformation work.
While numerous firms operate in this space, Ekco stands out for its security-first approach which stems from its origins as a cloud backup and disaster recovery business. It also boasts expert local knowledge, gained from years of experience and a string of canny strategic acquisitions which have seen it rapidly expand from Ireland into the UK and the Netherlands.
Having acquired Unite Technology Solutions, Ward Solutions, Kontex and Caveo Solutions in 2021 and 2022 alone, Ekco was in turn acquired by London-based Corten Capital. It is now focusing on hiring additional talent to develop its offering in its current markets. In the longer term, it seems set to continue its growth through further acquisitions - such as that of Solsoft in 2025 - to become Europe's leading managed cloud and cybersecurity provider.
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Insights
25% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Aug 2021
$23.6m
LATE VC
Feb 2020
$9.9m
LATE VC
Total funding: $42.9m
Company benefits
- Flexible, family friendly working options
- Your progression and development is encouraged
- Top partner status across various technologies, including VMware and Veeam
- Learning & development – Unlimited access to Udemy learning platform
- Time off – 25 days leave + public holidays
- X1 day Birthday leave per year
- A lot of responsibilities & opportunities to grow (also internationally)
- Company Pension Scheme
Company HQ
City of London, London, UK
Leadership
Eoin Blacklock
(CEO)Was previously Managing Director at j2 Global. Before that was Founder & CEO of KeepItSafe.
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