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ARO

Managed IT services and cloud security

Technical Services Lead

Implementation & Technical Account ManagementPosted on Nov 9
Full-timeUxbridge, UK£55k - £80k

About the Job

Requirements

  • A senior technical background across managed service estates, including networks, infrastructure and cloud, Microsoft 365 and identity, and security, with the ability to maintain a whole-estate view and identify when to involve a specialist.
  • Proven experience as a technical account manager, service architect, or senior consultant, with responsibility for customer technology roadmaps and governance, ideally within a managed service provider.
  • Experience with UK public sector or education customers, including governor or board decision-making and public procurement.
  • Ability to conduct structured gap assessments and present tranche-based roadmaps, including options, costs, and decisions, to customer leadership.
  • Commercial acumen, including building business cases for change, working alongside an account manager toward a shared target, and interpreting margin and cost-to-serve.
  • Ability to work credibly with customer executives, vendor partners, and engineers, and to write and present clearly.
  • Working knowledge of Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001, and UK GDPR obligations as they affect a managed estate.

Responsibilities

  • Act as the senior technical contact for assigned customers, build relationships with senior IT stakeholders, and provide technical direction across their managed service environments.
  • Own and maintain three-year technology roadmaps and lead structured account reviews to identify technology gaps, risks, single points of failure, and improvement opportunities.
  • Work with account managers to identify and develop opportunities across solution areas and grow incremental gross profit across assigned accounts.
  • Translate customer requirements and approved roadmap items into qualified opportunities, working with pre-sales architects and technical specialists to develop solutions and commercial proposals.
  • Evaluate opportunities based on customer value, margin, cost-to-serve, and commercial fit before committing resources.
  • Lead strategic technology discussions, customer review forums, and innovation sessions, bringing vendor expertise and technology developments into customer roadmaps.
  • Track sold roadmap items through to delivery, working with service delivery and project teams to manage risks and achieve agreed customer outcomes.
  • Oversee key customer technology commitments, including service standards, demand planning, cyber security reporting, multi-vendor coordination, and continuity of technical knowledge.
  • Take initial responsibility for a significant education customer engagement, holding its rolling three-year technology roadmap and acting as a key technical contact.
  • Lead structured account reviews, technology gap assessments, and three-year roadmaps for a portfolio of named public sector and education accounts; identify improvement opportunities and develop commercially viable solutions.
  • Work alongside account managers and technical specialists to turn approved roadmap items into qualified opportunities focused on incremental gross profit, margin, and cost-to-serve.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience in UK further or higher education, including working to the academic calendar.
  • ITIL v4 Foundation or equivalent service management grounding.
  • Experience with HPE Aruba, Extreme Networks, Microsoft partner programmes, and vendor executive engagement.
  • Experience with an incoming managed service transition, including TUPE.
  • Familiarity with Jisc services and the education technology landscape, including immersive and AI-enabled learning.
  • Experience with PRINCE2 or ARO's DADBoM delivery lifecycle (Discovery, Analysis, Design, Build, Operate, Maintain).
  • Relevant certifications, such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert, or vendor networking certifications.

About the Company

ARO

Managed IT services and cloud security

ARO is an IT services and solutions provider with almost 30 years of experience in cloud, cyber security, IT collaboration, data centre services, and sustainability. It delivers integrated technology solutions through partnerships with Microsoft and major vendors to build full-service IT environments, plus managed services and modern workplace infrastructure for efficient communication and workflows. Unlike many competitors, ARO combines large enterprise-scale capabilities with strong local UK support from nine offices and a emphasis on sustainability to reduce environmental impact. Its goal is to help organizations achieve operational excellence with secure, modern, and future-ready IT that delivers practical, measurable business outcomes.

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Headquarters
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Founded
2003

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