Microsoft is our Key Global Alliance Partner and we are especially recognized for the deep expertise on FAST Search and SharePoint. Comperio offer our client’s long-term commitment and partnership in order to generate real business value from search solutions.
Founded in 2004 and spun-out of FAST Search & Transfer as a specialist consulting company, Comperio quickly grew into a leading player within the global search solutions marketplace.
Comperio is a high performance company where employees are driven by passion for delivering the most innovative search solutions in the marketplace. Our ambition is to have every employee constantly looking for ways of strengthening the capabilities of themselves and the company.
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About the role:
We are seeking a Senior Enterprise Search Consultant to join our Professional Services team in the UK. In this role you will work with both our sales and professional services teams to assist customers in applying unique and best in class Enterprise Search solutions across a variety of industries.
The successful candidate will be at ease working with clients at early stages of a search projects including pre-sales, search strategy, solution design. In addition, the role requires significant delivery capability, responsible for designing & implementing Enterprise Search solutions.
The Consultant will undertake activities on a project-by-project basis, either individually or as part of a larger team, and projects will vary in duration. The role is located in London, but travel within UK and Europe may be required. In addition, this role will support Comperio’s alliance with Microsoft to provide expert services direct to Microsoft via the virtual technology solution professional (vTSP).
About the candidate:
The successful candidate must demonstrate the following experience & qualifications:
- 5+ years experience with Microsoft search solutions or FAST/Endeca/ Autonomy/Solr.
- 5+ years diverse experience in architecture, analysis, design and development.
- 5+ years hands-on experience delivering applications in a technical delivery role.
- Experience of Scrum – Agile methodology .
- Technology: J2EE or .NET.
- MSc/BSc in Computer Science or related field.
Technical experience in Enterprise Search solutions and one or more of the following areas:
- Collaboration platforms
- Content Management systems
- E-Commerce platforms
- Business Intelligence platforms
Functional/subject area domain experience in one or more of the following:
- SharePoint
- Collaboration solutions
- Customer facing applications (e-commerce, media, content site, extranet/intranet)
- Financial service applications
- Business Intelligence and/or Data Warehousing applications
Responsibilities:
- Analyse, propose, and design search solutions to fit business requirements, including technical architecture, creating prototypes and proofs of concept.
- Conduct independent analysis of business models, logical specifications, technical environments and/or user needs to design the right business solutions.
- Continue as part of the team and support developing the product and the delivery of the Search platform to meet the business objectives.
- Perform implementation reviews, evangelize new product features, and ensure the prompt and proper resolution of technical challenges.
- Guarantee the technical aspects of customer’s integration by providing necessary documentation and technical guidance.
- Evaluate new technological developments and evolving business requirements.
- Understand underlying principles and concepts within the technology.
- Display structured thinking, objectivity in analysing complex relationships and drawing sound inferences.
In addition to a thorough knowledge of search applications, the successful candidate must be:
- Customer focused with a demonstrable interest in each customer’s business requirements, and the ability to build lasting customer relationships.
- Able to work with a diverse range of stakeholders encompassing user and technical communities through to Senior Management.
- Possess strong verbal and written communication skills when working with internal and external teams to achieve successful business outcomes.
For more information, contact Bhupesh Pattni at bhupesh.pattni(a)comperiosearch.com or phone +44 7747 773842.