Google and Slack SME - London and remote - 10-11 months+

Google and Slack SME - London and remote - 10-11 months+/RATE: £525 per day inside IR35

One of our Blue Chip Clients is urgently looking for a Google and Slack SME.

For this role you will need to be onsite in London 2-3 days per week.

Please find some details below:

CONTRACTOR MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR BPSS

MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA

Role Description:

This is for a large scale, multi year transformation programme focused on modernising collaboration tools, ensuring platform resilience, and supporting strategic carve out scenarios across the organisation. As part of this journey, we are seeking a highly skilled Google & Slack Subject Matter Expert (SME) who will play a critical role in shaping, evaluating, and governing technical solutions related to Google Workspace, Slack, and associated integration ecosystems.
This role sits at the intersection of technology architecture, collaboration tooling strategy, and programme delivery, ensuring the customer maintains a secure, compliant, and scalable posture while transitioning or integrating collaboration platforms within the programme.

Key Responsibilities
1. Platform Expertise & Solution Architecture
Serve as the primary SME for all matters related to Google Workspace, Slack, and cross platform integrations (eg, identity, security, messaging, workflow automation).
Provide technical direction on platform assessments, migrations, coexistence architectures, and operational design.
Define future state collaboration architecture aligned to transformation programme objectives and enterprise standards.

2. Requirements Discovery & Technical Analysis
Lead discovery workshops with business stakeholders, engineering teams, security, and risk partners.
Analyse existing end user collaboration landscapes, identify gaps, and assess platform readiness for transformation or separation scenarios.
Translate business needs into clear, actionable technical requirements and architectural artefacts.

3. Integration & Migration Design
Define integration patterns between Slack, Google Workspace, and core systems (IAM, DLP, monitoring, workflow tools, etc.).
Provide hands-on guidance for designing:
o Slack enterprise grid configurations
o Google Workspace sharing controls & governance
o Identity & access management integrations
o API based automation or workflow integration
Support data residency, compliance, and retention requirements during migration or carve out activities.

4. Governance, Security, and Risk Alignment
Ensure all solutions meet the customer's security, regulatory, and audit requirements.
Provide design assurance through governance forums and architectural review boards.
Identify platform risks early and propose mitigation strategies aligned to programme timelines.

5. Stakeholder Collaboration & Programme Delivery
Act as a bridge between enterprise architecture, delivery teams, business stakeholders, and third party vendors.
Support delivery leads in sequencing platform activities as part of the broader transformation roadmap.
Contribute to programme level documentation, dependency tracking, and risk/issue management relating to collaboration platforms.

Essential Skills & Experience
Technical Expertise
Deep, hands on experience with Slack Enterprise Grid including:
o workspace strategy
o enterprise key management
o user provisioning/integration
o DLP, eDiscovery, retention, compliance
Strong understanding of Google Workspace (Gmail, Drive, Docs, IAM, Admin Console, shared drives).
Experience designing integration patterns using APIs, event frameworks, and third party connectors.
Strong understanding of enterprise security controls, identity management (SAML/OAuth), and platform governance.
Programme & Architecture Experience
Proven track record in large scale transformation programmes (ideally in financial services).
Experience working on carve outs, separation programmes, or platform migrations.
Ability to define roadmaps, architectural models, and target-state designs.
Stakeholder & Communication Skills
Ability to influence and communicate complex technical topics with senior stakeholders.
Comfortable engaging with CISO, architecture boards, delivery leads, operations, and business functions.

Desirable Qualifications/Experience
Google Workspace Admin or Technology certifications.
Slack Certified Admin or Slack Certified Consultant.
Experience with Atlassian, O365, or cross collaboration tooling ecosystems.
Architectural certifications (TOGAF, Zachman, etc.).
Prior experience in a global bank or highly regulated industry.

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