Senior Architect - Microsoft Ecosystem & Modern Workplace

Technology Architect

This role requires a versatile technologist with a comprehensive command of the Microsoft ecosystem across security, low-code development, artificial intelligence, data, collaboration, and endpoint management. The position is not a single-platform specialization; it demands an architect capable of treating the enterprise Microsoft investment as one integrated platform rather than a collection of discrete tools.

The successful candidate will possess broad, hands-on expertise with demonstrated depth in several priority domains:
Microsoft, Power Platform (Power Apps), Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Fabric, collaboration technologies, Security, and modern workplace platforms. The architect will define strategy, establish standards, and direct teams toward secure, scalable, and modern solutions.

• Develop reference architectures, standards, and roadmaps that treat Microsoft as one connected platform.
• Lead technology assessments, proofs-of-concept, and vendor evaluations.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business and technology leaders and mentor engineers and architects.
• Present strategy and recommendations to senior leadership.

• Direct the strategy, governance, and adoption of the Power Platform, with emphasis on Power Apps and process automation (Power Automate).
• Establish standards, guardrails, and an operating model that enables safe business-led development without sprawl or risk.
• Identify opportunities for low-code solutions to replace manual processes or costly custom development.

• Define and lead the Copilot adoption strategy across Microsoft 365 and the broader platform.
• Evaluate emerging AI capabilities, identify business use cases, and govern responsible rollout.
• Partner with security and governance functions to manage data access, risk, and compliance for AI tools.

• Establish the enterprise approach to Microsoft Fabric, including data integration, analytics, and reporting.
• Partner with data and analytics teams to align Fabric capabilities with the broader Microsoft platform strategy.
• Mature this capability over time as adoption expands.

• Apply a security-conscious lens across the Microsoft stack, with working knowledge of Microsoft Defender, Entra , and Purview.
• Partner with the cybersecurity function to embed security and data protection into platform decisions and support Zero Trust principles, including secure collaboration and endpoint solutions.
• Support compliance and information protection initiatives, leveraging Microsoft Purview Information Protection and Insider Risk Management.
• Ensure solutions meet regulatory, operational, and security requirements.

• Provide architecture leadership for the collaboration stack — Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, and One Drive.
• Advance communication, knowledge sharing, and productivity, with attention to user experience.
• Maintain core productivity and messaging services (including Exchange Online) as a stable foundation, secondary to the scope of this role.

• Provide architecture leadership for Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) and device platforms, including Microsoft Intune.
• Advance a modern management strategy that improves endpoint security, reliability, and the end-user experience.

• Bachelor's degree (4-year) in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field; or related work experience.
• 7+ years of relevant work experience required.
• Broad, hands-on expertise across the Microsoft ecosystem, with demonstrated depth in several of the following:
  Microsoft security (Defender suite, Entra , Purview), Power Platform / Power Apps, Microsoft Copilot, collaboration tools (Teams, SharePoint, One Drive), modern workplace platforms (Microsoft Intune, Unified Endpoint Management), and Microsoft Fabric.
• Proven ability to translate business requirements into secure, practical solutions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Broad experience across architecture practices (data,…