Lead Infrastructure Architect - Collaboration Technologies - REMOTE

Salary Range : $127,800 - $191,800 Annual

The stated pay range is based on a national-average location. Actual salary is determined by factors including relevant work experience, skills, and location. This position is bonus eligible.

CNO Financial Group’s IT team is hiring a Lead Infrastructure Architect – Collaboration Technologies to champion our collaboration platforms and drive enterprise-wide adoption. This role will lead architecture efforts across collaboration technologies such as Microsoft Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, and Viva Engage.

This individual will also serve as a visible advocate and connector, engaging with IT leadership and business partners to align collaboration tools with business outcomes. The ideal candidate will bring presence, influence, and the ability to translate technical capabilities into meaningful impact for end users.

As a Lead Infrastructure Architect – Collaboration Technologies,
your responsibilities will include:

• Designing and implementing strategies and roadmaps across the enterprise supporting various technologies residing within the Infrastructure portfolio
• Developing a roadmap of the evolution of the infrastructure in-scope from current to future state.
• Facilitating improved delivery of proposed solutions, by identification and documentation of technical and architecture technology requirements to be implemented by our team and third-party partners in a timely, cost effective, and integrated fashion.
• Working with implementation teams to assess and review the architectural implementation of systems and projects to ensure conformance with defined architectural standards.
• Documenting all architecture design and analysis work
• Collaborating with business partners, software engineers, technology and operations leadership to advance business outcomes and architectural concerns.
• Working with 3rd party vendors and the Managed Services team to develop and implement technology-enabled roadmaps.
• Verifying compliance with all technical requirements.
• Training and acting as a resource for other members of the Infrastructure architecture team as well as to peers in various IT areas
• Resolving complex issues up to the executive level with urgency and precision and providing proactive troubleshooting and personalized service

The Lead Infrastructure Architect – Collaboration Technologies position
is well-suited for you if you:

• Demonstrate strong knowledge of physical and virtual computing and understand the latest developments & changes in market conditions in the industry.
• Can translate business needs into solution architecture requirements by understanding the functions and capabilities of new technologies and estimating the financial impact of solution architecture alternatives.
• Possess the technical ability to serve as subject matter expert, lead architect, and mentor to team members
• Have strong interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork and facilitation.
• Are a strong written and verbal communicator with good planning and organizational skills.

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related computing major required or equivalent experience
• Typically, 8 years of experience designing and implementing infrastructure solutions in Microsoft 365, Office 365, etc.
• Prior vendor management experience
• Candidate location in US-based Central or Eastern time zones

What will set you apart:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related computing major
• Prior experience engaging with senior IT and business leaders to promote adoption and foster cross-functional partnerships
• Strong executive presence, with the ability to communicate in a clear and compelling manner

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Short-term & long-term disability insurance
• Paid time-off and corporate holidays,
• Paid parental leave
• Company paid life insurance

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