As an Architect Digital Workplace Services, you will be defining the future of our digital workplace. You will provide end-to-end architectural leadership, translating business strategy into coherent, executable designs that deliver secure, reliable, and user-centric workplace capabilities at scale. This senior role combines hands-on validation with coaching, focusing on areas like Workstations & Devices, Directory & Identity, Software Management, VDI, and IAM, with a strong emphasis on Microsoft Intune as the modern management plane.
Responsibilities- Architectural Leadership: Define and maintain reference architectures, target states, and domain principles for the Digital Workplace, acting as the design authority for initiatives.
- Project & Delivery Stewardship: Lead architectural efforts within projects, shaping designs (HLD/LLD), providing hands-on validation, and ensuring smooth transition-to-run.
- Standards & Improvement: Establish sustainable policy, packaging, and release patterns, defining KPIs and driving continuous improvement.
- Stakeholder Management: Communicate options, trade-offs, and risks to executives and teams, coordinating with security, IAM, network, and partners.
You have
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
- Experience: 15+ years in Digital Workplace/EUC, with 5+ years in architecture or senior design roles in large, matrixed environments.
- Technical Expertise: Expert-level proficiency with Microsoft Intune, strong understanding of Directory & Identity (AD/Entra), Software Packaging & Distribution, VDI, and IAM.
- Leadership & Strategy: Demonstrated track record of leading architecture, achieving measurable outcomes, and balancing strategic vision with pragmatic execution.
- Communication & Coaching: Crisp, executive-ready communication, rigorous documentation, and a coaching mindset to raise architectural maturity.
- Collaboration: Collaborative, transparent, and capable of building trust across functions and suppliers.
Nice to have :
- Familiarity with automation/observability practices.
- Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate, Managing Modern Desktops.
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- A minimum of 90 days of Maternity and Paternity Leave, with the option to return to work within a year following the birth or adoption of a child (based on eligibility)
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