Modern Workplace Technical Architect

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overarching architecture leadership across the Modern Workplace workstreams.
• Provide architecture direction and assurance, while workstream solution architects retain responsibility for detailed solution design and delivery artefacts
• Define and govern the target-state Microsoft 365 architecture for the client environment.
• Ensure solution alignment across Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Intune, Teams, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Purview, and Windows 365 services.
• Review and provide feedback on solution designs, architecture decisions, and technical standards with client technical representatives.
• Lead architecture workshops and technical design reviews with client stakeholders.
• Manage technical dependencies across EUC, identity, security, collaboration, governance, and cloud services.
• Ensure solution alignment with security, compliance, operational, and support requirements.
• Support technical risk management, issue resolution, and architectural governance activities.
• Provide guidance on Microsoft roadmap considerations, service limitations, and design trade-offs.
• Support transition to operations and technical handover activities.
• Key Skills
• Microsoft 365 Solution Architecture
• Microsoft Entra ID
• Microsoft Intune and Endpoint Management
• Microsoft Teams and Teams Phone
• Exchange Online
• SharePoint Online and OneDrive
• Microsoft Purview
• Windows 11 and Windows Autopilot
• Windows 365 and Cloud PC
• Identity and Access Management
• Security and Compliance Architecture
• Cloud Architecture (Azure)
• Enterprise Architecture Governance
• Technical Design Authority Leadership
• Stakeholder Management and Architecture Workshops
• Preferred Experience
• Large-scale Microsoft 365 transformation programs.
• Government or highly regulated environments.
• Secure cloud and workplace transformation initiatives.
• End User Computing, Identity, Collaboration, Security, and Compliance solutions.
• Technical leadership across multi-workstream enterprise programs.
• Microsoft Modern Workplace and Azure architecture certifications.
• Key Behaviours
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong facilitation, consulting, and stakeholder-influencing skills.
• Ability to resolve ambiguity and balance security, usability, cost, and operational considerations.
• Ability to lead through influence across multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong written architecture and design documentation skills.
• Ability to identify, articulate, and manage technical risks and dependencies.