Solution Architect
$124,780–$146,800 year
On-siteChicago, Illinois, United States
Job Summary
Lead architecture and governance for the Microsoft 365 collaboration ecosystem, including SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, and Power Platform. Define standards, best practices, and architectural patterns while developing roadmaps and evaluating new features for organizational adoption. Implement governance frameworks for site lifecycle management, storage growth, and data archival, establishing controls for sharing, permissions, and external collaboration. Design Teams policies, enforce DLP policies, and approve platform architecture for business-critical solutions. Identify automation opportunities using Power Automate, Azure Functions, and Logic Apps to improve operational efficiency. Develop executive dashboards to monitor platform health, adoption, and compliance metrics. Partner with business leaders, security teams, and vendors to drive accountability and strategic planning. Ensure platforms meet corporate security standards, data governance requirements, and regulatory policies.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or related discipline
- Equivalent experience considered
- 8+ years of Microsoft platform architecture experience
- 5+ years administering and architecting Microsoft 365 collaboration solutions
- Experience supporting large enterprise environments (10,000+ users preferred)
- Experience leading enterprise-wide governance initiatives
- Experience working within complex global organizations
- SharePoint Online
- Microsoft Teams
- OneDrive for Business
- Microsoft 365 Administration
- Power Apps
- Power Automate
- Power BI
- Microsoft Entra ID
- Microsoft Purview
- Azure PowerShell
- Microsoft Graph API
Desired Qualifications
- Azure Functions
- Logic Apps
- ShareGate
- Viva Suite
- ServiceNow Integration
- Data Governance Technologies
- Strategic thinking
- Solution architecture and design
- Executive communication
- Vendor management
- Stakeholder engagement
- Problem solving
- Data-driven decision making
- Continuous improvement mindset
- Ability to influence without direct authority
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