Principal Microsoft Architect

Description

• Govern identity and access patterns (hybrid identity, Conditional Access, MFA, federation), data residency, integration models, and zero‑trust alignment.
• Lead Microsoft licensing strategy (E‑series, F‑series, add‑ons, Power Platform SKUs, security suites) to balance capability and cost.
• Define the CoE model, environment strategy, DLP policies, and ALM standards for Power Platform and Dataverse.
• Drive right‑sizing via usage analytics, entitlement hygiene, and contract terms (EA renewals, true‑ups, price protections).
• Set information, security & integration architecture, site provisioning, metadata/search, retention policies and content lifecycle strategy for the enterprise intranet and collaboration.
• Define tenant‑wide governance (provisioning, lifecycle, guest access, external sharing) and measure adherence. Leadership & Enablement
• Review and approve designs; lead high‑impact technical spikes, pilots, and complex migrations.
• Institutionalize problem management, post‑incident reviews, and service improvement
• Oversee modernization and migrations from legacy SharePoint/file services to SharePoint Online. Security, Governance & Compliance
• Enable citizen development safely via guardrails, templates, controls, and training. SharePoint Online & Collaboration Strategy
• Serve as final technical escalation point for ambiguous or multi‑domain issues. Licensing Strategy & Cost Optimization
• Define and maintain the multi‑year platform roadmap aligned to Suffolk’s growth, productivity, and modernization goals.
• Establish measurable outcomes (cost, reliability, security posture, adoption, experience) and track progress. Enterprise Architecture & Technical Leadership
• Mentor platform engineers; scale best practices through documentation and enablement.
• Partner with InfoSec/Compliance to implement Microsoft Purview (sensitivity labels, retention, DLP, eDiscovery) and Defender controls.
• Champion adoption of next‑gen features (e.g., Copilot, Viva, Loop) through readiness assessments, data governance, licensing analysis, and measured rollouts.
• Manage the Microsoft support relationship (SAM/TAM), escalation paths, and proactive services (RAPs, workshops, risk assessments).
• Partner with Finance and Procurement on forecasting, commercial negotiations, and contract governance. Premier/Unified Support Engagement
• Prioritize and sequence investments across collaboration, identity, endpoint, security, and analytics capabilities.
• Align stakeholders across IT, Security, Legal, and business units; represent the platform in enterprise forums.

Requirements

• Hands‑on expertise with PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, and automation at scale.
• Experience leading EA renewals/true‑ups and managing Premier/Unified Support relationships.
• Own reference architectures and standards for Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint/OneDrive, Entra ID, Intune, Purview, and Power Platform.
• Demonstrated success designing governance models and evolving complex tenants while maintaining reliability and compliance.
• 10+ years in enterprise IT; 5+ years leading and scaling Microsoft platforms in large or multi‑site environments.
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Entra ID, Intune, Defender, and associated licensing/commercial models.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance