Lead Systems Engineer - Workforce Applications - Microsoft

Enterprise Mobility•Clayton, MO

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Enterprise Mobility is hiring a Lead Systems Engineer for its Workforce Technology Engineering team. The role is the senior technical leadership position for Productivity and Unified Communications Engineering, responsible for defining and driving strategy, governance, and operational excellence across workforce productivity and collaboration platforms. The engineer serves as a subject matter expert across Microsoft and Atlassian technologies and provides technical leadership for systems that support communication, collaboration, knowledge sharing, productivity, and workforce effectiveness. The position leads large-scale initiatives, establishes technical roadmaps, influences enterprise standards, and works with architects, engineers, security teams, business stakeholders, and strategic vendors to deliver secure solutions. It evaluates emerging technologies, advances modern workplace capabilities, and helps maximize the value of investments in Microsoft, Atlassian, and other workforce productivity platforms. The role also mentors engineers, guides complex technical decisions, and helps shape the future of Workforce Technology Engineering. The role is eligible for a hybrid schedule, with work from home and in-person attendance as needed at the Lakeside and/or Clayton Corporate HQ campus locations in St. Louis, Missouri. Candidates must reside in St. Louis or the immediate surrounding area and be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship.

Requirements

Must be presently authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring work authorization sponsorship now or in the future.
Must reside in St. Louis, Missouri, or the immediate surrounding area.
At least 8 years of related IT engineering experience.
Experience with Microsoft technologies, including Office 365, Exchange, Microsoft Teams, Teams Voice, SharePoint Online, Entra ID, and Microsoft security and compliance capabilities.
Proven experience serving as a subject matter expert and leading complex, cross-functional technology initiatives.
Experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership across multiple teams.
Experience working directly with business stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Commitment to protecting customers, employees, and brands by incorporating resilience and recovery models into relevant decisions, meeting security policy and procedure requirements, and continuously improving system continuity capabilities.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Management Information Systems, or a related field.
Experience implementing and governing Microsoft Copilot and AI-enabled workplace technologies.
Experience with Atlassian Cloud products, including Jira and Confluence.
Experience with Microsoft Graph API, Power Platform, automation, and scripting technologies.
Experience working with strategic vendors and managing technology partnerships.
Experience leading platform modernization, migrations, and adoption initiatives.
Microsoft and/or Atlassian certifications.

Responsibilities

Define and execute long-term strategy and roadmaps for Productivity and Unified Communications platforms.
Serve as senior technical leader and subject matter expert for Microsoft and Atlassian technologies.
Lead enterprise-wide initiatives involving Exchange, Microsoft Teams, Teams Voice, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Copilot, Entra ID, Jira, and Confluence.
Collaborate with architecture, security, engineering, and business teams to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable solutions.
Establish and influence engineering standards, governance models, operational processes, and best practices across collaboration platforms.
Coach, mentor, and develop engineers while providing technical leadership across multiple teams.
Evaluate emerging technologies and identify opportunities to improve employee productivity, collaboration, and user experience.
Partner with Microsoft, Atlassian, and other strategic vendors to influence product direction and maximize platform value.
Ensure security, compliance, resilience, and governance requirements are incorporated into solutions and strategic decisions.
Contribute across Workforce Technology Architecture and Engineering areas, including Architecture, Workforce Applications, Devices and Connectivity, Software, Identity, and Security, to advance engineering best practices and initiatives.
Build partnerships across technical teams, business partners, and leadership, using communication, presentation, influencing, analytical, and problem-solving skills to drive alignment and successful outcomes.