System Architect 3 – (Microsoft 365 & Workforce Messaging)
About The Position
U.S. Bank is seeking a System Architect 3 focused on Microsoft 365 and workforce messaging. The role provides enterprise architecture leadership for Microsoft 365 messaging, collaboration, and communication platforms, including Microsoft Exchange Server, Exchange Online, Outlook, Entra ID, and related Microsoft 365 services. The architect defines and maintains the platform roadmap, guides solution design and technology evaluations, and establishes architecture standards, governance frameworks, design patterns, and integration strategies. The role partners with Engineering, Product Management, Security, Compliance, Risk, and Infrastructure teams to deliver secure, scalable, compliant enterprise collaboration capabilities. It leads PCI-DSS compliance assessments, audits, remediation, cloud modernization, platform transformation, tenant integration, and enterprise messaging migrations. The architect also mentors engineers and technical leaders and serves as an escalation point for complex architectural, operational, and compliance matters. This position requires working from a U.S. Bank location three or more days per week. The listed pay range is $133,365 to $156,900; the actual range may differ based on job location.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
- Ten or more years of experience across multiple technology disciplines.
- Three or more years of project/team leadership skills experience.
- Deep expertise in Microsoft Exchange Server, Exchange Online, Hybrid Messaging Architecture, and enterprise email platforms.
- Strong experience with Microsoft 365, Outlook, Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), and collaboration technologies.
- Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Purview, including Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Message Encryption, Information Protection, and Sensitivity Labels.
- Proven experience architecting and supporting PCI-compliant messaging solutions within large-scale enterprise environments.
- Strong understanding of cloud architecture principles, Microsoft cloud services, and enterprise-scale solution design.
- Expertise in security, compliance, governance, retention, risk management, and regulatory requirements for collaboration platforms.
- Experience leading cross-functional technology initiatives and influencing architecture decisions across business and technical stakeholders.
- Hands-on knowledge of PowerShell, Graph API, Microsoft Defender, messaging security platforms (Proofpoint, IronPort), and automation/reporting solutions.
- Able to work from a U.S. Bank location three or more days per week.
Responsibilities
- Define and maintain the enterprise architecture roadmap for Microsoft 365 messaging, collaboration, and communication platforms.
- Provide technical leadership and strategic direction for Microsoft Exchange Server, Exchange Online, Outlook, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365 services.
- Lead architecture reviews, technology evaluations, and solution design sessions to ensure secure, scalable, and compliant messaging solutions.
- Partner with Engineering, Product Management, Security, Compliance, Risk, and Infrastructure teams to deliver enterprise collaboration capabilities.
- Develop and enforce architecture standards, design patterns, governance frameworks, and integration strategies across messaging platforms.
- Lead PCI-DSS compliance assessments, audit reviews, and remediation efforts with QSAs and regulatory stakeholders.
- Drive cloud modernization, platform transformation, tenant integration, and enterprise messaging migration initiatives.
- Mentor engineers and technical leaders and serve as an escalation point for complex architectural, operational, and compliance challenges.
Benefits
- Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
- Basic term and optional term life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Pregnancy disability and parental leave
- 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
- Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
- Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
- Adoption assistance
- Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase
- Pension
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
