Senior System Architect, Modern Management

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Position Summary

The Modern Management Senior System Architect will own and drive our Mobile Device Management (MDM) strategy. This role is responsible for system architecture, technical design, and governance of endpoint management solutions, ensuring security, scalability, and alignment to business objectives.

You will collaborate closely with the End User Computing Product Owner and Product Manager, IT Infrastructure & Cybersecurity teams, technology vendors, managed service partners, and other business units to implement and continuously improve the device management architecture and delivery of the digital end user experience.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in enterprise endpoint management with strategic vision and the ability to interact with and influence stakeholders at all levels. This is a high-impact individual contributor role with emphasis on system architecture, innovation, and broad cross-functional collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

- Assists in designing governance and standards activities for technology architecture compliance. Participates in hardware and software technology and product standards selection. Participates and contributes in system architect reviews and ensures architecture adherence.

- Collaborates with stakeholders to ensure system architecture alignment with business objectives. Identifies organizational and financial impacts of technology architecture.

- Evaluates and selects appropriate technologies, platforms, and frameworks for systems. Assesses technology industry and market trends and their impact on the enterprise. Evaluates technology options and advises on technology investment decisions.

- Analyzes and translates business and technical requirements into system designs. Designs and implements end to end system architectures that meet business requirements.

- Defines system integration approaches and ensures interoperability of system components. Provides guidance and support to development teams during system implementation. Leads technology change initiatives to deliver business outcomes. May oversee technology implementation and modification activities.

- Innovate by continuously assessing emerging technologies and industry best practices in enterprise mobility. Pilot new solutions and drive the evolution of the mobile architecture to enhance user experience, security posture, and operational agility.

- Documents and communicates technology architecture design and analysis work. Leads the development of system architecture documentation and diagrams.

Education and Experience

- Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology preferred, related field or equivalent experience

- 5+ years of relevant architecture experience required

- Experience with MDM platforms such as Microsoft Intune and JAMF, including initial deployment, policy configuration, ongoing administration, and optimization in complex enterprise environments required.

- Experience with endpoint management, across iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS platforms, including device enrollment (Apple Business Manager/DEP, Android Enterprise), application deployment (MAM/app stores), compliance policies, encryption, and mobile security best practices required.

- Experience designing scalable, secure, and user-friendly technical solutions by translating business needs into practical architectures that effectively balance usability, security, and operational efficiency required.

- Experience with enterprise infrastructure supporting endpoint management, including directory services (Azure AD/AD), certificate management, identity and access management, SSO/conditional access, and security frameworks like Zero Trust preferred.

- Experience with PowerShell, .NET, Python, or Bash to streamline device management tasks, integrate APIs, and build custom tools to extend MDM capabilities preferred.

Skills

Agile Methodology - Agile project management is an iterative approach to delivering a project throughout its life cycle, taking incremental steps towards the completion of a project.

Architecture Frameworks - Proficiency in widely used architecture frameworks like TOGAF (The Open Group Architecture Framework) or Zachman Framework to structure and organize architectural artifacts and processes.

Authentic Communicator - Expresses ideas and information, both verbally and in writing, clearly and credibly. Listens to understand and fosters constructive dialogue.

Business Acumen - Applies knowledge of MPC’s business, industry and the marketplace to advance the organization’s goals. Makes decisions and recommendations clearly linked to MPC’s strategy.

Cloud Computing - Knowing how to manage cloud services, develop cloud applications and use cloud architecture to meet customer needs.

Continuous Improvement Mindset - Identifies and leads opportunities for continuous improvement and value creation, both incremental and large-scale.

Functional Expertise - A strong understanding of various technologies, platforms, and systems relevant to the organization's architecture, such as networking, databases, cloud computing, and security.

Internet of Things (IoT) - Familiarity with IoT concepts and protocols, as well as experience designing architectures that incorporate IoT devices and enable seamless connectivity and data exchange.

Performance Monitoring - The process of measuring the performance of a system in real time in order to determine problems and identify other factors that may cause problems in the future.

Strategic Outlook - Examines issues, generates ideas, creates future scenarios and develops plans with a long-term perspective. Ensures short-term goals support long-term strategy and that organizational/functional strategy aligns with and supports MPC’s overall business strategy.

System Reliability - Reliability refers to the ability of a system or component to consistently perform its intended function without failure, errors, or breakdowns. High availability, on the other hand, denotes the design and implementation of systems to ensure continuous operation and accessibility, minimizing downtime and ensuring users can access services whenever needed.

Systems Design - The process of designing technical solutions and systems to meet specified business and user requirements that are compatible with established system architectures, as well as organizational and performance standards.

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Location:

San Antonio, Texas

Additional locations:

Findlay, Ohio

Job Requisition ID:

00017876

Location Address:

19100 Ridgewood Pkwy

Education:

Employee Group:

Full time

Employee Subgroup:

Regular

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