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Digital Workplace Solution Architect

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corebridgefinancial logoCorebridgefinancial · Houston, TX
Full-timeHybrid2w ago
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At Corebridge Financial, we believe action is everything. That's why every day we partner with financial professionals and institutions to make it possible for more people to take action in their financial lives, for today and tomorrow. We align to a set of Values that are the core pillars that define our culture and help bring our brand purpose to life: We are stronger as one: We collaborate across the enterprise, scale what works and act decisively for our customers and partners. We deliver on commitments: We are accountable, empower each other and go above and beyond for our stakeholders. We learn, improve and innovate: We get better each day by challenging the status quo and equipping ourselves for the future. We are inclusive: We embrace different perspectives, enabling our colleagues to make an impact and bring their whole selves to work. At Corebridge Financial, we believe action is everything. That's why every day we partner with financial professionals and institutions to make it possible for more people to take action in their financial lives, for today and tomorrow. We align to a set of Values that are the core pillars that define our culture and help bring our brand purpose to life: We are stronger as one: We collaborate across the enterprise, scale what works and act decisively for our customers and partners We deliver on commitments: We are accountable, empower each other and go above and beyond for our stakeholders We learn, improve and innovate: We get better each day by challenging the status quo and equipping ourselves for the future We are inclusive: We embrace different perspectives, enabling our colleagues to make an impact and bring their whole selves to work Who You'll Work With The Information Technology organization is the technological foundation of our business and works in collaboration with our partners from across the company. The team drives technology and digital transformation, partners with business leaders to design and execute new strategies through IT and operations services and ensures the necessary IT risk management and security measures are in place and aligned with enterprise architecture standards and principles. The Digital Workplace Architect is responsible for designing the end-to-end technology architecture that enables a modern, secure, and seamless employee experience. This role shapes the strategy, standards, and roadmap for collaboration, communication, productivity, devices, identity, automation, and digital experience platforms across the organization.

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Architecture & Roadmap
  • Develop the digital workplace technology strategy aligned to business and IT goals.
  • Define reference architectures, blueprints, and patterns for collaboration, endpoint management, identity, and end-user services.
  • Lead platform modernization initiatives (M365, Teams, SharePoint, Intune, DEX, AI copilots).
  • Platform & Integration Design
  • Architect secure and scalable solutions across the workplace stack: productivity suites, intranet, endpoint, mobility, identity, and communications platforms.
  • Define integration patterns between M365, HRIS, ServiceNow, identity platforms, and business applications.
  • Establish governance, lifecycle, and configuration standards.
  • User Experience & Security
  • Ensure seamless and intuitive experiences across devices, applications, and workflows.
  • Partner with cybersecurity teams to embed conditional access, security baselines, DLP, encryption, Zero Trust, and compliance requirements.
  • Leadership & Collaboration
  • Provide architectural leadership to engineering teams, product managers, and business stakeholders.
  • Review solution designs and ensure alignment to standards.
  • Act as an internal consultant for workplace technologies and emerging trends (AI, automation, knowledge mining).
  • Operational Excellence
  • Support service owners with capacity planning, reliability patterns, and platform optimization.
  • Evaluate new tools and vendors; perform proof-of-concepts and technical assessments.

Requirements

  • Technical Expertise
  • 10+ years of experience in IT, with at least 5 years specializing digital workplace architecture on an enterprise-level to create an ecosystem across M365 stack, endpoint/mobility, identity and access, collaboration/messaging, DEX, and automation disciplines
  • Enterprise architecture experience is highly preferred
  • Deep Subject Matter Expertise (SME) in the Microsoft 365 stack: Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange Online, Viva, Intune, Purview, plus familiarity with other collaboration or SaaS platforms
  • Strong understanding of device lifecycle management and endpoint platforms (Intune experience is a plus but not required)
  • Solid grounding in identity and access principles across Entra ID and comparable IAM platforms, including GPOs
  • Experience integrating workplace platforms using APIs, connectors, or workflow automation tools
  • Knowledge in Windows Server and Windows 10/11 o

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