M365 End User Computing Architect

Where Ambition Meets Innovation

At LPL’s Global Capability Center, you'll find a collaborative culture where your voice matters, integrity guides every decision, and technology fuels progress. Your skills, talents, and ideas will redefine what's possible. LPL's success reflects its exceptional employees, who together pursue one noble purpose: empowering financial advisors to deliver personalized advice for all who need it. We’re proud to be expanding and reaching new heights in Hyderabad.

Join us as we create something extraordinary together.

Job Overview

The End User Computing (EUC) Architect is a senior technical leader responsible for the strategic design, governance, and evolution of the organization's end user technology ecosystem. This role serves as the primary subject matter expert for the Microsoft 365 platform and related productivity, collaboration, and security services — driving adoption, standardization, and innovation across the enterprise.

The EUC Architect partners closely with business stakeholders, IT operations teams, security, and enterprise architecture to ensure the end user environment is modern, resilient, and aligned with organizational objectives. This individual operates at both the strategic and hands-on technical level, owning architectural decisions from concept through implementation.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end architectural vision and roadmap for the Microsoft 365 tenant, including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Microsoft Teams, and the broader M365 suite

Define and enforce tenant configuration standards, governance policies, and design patterns across all M365 workloads

Lead architectural decisions for Microsoft Copilot adoption, including readiness assessments, data governance prerequisites, and rollout strategy

Design and maintain identity and access architecture in partnership with the IAM team, including Entra ID (Azure AD) Conditional Access, SSPR, MFA, and hybrid identity models

Architect Microsoft Intune and Endpoint Manager solutions for device management, compliance policies, application delivery, and Autopilot provisioning

Establish architecture for Microsoft Purview (Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention, eDiscovery, Compliance Manager) and advise on data governance posture

Drive the strategy for Microsoft Viva, Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI), and low-code/no-code citizen development governance

End User Computing Strategy

Define the long-term EUC strategy spanning physical endpoints (Windows, macOS), virtual desktop infrastructure (Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365), and mobile platforms (iOS, Android) via Microsoft Intune

Lead endpoint lifecycle architecture including OS imaging, patching strategy, hardware standards, and Windows 11 migration planning

Architect solutions for remote and hybrid work scenarios, ensuring performance, security, and user experience parity regardless of location

Evaluate emerging Microsoft technologies and communicate business value and architectural impact to leadership

Governance & Standards

Develop and maintain EUC architecture standards, reference architectures, and design documentation

Establish M365 governance frameworks including tenant policies, external sharing controls, Teams provisioning governance, and data residency requirements

Define and socialize naming conventions, RBAC models, licensing optimization strategies, and change management processes

Conduct architecture reviews for EUC-impacting projects and provide design authority sign-off

Security & Compliance

Partner with the Information Security team to integrate Zero Trust principles throughout the EUC environment

Architect solutions leveraging Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Defender for Office 365, and the broader Microsoft Defender XDR suite

Ensure EUC architecture aligns with regulatory and compliance requirements (e.g., SOX, HIPAA, FINRA, GDPR) as applicable to the business

Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership

Act as a trusted advisor to business and IT leadership on EUC and M365 capabilities, roadmap, and investment priorities

Collaborate with enterprise architecture, infrastructure, networking, and application teams to ensure integrated, cohesive solutions

Mentor and provide technical guidance to EUC engineers and administrators

Represent EUC architecture in governance forums, architecture review boards, and vendor engagements

Partner with Microsoft account teams and FastTrack resources to leverage available programs and stay ahead of platform changes

What are we looking for?

We’re looking for strong collaborators who deliver exceptional client experiences and thrive in fast-paced, team-oriented environments. Our ideal candidates pursue greatness, act with integrity, and are driven to help our clients succeed. We value those who embrace creativity, continuous improvement, and contribute to a culture where we win together and create and share joy in our work

Requirements

10+ years of progressive IT experience, with at least 5 years in an architecture or senior engineering role focused on end user computing or Microsoft 365.

Deep, hands-on expertise across the core Microsoft 365 workloads

Collaboration & Productivity

Microsoft Teams, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Viva

Identity & Access

Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Conditional Access, MFA, Privileged Identity Management

Device Management

Microsoft Intune, Endpoint Configuration Manager (MECM/SCCM), Windows Autopilot

Security

Microsoft Defender XDR, Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Office 365

Compliance

Microsoft Purview, Information Protection, DLP, eDiscovery

Automation & Platform

Power Platform, Microsoft Graph API

Demonstrated experience designing and implementing M365 tenant architecture in large, complex enterprise environments

Strong understanding of hybrid identity models, Azure AD Connect, and cloud-only identity scenarios