Job Description

Locations

• Costa Rica, Lagunilla

Skills Required

• progressive responsibility in architectureintermediate
• enterprise Windows architectureintermediate
• endpoint governance processesintermediate
• regulated environments is requiredintermediate
• endpoint security architectureintermediate
• cloud identityintermediate
• formal architecture toolingintermediate

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of IT experience with progressive responsibility in architecture, platform ownership, or technical leadership, with a strong emphasis on Windows architecture at scale. (experience, 5 years)
• 5+ years of IT experience with progressive responsibility in architecture, platform ownership, or technical leadership, with a strong emphasis on Windows architecture at scale. (experience, 5 years)
• Deep, demonstrable expertise in enterprise Windows architecture (Windows 10/11 Modern Desktop, servicing/feature management, modern management patterns). (experience)
• Deep, demonstrable expertise in enterprise Windows architecture (Windows 10/11 Modern Desktop, servicing/feature management, modern management patterns). (experience)
• Strong experience with endpoint governance processes and tooling (SCCM/MECM, Microsoft Intune/MEM, Entra ID/Active Directory, VDI, WS1/AirWatch, etc.). (experience)
• Strong experience with endpoint governance processes and tooling (SCCM/MECM, Microsoft Intune/MEM, Entra ID/Active Directory, VDI, WS1/AirWatch, etc.). (experience)
• Proven experience translating business requirements into architecture blueprints and formal design artifacts. (experience)
• Proven experience translating business requirements into architecture blueprints and formal design artifacts. (experience)
• Experience participating in or running Architecture Review Boards or equivalent governance processes. (experience)
• Experience participating in or running Architecture Review Boards or equivalent governance processes. (experience)
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills; history of working closely with product owners, configuration teams, and business partners. (experience)
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills; history of working closely with product owners, configuration teams, and business partners. (experience)
• Strong written and verbal communication — able to document, defend, and present architecture decisions and tradeoffs to technical and business audiences. (experience)
• Strong written and verbal communication — able to document, defend, and present architecture decisions and tradeoffs to technical and business audiences. (experience)
• Experience in regulated environments is required. (experience)

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience as a Windows architect within a team of architects (i.e., not sole platform owner) collaborating with product owners and configuration teams. (experience)
• Prior experience as a Windows architect within a team of architects (i.e., not sole platform owner) collaborating with product owners and configuration teams. (experience)
• Background in endpoint security architecture and integration of Windows design with enterprise security strategy. (experience)
• Background in endpoint security architecture and integration of Windows design with enterprise security strategy. (experience)
• Familiarity with cloud identity and device management (Azure, Entra, Intune) and how these integrate with Windows design patterns. (experience)
• Familiarity with cloud identity and device management (Azure, Entra, Intune) and how these integrate with Windows design patterns. (experience)
• Experience with formal architecture tooling, decision-record practices, and governance metrics. (experience)
• Experience with formal architecture tooling, decision-record practices, and governance metrics. (experience)

Responsibilities

• Act as one of the enterprise Windows architects responsible for producing and reviewing solution designs for business partner requests and product enhancements.
• Act as one of the enterprise Windows architects responsible for producing and reviewing solution designs for business partner requests and product enhancements.
• Translate business requirements into architecture blueprints, reference designs, configuration guidance, and documented tradeoffs for assigned initiatives.
• Translate business requirements into architecture blueprints, reference designs, configuration guidance, and documented tradeoffs for assigned initiatives.
• Participate in (or co-run) the Endpoint/Windows Architecture Review Board (ARB) with the Windows Product Owner and Device Configuration Owner and other stakeholders to vet and approve endpoint-impacting designs and changes.
• Participate in (or co-run) the Endpoint/Windows Architecture Review Board (ARB) with the Windows Product Owner and Device Configuration Owner and other stakeholders to vet and approve endpoint-impacting designs and changes.
• Perform formal architecture reviews, risk assessments, and provide remediation or alternative design recommendations when needed.
• Perform formal architecture reviews, risk assessments, and provide remediation or alternative design recommendations when needed.
• Produce and maintain architecture artifacts for assigned domains: reference architectures, decision records, technical standards, and review checklists that implementation teams can consume.
• Produce and maintain architecture artifacts for assigned domains: reference architectures, decision records, technical standards, and review checklists that implementation teams can consume.
• Define and enforce Windows baselines, hardening guidance, and configuration expectations relevant to assigned projects — in partnership with Device Configuration (not as the unilateral owner of the platform).
• Define and enforce Windows baselines, hardening guidance, and configuration expectations relevant to assigned projects — in partnership with Device Configuration (not as the unilateral owner of the platform).
• Influence vendor selection and solution evaluation for Windows-centric components tied to requests and enhancements; articulate long-term architectural implications to procurement and leadership.
• Influence vendor selection and solution evaluation for Windows-centric components tied to requests and enhancements; articulate long-term architectural implications to procurement and leadership.
• Ensure designs comply with regulatory, security, and operational controls in regulated environments; work with Security and Compliance to align on mitigations.
• Ensure designs comply with regulatory, security, and operational controls in regulated environments; work with Security and Compliance to align on mitigations.
• Mentor and upskill engineers and architects on architectural reasoning, review discipline, and governance practices — focus on enabling teams versus day-to-day implementation.
• Mentor and upskill engineers and architects on architectural reasoning, review discipline, and governance practices — focus on enabling teams versus day-to-day implementation.

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