Senior Software Architect – M365

Job Description SummaryAt Avio Aero, a GE Aerospace company, we invent the future of flight, lift people up, and bring them home safely. We are a world-leading provider specializing in the design, production, and maintenance of components and propulsion systems for both civil and military aviation. Respect for people is core to our culture and commitment to FLIGHT DECK, our proprietary lean operating model. We attract, develop, and retain industry-leading talent from all backgrounds and cultivate communities where people are respected and empowered to reach their fullest potential. For the people of GE Aerospace, their work isn't just a job. It's their passion and purpose. We work and win as one team, accountable to each other and our customers, and we are always finding a better way to climb higher together. We were meant to fly.
As Senior Software Architect - M365 you will be part of the GE Aerospace Digital Workplace team. You will be responsible for working closely with the broader Digital Workplace organization to drive the development and deployment of key productivity, collaboration, and engagement tools across the organization in a seamless, contemporary, and modern way.
Working under the leadership of our Sr. Director of Solution Architecture, you will design, develop, deploy, and maintain our Microsoft 365 ecosystem in support of our global business units including Avio Aero, a GE Aerospace company and Bank BPH. You will be part of a growing, focused team, delivering increased value to our 60,000+ user base across the world, impacting every employee across the company.Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

• Execute a technology strategy and roadmap in partnership with engineering, product, and operational leadership for software programs that enable GE Aerospace’s Digital Workplace ecosystem

• Partner with the business Digital Workplace and Cyber teams within Avio Aero and Bank BPH to achieve business outcomes and obtain voice of customers

• Serve as part of extended staff of business Digital Workplace teams within the business units

• Perform global administration duties in support of the Microsoft 365 tenant hosted in Italy

• Architect, design, and manage deployment of collaboration, productivity, device orchestration, mobile device management, business process tooling, data visualization, and intranet and document capabilities across the M365 ecosystem

• Assist in developing scalable architecture that can be deployed across several M365 tenants to meet or exceed regional regulatory requirements

• Serve as subject matter expert on best practices for the Microsoft 365 ecosystem

• Work closely with operations teams to monitor and optimize system performance through continuous iterations of application and solution refactoring

• Ensure designs meet or exceed cybersecurity and compliance requirements to hold GE Aerospace sensitive data

Qualifications/Requirements

• High School Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree with relevant experience

• Previous professional experience deploying Microsoft 365

• Prior experience architecting and delivering solutions across multiple Microsoft 365 technologies including EntraID, Purview, SharePoint, OneDrive, InTune, and Exchange

• Strong understanding of Microsoft 365 security features, including data loss prevention (DLP/Purview), conditional access, and multi-factor authentication (MFA)

• Demonstrated experience with delivering M365 architecture and deployment plans for mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures

• Familiarity with compliance standards and regulations (e.g., CMMC, ITAR, GDPR) and how to implement them within Microsoft 365

• Demonstrate strong technical leadership skills including solid communication and analytical skills with a thorough understanding of software

• Able to communicate effectively both within immediate team and to technical leadership 

• Capable of working cross functionally with development, operations, and other program managers to deliver groundbreaking collaboration solutions

• Proven ability to identify, analyze, and solve ambiguous problems with an effective attention to detail

• Ability to evaluate technology to drive features and roadmaps, mapping technology trends to internal vision and strategy

• Fluent Italian and English

• Italian only Citizenship

• Work Visa, in accordance with local regulation, is required

Desired Characteristics

• Demonstrated experience delivering Microsoft 365 capabilities in an enterprise (e.g. ~10,000 user) environment is strongly preferred

• Prior experience with Digital Workplace services is a huge plus

What we offer

Smart working and work life-balance

Avio Aero, when possible, promotes hybrid work and encourages a good, healthy and satisfying work-life balance. We value our employees’ wellbeing; hence we offer a variety of improvement programs aimed to preserve anyone’s psychological safety and daily needs.

Total Rewards

At Avio Aero, we understand the importance of Total Rewards. As a new joiner to Avio Aero we are pleased to offer the following welcome benefit plan:

• Performance related bonuses and local bonus scheme

• Flexible benefits platform

• Life and injury insurance

• Private medical coverage  

• Employee assistant program

• Employee special awards (service and recognition)   

• Local special agreements and discounts

• English and languages training for you and one member of your family

• Technical, Leadership and development trainings

Inclusion & Diversity

Avio Aero is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and we are strongly committed to maintain an inclusive and diverse environment. Every employment decision is taken regardless to national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, etc.

We are not all the same. Just be Yourself @AvioAero!

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