Principal Platform Architect

Founded in 1910, KONE is a global leader that provides elevators, escalators and automatic building doors, as well as solutions for maintenance and modernization that add value to buildings throughout their life cycle. Our mission is to improve the flow of urban life and make our world’s cities better places to live by providing innovative solutions that help make people’s journeys safe, convenient and reliable. Our operations in over 60 countries around the world has helped us achieve our position as an innovation and sustainability leader with repeated recognitions by Forbes , Corporate Knights for clean capitalism and others.  

KONE’s vision is to create the Best People Flow experience by providing ease, effectiveness and experience to our customers and users. In line with our strategy, Sustainable Success with Customers, we will focus on increasing the value we create for customers with new intelligent solutions and embed sustainability even deeper across all of our operations. By closer collaboration with customers and partners, KONE will increase the speed of bringing new services and solutions to the market.

KONE Technology and Innovation Unit (KTI) is where we combine the physical world – escalators and elevators – with smart and connected digital systems. We are changing and improving the way billions of people move within buildings every day. We are on a mission to expand and develop new digital solutions that are based on emerging technologies.

KONE IT is a global team of expert professionals working along with business functions and area teams to develop new capabilities and enable new business opportunities. We are trusted partners of KONE business lines and functions to develop, transform, manage and run their information technology solutions. We support KONE in its digital transformation journey by introducing e.g. digital cloud-based IT services, artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to support productivity, business growth and technological disruption. ​​​​​​​Sustainability, curious mindset and innovation are at the core of everything we do, and this makes us an integral part of KONE’s success.

IT professionals - KONE Corporation

About the Role:

We are looking for a Principal Platform Architect to provide end‑to‑end architectural and security leadership for our Digital Workplace platform. This role owns the holistic architecture of the employee digital workplace — ensuring it is secure, scalable, cost‑effective, and future‑ready, while enabling multiple teams (M365, Entra/AD, Endpoint Management, VDI, Security etc) to operate as a coherent platform rather than silos.

The ideal candidate combines deep hands‑on expertise in Microsoft 365, Endpoint management and endpoint security with strong architectural judgment and the ability to guide teams through complex technical and security trade‑offs.

As a key member of our architecture leadership, you will shape the long‑term platform vision, architect future‑proof solutions, and set the benchmark for scalability, security, and reliability. You will play a pivotal role in translating enterprise strategy into actionable platform roadmaps, ensuring our digital foundations can evolve with business growth and emerging technologies.

Working closely with Platform Owners, IT Area Heads, Cybersecurity, and senior stakeholders, you will act as a trusted architect and advisor in driving adoption, aligning teams around shared standards, and continuously raising the bar on engineering excellence and operational maturity

The Digital Workplace Platform includes:

• Microsoft 365 suite of products

• Identity & Directory Services (Active Directory, Entra ID, hybrid identity, authentication)

• Endpoint Management (Windows, macOS, Linux)

• Mobile Device Management (Intune / MDM / MAM)

• Virtual Desktop & App Delivery (Citrix, Windows 365)

• Endpoint Security (Defender for Endpoint, identity protection, device hardening)

• Workstation & Device Lifecycle Management

• Licensing & Cost Governance across the M365 and endpoint stack

Key Responsibilities:

• Digital Workplace Architecture & Strategy : Own the end‑to‑end architecture of the Digital Workplace platform across different products and services

• Translate business, security, and compliance needs into clear architectural decisions and standards.

• Act as the architectural authority and guide adoption of new workplace capabilities with security, user impact, and licensing implications fully assessed.

• Define endpoint and identity security architecture across Windows, macOS, Linux, and mobile devices.

• Own architectural patterns for Device trust and compliance, Conditional Access, Endpoint hardening and baseline security, Identity protection and privileged access

• Architect modern endpoint management using Intune and ecosystem tools.

• Define future‑proof approaches for physical devices vs virtual desktops (Citrix, W365 etc)

• Provide architectural guidance on Microsoft licensing models (M365, Entra, Defender, Endpoint) and manage Enterprise Agreements

• Partner with procurement and platform owners on license optimization strategies.

• Technical Leadership & Hands‑On Guidance : Act as a hands‑on principal, able to go deep into configurations, security models, and platform details when needed.

• Lead architectural design reviews and challenge weak or siloed solutions constructively.

• Mentor senior engineers and architects, raising the overall architectural maturity of the Digital Workplace organization.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to platform owners, security teams, and leadership.

• Define and evolve the platform’s technical roadmap aligned with business goals and architectural principles

• Collaborate with security, compliance, data, and Enterprise Architect teams to ensure alignment with broader enterprise initiatives.

• Stay ahead of emerging Digital Workplace products, architecture patterns, and industry trends to innovate the platform offering.

• Produce architectural artifacts such as reference architectures, design patterns, and governance models.

Required Skills & Experience:

10+ years of experience in enterprise platform architecture with a strong focus on Digital Workplace ecosystem:

• Deep expertise in Identity and Access platforms, including Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) and hybrid Active Directory, with strong grounding in Zero Trust principles

• Proven experience architecting Microsoft 365 and Modern Workplace platforms, including governance and license strategy

• Strong leadership in modern endpoint management across Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android using Intune and MDM/MAM approaches

• Ability to design end‑to‑end identity and endpoint security, integrating access controls, device compliance, and endpoint protection

• Experience operating and evolving large, global enterprise environments with high security and compliance expectations

• Capability to define reference architectures, standards, and guardrails that enable scale and consistency

• Strong collaborator across Security, Infrastructure, Enterprise Architecture, and application teams

• Confident communicator, able to engage and influence senior leadership

• Deep understanding of cloud‑first and hybrid architectures and their operational impact

Nice to Have

• Experience with Zero Trust Architecture implementation at scale

• Familiarity with automation and scripting (PowerShell, Graph API)

• Exposure to agent-based / AI-driven operations within the Digital Workplace or endpoint management space

For further information  

Please contact Antony Charles, Head of Digital Enabling Platforms via email  [email protected] .

Want to join the #PeopleFlow?   

If you think this could be your next inspiring challenge, please submit your application including a cover letter and CV as soon as possible via our Careers site Shape the future of cities. Join our flow. | KONE Careers  latest on  21st June 2026.   

We look forward to hearing from you! 

#LI-IT 

#LI-Hybrid 

At KONE, we are focused on creating an innovative and collaborative working culture where we value the contribution of each individual. Employee engagement is a key focus area for us and we encourage participation and the sharing of information and ideas. Sustainability is an integral part of our culture and the daily practice. We follow ethical business practices and we seek to develop a culture of working together where co-workers trust and respect each other and good performance is recognized. In being a great place to work, we are proud to offer a range of experiences and opportunities that will help you to achieve your career and personal goals and enable you to live a healthy and balanced life.

Read more on https://careers.kone.com/en/