Microsoft Viva Architect

Company Description

Who is HelloKindred?

HelloKindred are specialists in staffing marketing, creative and technology roles, offering a range of talent solutions that can be delivered on-site, remotely or hybrid. Our vision is to make work accessible and people’s lives better. We do this by disrupting traditional employment barriers – connecting ambitious talent to flexible opportunities with trusted brands.

Job Description

Anticipated Contract End Date/Length

March 31, 2027

Work Setup

Hybrid (2–3 days per week in office)

Clearance Required

BPSS eligibility required

Our client in the Information Technology and Services industry is looking for a Microsoft Viva Architect to lead the design, architecture, and implementation of enterprise-wide Employee Experience and Workforce Insights solutions using the Microsoft Viva suite.

What You Will Do:

• Define the end-to-end architecture for Microsoft Viva-based employee experience and workforce analytics solutions.
• Design scalable, resilient, and secure enterprise solutions aligned with business and technology strategies.
• Develop target-state architecture, technology roadmaps, and implementation plans.
• Create high-level and detailed solution architecture documents, including conceptual, logical, and physical architecture models.
• Ensure alignment with enterprise architecture principles, governance standards, and compliance requirements.
• Lead architecture reviews and provide technical direction throughout the project lifecycle.
• Architect solutions leveraging the Microsoft Viva suite, including Viva Insights, Viva Connections, Viva Learning, Viva Engage, Viva Goals, and Viva Amplify.
• Design integrated employee experience platforms utilizing Microsoft 365 services and collaboration tools.
• Drive Viva adoption strategies and define enterprise rollout frameworks.
• Establish best practices and standards for Viva implementation across business units.
• Design enterprise workforce analytics solutions using Viva Insights and Microsoft Graph data.
• Support organizational effectiveness initiatives by enabling advanced employee and collaboration insights.
• Define KPI frameworks and analytical models supporting employee engagement, wellbeing, productivity, and collaboration.
• Design architectures supporting scalable reporting and analytics platforms.
• Ensure responsible use of organizational and employee data while adhering to privacy requirements.
• Architect integrated solutions across Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Exchange Online, Microsoft Graph, and Power Platform.
• Design employee communication, engagement, and collaboration solutions.
• Develop reusable architectural patterns and reference implementations.
• Optimize user experience across digital workplace platforms.
• Define integration strategies across HR, learning, productivity, and collaboration platforms.
• Architect integrations with enterprise applications including Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, ServiceNow, and Learning Management Systems (LMS).
• Design secure APIs and data exchange mechanisms.
• Define information architecture, metadata, and content governance standards.
• Ensure solutions comply with organizational security policies and industry regulations.
• Design architectures supporting data privacy, information protection, identity & access management, compliance monitoring, and retention & governance policies.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity and risk management teams during design and implementation phases.
• Establish governance frameworks for Viva and broader Microsoft 365 environments.
• Act as the technical authority for Microsoft Viva initiatives.
• Collaborate with executive stakeholders, HR leadership, Enterprise Architecture teams, and program managers.
• Present architecture recommendations and implementation roadmaps to senior leadership.
• Guide development, engineering, and implementation teams throughout delivery.
• Mentor architects, consultants, and technical resources.