Lead Technical Architect – Microsoft Platform

Position Title

Lead Technical Architect – Microsoft Platform

Function / Group

Digital & Technology

Location

Mumbai- Powai

Shift Timing

Regular

Role Reports to

D&T Manager – Microsoft Platform, End User Computing

Remote / Hybrid / in-Office

Hybrid

ABOUT GENERAL MILLS

We make food the world loves : 100 brands. In 100 countries. Across six continents. With iconic brands like Cheerios, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, and Häagen-Dazs, we’ve been serving up food the world loves for 155 years (and counting). Each of our brands has a unique story to tell.

How we make our food is as important as the food we make. Our values are baked into our legacy and continue to accelerate

us into the future as an innovative force for good. General Mills was founded in 1866 when Cadwallader Washburn boldly bought the largest flour mill west of the Mississippi. That pioneering spirit lives on today through our leadership team who upholds a vision of relentless innovation while being a force for good. For more details check out

General Mills India Center (GIC) is our global capability center in Mumbai that works as an extension of our global organization delivering business value, service excellence and growth, while standing for good for our planet and people.

With our team of 1800+ professionals, we deliver superior value across the areas of Supply chain (SC) , Digital & Technology (D&T) Innovation, Technology & Quality (ITQ), Consumer and Market Intelligence (CMI), Sales Strategy & Intelligence (SSI) , Global Shared Services (GSS) , Finance Shared Services (FSS) and Human Resources Shared Services (HRSS).For more details check out

We advocate for advancing equity and inclusion to create more equitable workplaces and a better tomorrow.

JOB OVERVIEW

Function Overview

The Digital and Technology team at General Mills stands as the largest and foremost unit, dedicated to exploring the latest trends and innovations in technology while leading the adoption of cutting-edge technologies across the organization. Collaborating closely with global business teams, the focus is on understanding business models and identifying opportunities to leverage technology for increased efficiency and disruption. The team's expertise spans a wide range of areas, including AI / ML, Data Science, IoT, NLP, Cloud, Infrastructure, RPA and Automation, Digital Transformation, Cyber Security, Blockchain, SAP S4 HANA and Enterprise Architecture. The Millworks initiative embodies an delivery model, where business and technology teams operate cohesively in pods with a unified mission to deliver value for the company. Employees working on significant technology projects are recognized as Digital Transformation change agents.

The team places a strong emphasis on service partnerships and employee engagement with a commitment to advancing equity and supporting communities. In fostering an inclusive culture, the team values individuals passionate about learning and growing with technology, exemplified by the "Work with Heart" philosophy, emphasizing results over facetime. Those intrigued by the prospect of contributing to the digital transformation journey of a Fortune 500 company are encouraged to explore more details about the function through the following Link

Purpose of the role

The End User Computing Lead Architect will be responsible for defining the global vision and strategy and developing a future roadmap in alignment with the General Mills & D&T objectives.

Working in consultation with key business stakeholders, globally managing the end-to-end lifecycle of End Point Computing like OSD Imaging, Intune, SCCM etc.

Serve as champion for Digital Workplace productivity tools in a transformational and geographically diverse corporate environment. Encourage and help facilitate the adoption of new ways of working in End Point Computing.

As a trusted advisor for the business, Lead Architect works closely with the operations manager and other members of the delivery team. Create road maps, new trends and how that could be applied to business.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Architect, Design and Evaluate blueprint for Microsoft SCCM, OSD Imaging, Application packaging & deployment.
• Hands-on knowledge on OSD Imaging Task sequences, Autopilot, Driver management, SCCM troubleshooting & infrastructure management, Scripting & Automation (Power shell), Intune etc.
• Experience in Windows server management and troubleshooting
• Partner with stakeholders to define Roadmap and Strategies around various EUC technologies.
• Designing complex EUC solutions, leading work-streams on transformational programs and ensuring conformance to agreed design standards, methods, and tools, including prototyping new tools and applications where appropriate.
• Shaping EUC technical proposals whilst making solution / service trade-offs where appropriate and providing support to our operations team.
• Establish Windows patch management strategies & guidelines in partnership with stakeholders.
• Provide guidelines & improvements for existing OSD Imaging process & define future roadmap for the same.
• Responsible for researching and streamlining automate deployment, provisioning, policy management, application packaging, deployments, and updates.
• Provide Technical and Operational Governance across the End User Computing environment.
• Work with other technology groups to streamline effective processes and drive continuous improvement for infrastructure, services, and support.
• Interact with vendors (Microsoft) on planning & implementing solutions.
• Resolution ownership of technical challenges for SCCM, OSD Imaging, Intune and Application Packaging projects.
• Create and maintain project related documentation (Business Requirement, Statement of Work, Proof of concept, technical design etc.)
• Review of incidents and root cause analysis, ensure appropriate documentation is in place and updated with latest version.
• Extensive experience in designing & implementing IT strategy, leading teams for successful project implementation while ensuring high-quality customer experience, elevating customer satisfaction in line with SLAs and work processes. Problem solver with a passion for technology; skilled in grasping the big picture, conceptualizing & implementing solutions and partnering closely with leaders & stakeholders
• Envision and strategize the technology roadmap for specific technology / product
• Keep abreast of developments within the IT Industry and help organization be in line with defined or emerging industry standards
• Provide the highest level of escalation support, investigate and resolve complex user issues / escalations
• Provide customized solutions based on business requirements within the scope of the product design, planning of Technical Designs and RACI
• Participates in compliance and security reviews as necessary including working closely with internal teams to build security, reliability, and scalability
• Identifying new process improvements & automation opportunities, requirement gathering from stakeholders
• Retention policies, data governance reports and dashboards, Information holds, import data in the Security and Compliance Center, manage inactive mailboxes
• Working experience in agile methodology, scrum to drive & deliver the projects in sprints, documentation of work or process & compliance

MUST HAVE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Expert level

Intermediate Level

Basic Level

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