$98,600–$140,800 Per Year
Accounting, Architectural Design, Authentication, Best Practices, Brokerage, Business Growth, Cargo/Freight, Carrier Quality, Communication Skills, Disaster Recovery, Email Security, Enterprise Architecture, Facebook, Financial Planning, High Availability, Identity Data Management, Information Technology & Information Systems, Logistics, Management Strategy, Mentoring, Microsoft Certifications, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Product Family, Operational Support, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Regulatory Compliance, Risk, Risk Management, Sales Support, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Security Infrastructure, Software Development, Strategic Planning, Team Player, Technical Leadership, Truckload Freight, Tuition Reimbursement, Usability Engineering, Windows PowerShell, Writing Skills
Collaboration Architect - United States - 9344 - TQL
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Country
USA
State
Ohio
City
Cincinnati
Descriptions & requirements
About the role:
The Collaboration Architect is responsible for the architecture, design, governance and evolution of enterprise collaboration platforms that enable secure, scalable and reliable communication across the organization. This role sits within the IT Infrastructure organization and partners closely with Security, Identity, End-User Technology, Network and Application Development teams to ensure collaboration platforms are highly available, well governed, cost-effective and aligned with enterprise standards. This role sets strategic direction for collaboration technologies while staying closely connected to operational realities and platform lifecycle management.
What's in it for you:
$98,600-$140,800 salary plus performance‑based incentives
Opportunity to own and shape enterprise-wide collaboration strategy
High-impact role with visibility and influence
Collaborative technical environment
Comprehensive benefits package
Health, dental and vision coverage
401(k) with company match
Perks including employee discounts, financial wellness planning, tuition reimbursement and more
Certified Great Place to Work and voted a 2019-2026 Computerworld Best Places to Work in IT
What you'll be doing:
- Define and maintain the enterprise hybrid Microsoft 365 collaboration architecture, covering messaging, meetings, voice, content sharing and productivity services
- Establish and maintain platform roadmaps aligned with business growth, security requirements and infrastructure strategy
- Evaluate new collaboration technologies and make recommendations on adoption, deprecation or consolidation
- Design platforms that balance usability, reliability, scalability, security and cost efficiency
- Own end-to-end collaboration platform architecture, including identity and access integration, network dependencies, high availability and disaster recovery
- Partner with infrastructure teams to ensure platforms meet enterprise standards for uptime, monitoring and supportability
- Define and enforce governance standards related to usage policies, lifecycle management, retention and compliance
- Collaborate closely with Security and Identity teams to ensure secure authentication models, regulatory compliance and proper auditability
- Establish guardrails that enable productivity while reducing risk and platform sprawl
- Support operational models including support tiers, escalation paths and service ownership
- Lead initiatives focused on platform standardization, technical debt reduction and legacy tool rationalization
- Providearchitectural guidance during incidents, outages and significant service events
- Act as a technical authority and advisor to IT leadership and stakeholders
- Translate business collaboration needs into scalable, durable infrastructure designs
- Mentor engineers and contribute to enterprise standards, patterns and best practices
What you need:
- 8+ years of IT experience with direct ownership of enterprise email and collaboration platforms
- Strong hands-on expertise with Microsoft 365 collaboration technologies
- Proven experience designing and supporting large-scale, highly available enterprise platforms
- Deep understanding of Exchange Hybrid architecture, mail routing, identity and access management, security and compliance controls and infrastructure fundamentals
- Advanced PowerShell scripting skills
- Experience operating within large, complex enterprise environments
Preferred but not required:
- Experience with collaboration platform governance, information lifecycle management and compliance models
- Background partnering with legal, compliance and risk teams
- Experience supporting enterprise architecture or platform modernization initiatives
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with Proofpoint email security
- Relevant Microsoft certifications (MS-102, SC-300, MS-700, AZ-900)
Where you'll be: 4289 Ivy Pointe Blvd Cincinnati, OH 45245
Employment visa sponsorship is unavailable for this position. Applicants requiring employment visa sponsorship now or in the future (e.g., F-1 STEM OPT, H-1B, TN, J1 etc.) will not be considered.
About Us
Total Quality Logistics (TQL) is one of the largest freight brokerage firms in the nation. TQL connects customers with truckload freight that needs to be moved with quality carriers who have the capacity to move it.
As a company that operates 24/7/365, TQL manages work-life balance with sales support teams that assist with accounting, and after hours calls and specific needs. At TQL, the opportunities are endless which means that there is room for career advancement and the ability to write your own paycheck.
What's your worth? Our open and transparent communication from management creates a successful work environment and custom career path for our employees. TQL is an industry-leader in the logistics industry with unlimited potential. Be a part of something big.
Total Quality Logistics is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status.
If you are unable to apply online due to a disability, contact recruiting at recruiting@tql.com
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Look around. Virtually everything you use, wear, and eat has made its way to you thanks to the transportation industry - and specifically, truckload transportation. TQL provides the expertise, strategy, and solutions to get raw materials and finished products where they need to be 24/7/365.
We are a nationally recognized, proven leader in transportation logistics. We connect consumer product and industrial goods shippers with truck operators who transport their freight to market destinations across North America. Our 2,000-member workforce identifies the right trucks for particular freight loads, negotiates rates, and ensures on-time delivery. Our insistence on honest, straightforward communications minimizes missed shipments, delays, and product shortages on store shelves.
Our Clients
In 2011, we worked with more than 7,000 customers and 50,000 carriers across North America to move more than 500,000 loads. We moved approximately 3,500 different types of commodities including fresh fruits and vegetables, packaged foods and beverages, meat and poultry, machinery and equipment, and much more. We are recognized experts in moving time-sensitive products, temperature controlled shipments, and cross-border moves.
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