Summary
The Principal Architect – Data Governance is responsible for defining and leading Logicalis’ data governance and information protection strategy within its core IT portfolio. This role positions data governance as a foundational IT and security capability that enables secure collaboration, regulatory compliance, risk management, and operational resilience.
The role works closely with the Overwatch Office and the Security, Cloud, Modern Work, Hybrid Infrastructure, and Managed Services teams to ensure governance is platform-aligned, practical, and embedded within Logicalis’ existing offerings. This role does not focus on analytics, BI, or data science.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Data Governance Strategy & Architecture
Defines the enterprise data governance and information protection strategy aligned to core IT platforms.
Establishes governance architectures, patterns, and standards integrated with security, identity, cloud, and collaboration services including but not limited to:
Microsoft 365 & Collaboration Platforms (Teams, SharePoint, Exchange, information protection, retention)
Security Services and the Overwatch Office (data risk, executive visibility, compliance readiness, identity governance)
Cloud and Hybrid Infrastructure Platforms
Identity, Access Management, and Zero Trust Architectures
Portfolio & Offering Alignment
Embeds governance consistently across existing practice portfolios and service offerings.
Identifies gaps and near-term enhancement opportunities aligned to supported platforms.
Establishes governance reference architectures, patterns, and tooling standards
Ensures governance integrates naturally with cloud, security, identity, and operations
Sales Enablement & Customer Advisory
Serves as a senior advisor for governance-related customer engagements.
Enables Sales and Architects with clear, IT-aligned governance narratives.
Raises governance fluency across Solution and Field Architects.
Provides architectural oversight and escalation.
Ensures consistency across sales, delivery, and managed services teams.
General
Demonstrates and actively promotes an understanding and commitment to the mission of Logicalis through performing behaviors consistent with the organization's values.
Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations as well as policies and procedures of Logicalis to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical and professional behaviors.
Supports and conducts self in a manner consistent with customer service expectations.
Supervisory Responsibilities
This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education/Experience//Technical Requirements/Certifications
Equivalent combination accepted.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Experience/Technical Requirements
10+ years of experience in enterprise IT or security architecture roles.
Deep experience with data governance, information protection, or compliance.
Strong background in Microsoft platforms, security, identity, and hybrid cloud.
Certifications
Relevant industry certifications for area of focus or practice area.
Appropriate OEM based certification for area of focus or practice area
Other Skills, Characteristics and Abilities
Self-directed, adaptable, curious, lifelong learner, strong written communication, collaborative, able to articulate technical views.
Ability to travel 25%-50%
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where organizational skills are essential.
Ability to explain complex technical issues in a way that non-technical people will understand; ability to provide understanding of how proposed solution will solve client’s business needs, requirements and problems.
Ability to have business level conversation with IT technical customers and C-level executives alike and assist them in deploying solutions to meet business requirements.
Fluency in formulating and expressing thoughts and ideas.
Outstanding oral, written, and technical/business communication skills.
Strong technical and customer interaction skills.
Ability to multi-task and accommodate requests from multiple clients and from Logicalis pre-sales, delivery and sales teams.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is constantly required to sit, talk, see, hear, and use hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to stand; move about, climb steps or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and duties required of personnel so classified.
Logicalis is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to employ people who are qualified by reason of education, training, experience, and demonstrated performance. We value inclusion and belonging at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, marital status, age, height, weight, disability, veteran status, or any other reason prohibited by applicable federal or state laws.
NOTE: It is Logicalis’ practice that when a client requires medical testing, the employee must accept that requirement as a condition of their assignment and either submit to the tests or show proof they’ve completed the test satisfactorily (i.e., TB Test negative).
Salary Compensation Range: $120,000 to $172,000 plus bonus