Lead End User Computer & Digital Experience Architect

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Conceptual Proactive Problem-Solver Strategic Technologically Savvy Visual Thinker <meta data-json="{"ModuleType":13,"ApplyButtonText":"Apply","JobDetailsAlign":0,"JobDetailsDate":0,"JobDetailsJobTypeId":1,"JobDetailsSelectedDate":"2026-10-30T22:31:46.383Z","JobDetailsJobDateFormat":0,"JobDetailsJobLabelId":"Job ID","JobDetailsJobDatePosting":"Date posted","JobDetailsDescriptionFormat":0,"ShowApplyLater":false,"ShowApplyMobile":true,"ShowApplyLaterMobile":false,"ShowApplyLaterWeb":false,"ApplyLaterText":"Apply Later","ApplyLaterAlign":0,"ApplyLaterSubject":"[[JOB_TITLE]] at [[COMPANY_NAME]]","PublishedCandidateCardPageId":null,"ReferrerPageId":null,"ReferrerPageButtonText":"","ShowSavedJobsIcon":false,"IconLabel":"Save for Later","OverrideCandidateCard":false,"ModulePageType":2,"ModulePageName":"AJD - Design 1","DisplayJobDateFormat":"MM/dd/yyyy","JobDetailsSelectedId":"JR0155277","ApplyUrl":"https://mckesson.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/External_Careers/job/USA-VA-Richmond/Lead-End-User-Computer---Digital-Experience-Architect_JR0155277/apply","JobDescription":"\u003Cp style=\u0022text-align:left\u0022\u003EMcKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve \u2013 we care.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\u0022text-align:inherit\u0022\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\u0022text-align:left\u0022\u003EWhat you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow\u2019s health today, we want to hear from you.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\u0022text-align:inherit\u0022\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp style=\u0022text-align:inherit\u0022\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\u003Ch1\u003EPosition Summary\u003C/h1\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Endpoint User Computing Architect is the lead technical authority responsible for defining and evolving the architecture for a secure, reliable, and modern digital workplace. This position establishes the target-state strategy, reference architectures, technical standards, and roadmaps for endpoint computing across ChromeOS, Google Workspace, Google Cloud Platform, mobile devices, virtual application delivery, identity, endpoint management, collaboration, productivity, and employee experience services.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Architect provides deep expertise in Google technologies, including Google Workspace, Chrome Enterprise, Google Admin Console, Google Cloud Platform, Google identity integrations, endpoint security, and device-management capabilities. The role translates business and employee-experience requirements into scalable architecture while ensuring security, compliance, operational resilience, cost effectiveness, and supportability.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAs a P5 Lead, this role operates with substantial autonomy, leads through influence, resolves complex cross-platform challenges, mentors engineers and architects, and guides technical decisions across product, security, infrastructure, operations, and business teams.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Ch1\u003EKey Responsibilities\u003C/h1\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u00B7\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0 Define and maintain the target-state architecture and multiyear roadmap for endpoint computing and digital workplace capabilities.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u00B7\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0 Establish reference architectures, patterns, standards, and technical guardrails for ChromeOS, Chromebooks, Windows, macOS, mobile devices, virtual applications, browsers, collaboration platforms, and productivity services.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u00B7\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0 Serve as the lead architecture authority for Google Workspace and Chrome Enterprise, including Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Shared Drives, Meet, Chat, identity federation, application access, device policies, browser controls, and data-protection capabilities.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u00B7\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0 Design integrations between Google Workspace, GCP, identity providers, endpoint-management platforms, security tools, service-management platforms, and enterprise applications.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u00B7\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0 Define architectures for secure access from managed endpoints to applications and data hosted in GCP, SaaS platforms, partner environments, and legacy infrastructure.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u00B7\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0 Lead architecture reviews for new endpoint capabilities, major migrations, acquisitions, divestitures, third-party integrations, and workplace transformation initiatives.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u00B7\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0 Translate business, security, privacy, regulatory, and operational requirements into reusable technical standards and implementation guidance.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u00B7\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0 Provide architectural direction for endpoint identity, authentication, device trust, zero-trust access, privileged administration, encryption, data loss prevention, logging, monitoring, vulnerability management, and threat protection.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u00B7\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0 Evaluate emerging Google, endpoint, AI, automation, and employee-experience technologies and recommend adoption based on business value, risk, interoperability, and total cost.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u00B7\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0 Identify architectural risks, technical debt, platform dependencies, and lifecycle concerns, then define practical remediation and modernization plans.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u00B7\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0 Partner with Technical Product Managers to align product roadmaps, architecture strategy, investment priorities, and measurable employee outcomes.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u00B7\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0 Partner with engineering and operations teams to ensure designs can be implemented, supported, monitored, and continuously improved.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u00B7\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0 Guide proof-of-concept activities, design validation, performance testing, resiliency testing, and technical acceptance criteria.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u00B7\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0 Maintain architecture decision records, diagrams, standards, patterns, and roadmap documentation.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u00B7\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0 Mentor architects and engineers, perform critical reviews of technical deliverables, and raise architecture and engineering maturity across the organization.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u00B7\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0 Communicate technical options, risks, costs, and trade-offs clearly to senior technology and business leaders.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u00B7\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0 Lead vendor technical evaluations and ensure partner solutions align with architecture, security, interoperability, and service requirements.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Ch1\u003EMinimum Qualifications\u003C/h1\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u00B7\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0 Bachelor\u0027s degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, information systems, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u00B7\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0 Typically 10 or more years of relevant technology experience, including significant experience in endpoint, infrastructure, workplace, or cloud architecture.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u00B7\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0 Demonstrated architecture experience with enterprise-scale Google Workspace and Chrome Enterprise environments.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u00B7\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0 Strong hands-on knowledge of Google Workspace administration, organizational units, groups, context-aware access, endpoint controls, Chrome policies, Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Meet, Chat, and collaboration governance.\u003C/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u00B7\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0 Strong understan