Location: San Jose, CA, United States
Date Posted: Oct 23, 2026
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Description Overview Synaptics is looking for a Sr. Manager, IT, Platforms to join our team. You will be responsible for leading a team responsible for the architecture, engineering, security, and lifecycle management of the organization's Microsoft technology environment. This role sets enterprise-wide architectural direction and provides operational support to ensure platforms are secure, scalable, resilient, and aligned with business priorities. This leader partners with IT, business, Cybersecurity, Legal, and integration leadership to support business continuity and deliver coordinated integration outcomes. You will lead the team through the delivery of strategic initiatives and guide the team through complex technical challenges. This position reports to the Chief Information Officer.
The typical base pay range for this position is USD $149,000 - $235,400 per year. Individual pay is determined by many factors including work location, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. This position is also eligible for a discretionary annual performance bonus, equity, and other benefits. Note that compensation listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.
Responsibilities & Competencies Job Duties
- Guide the team through critical incidents, major change initiatives, disaster recovery planning, and business continuity efforts
- Improve service reliability through automation, documentation, monitoring, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Provide leadership for complex Microsoft, cloud, identity, and security issues
- Review complex designs and implementations for alignment with architecture and operational standards
- Define and maintain the enterprise architecture roadmap for Microsoft technologies; Establish reference architectures, design principles, technology standards, and governance processes
- Lead architecture reviews for major infrastructure, cloud, identity, security, and modern workplace initiatives including evaluation of emerging technologies
- Partner with business and technology leaders to align architecture decisions with organizational goals ensuring solutions meet enterprise requirements for security, scalability, resilience, maintainability, and operational readiness
- Provide leadership for the architecture and engineering of Microsoft security and identity solutions; ensure security is integrated into architecture reviews, platform operations, and technology lifecycle decisions
- Advance Zero Trust principles across identity, endpoints, cloud services, and access management
- Lead Microsoft platform and infrastructure planning for mergers, acquisitions, and other major business integrations
- Direct the team's execution of approved integration activities, tracking milestones, dependencies, risks, and decisions
- Maintain business continuity, security, and service reliability throughout integration
- Communicate progress, risks, and escalations to IT leadership and integration stakeholders
- Provide mentorship and skill development planning for global team members
Competencies
- Expertise with Microsoft Cloud and Endpoint Management tools including, Azure, Active Directory, Group Policy, 365, Exchange, SharePoint
- Strong understanding of Microsoft Intune, Configuration Manager (MECM/SCCM), Windows Autopilot, Server & Windows LAPS, Defender, Purview, Graph, and PowerShell Automation
- Well versed in hybrid cloud and identity solutions
- Team builder and strong leader - hiring and developing talent, vision to inspire and excite team, and management of performance
- Experience in working collaboratively and leading a diverse, global cross-functional team
- Experience driving initiative and working with cross-functional teams
- Demonstrated ability to use data to improve processes and evaluate design options
- Excellent organizational, planning, and documentation skills with the ability to work within and lead a diverse team
- Able to solve problems that are not clearly defined and require in depth understanding of technology and organizational objectives . Unafraid to explore new ideas and technologies
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical decisions and risks to technical and executive audiences
Qualifications (Requirements)
- Bachelor's degree Computer Science or Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience
- 12 years of experience working in Enterprise Information Systems including 4 years managing teams
- Demonstrated experience leading and developing technical teams
- Extensive experience designing, implementing, and supporting Microsoft enterprise platforms
- Experience establishing enterprise architecture standards, roadmaps, and governance practices
- Hands on experience leading technology integration for mergers or large-scale organizational integrations including both pre-close planning and post-close execution, including Day 1 readiness, roadmaps, dependencies, risks, and resource planning
- Track record of coordinating across IT, Cybersecurity, Legal, business, and integration teams while following applicable governance and data-sharing requirements to execute projects
- Experience rationalizing Microsoft platforms, identity environments, cloud services, endpoints, and collaboration tools
- Experience leading incident response, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement activities in enterprise environments
- Minimal travel up to 5% may be required
