Remote Architect

NYSE: TKO) is a premium sports and entertainment company. TKO owns iconic properties including UFC, the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization; WWE, the global leader in sports entertainment; Together, these properties reach 1 billion households across 210 countries and territories and organize more than 500 live events year-round, attracting more than three million fans. This role ensures that email, calendaring, and security platforms are reliable, secure, and scalable across all global brands, while enabling seamless collaboration for employees, partners, and talent. At its core, the role provides architectural leadership across M&A, divestiture, and brand migration programs, safeguarding business continuity, regulatory compliance, and executive communications. This is a pivotal position at the intersection of technology strategy, cybersecurity, and enterprise collaboration, directly influencing the experience of every TKO employee worldwide.
TKO unites three of the most recognizable brands in global sports — UFC, WWE, and PBR — with the premier hospitality brand, OLE, and the world-class broadcast, sports, and events company, IMG, to form a next-generation technology, sports, and entertainment powerhouse. You’ll work with cutting-edge identity, cloud, and infrastructure technologies from Okta and Entra ID and enterprise automation using Workato, Service Now, Workday, and Okta Workflows. Your work will support everything from corporate operations to global broadcasts and live events.
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Permanent
Stamford or remote
Define and maintain the global messaging architecture across Exchange Online, M365, and integrated security/compliance platforms.
Develop and enforce governance models, standards, and best practices to ensure consistent, secure, and scalable messaging services worldwide.
Direct engineering teams on monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization for mail and calendaring systems.
Partner with Global Security Operations to strengthen phishing defense, vulnerability patching, and threat detection.
Ensure compliance with global regulations (SOX, PCI, GDPR, PIPL, HIPAA) through secure design and retention/eDiscovery controls.
Establish architecture for journaling, litigation holds, retention, and regulatory reporting in collaboration with Legal and Compliance.
Govern role-based administration, privileged access, and identity controls across messaging platforms.
Advise executives and senior leadership on risk, cost optimization, and strategic investments in messaging and collaboration.
Architectural Leadership: Able to design, articulate, and defend email and messaging architecture decisions across hybrid environments (M365, Exchange Online, Exchange on Prem, Okta, AD, Entra ID).
Capable of guiding junior engineers and collaborating effectively across infrastructure, security, and application teams.
Thrives in environments where direction is still forming and able to bring structure and clarity to grey areas.
Customer Orientation: QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience.
~Demonstrated experience leading identity architecture and delivery for large-scale, hybrid environments.

Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online, Teams Online, SharePoint Online, etc.)
Google Workspace
Okta Identity Cloud (SSO, MFA, Workflows, Lifecycle Management, Identity Governance)
Microsoft Active Directory (forest/domain design, GPOs, trusts, replication)
Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD (hybrid join, conditional access, identity federation)
Desirable project experience:
Implemented SPF, DKIM, DMARC, MTA-STS, and DANE across global brands to harden email security.
Rolled out enterprise-grade anti-phishing and advanced threat protection platforms (Mimecast, Proofpoint, Microsoft Defender for Office 365).
Built global monitoring and alerting frameworks for messaging health, performance, and mail flow.
Microsoft Certified: Exchange Server 2019 / Exchange Online Expert (or legacy MCSE: Messaging)
Microsoft Certified: Microsoft Certified: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) or GIAC certifications (IAM/GRC)
Training or certification in Zero Trust Architecture, PIM/PAM Design, IAM Governance
Per local requirements and in the interest of transparency, the hourly rate shown below reflects the prevalent current hiring range for this position. The company strives to provide locally competitive rewards packages, which include base rate along with, as applicable, short- and long-term incentives, growth and developmental opportunities, and robust benefits, such as health care, retirement, vacation and other paid time off, and additional offerings.
135,000 annually(minimum will not fall below the applicable State/local minimum salary thresholds)
TKO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding non-discrimination in employment. TKO makes employment decisions based on merit and qualifications, without considering an employee’s or applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under federal, state or local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the Company has facilities. TKO also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state or local laws. For information about Privacy and Information Security for TKO employment candidates, please review our Privacy Policy. For information regarding Terms of Use for this and other TKO websites, please review our Terms of Use.