Senior Microsoft 365 Engineer - Fixed Term Contract

Job Description

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We are seeking an experienced Senior Microsoft 365 Engineer to design, implement, administer, and optimize Microsoft 365 services across a large enterprise environment. The role focuses on collaboration, messaging, identity, security, governance, and automation within the Microsoft ecosystem.

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Key Responsibilities

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• Design and support Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Power Platform, and Entra ID.

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• Provide Tier 3 support for complex identity, collaboration, and messaging issues.

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• Manage Microsoft 365 tenant administration, licensing, governance, and user life cycle management.

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• Implement and maintain security, compliance, retention, and information protection solutions.

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• Administer Entra ID, Hybrid Identity, Conditional Access, MFA, and Identity Governance.

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• Manage Exchange Online mail flow, transport rules, messaging security, and hybrid environments.

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• Develop automation using PowerShell and Microsoft Graph API.

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• Monitor platform health, performance, security, and adoption trends.

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• Create technical documentation, operational procedures, and knowledge articles.

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• Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and business teams on enterprise solutions.

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• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to Microsoft 365 roadmap and architecture decisions.

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Required Skills & Experience

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• 7+ years of infrastructure/platform engineering experience.

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• 5+ years of Microsoft 365 engineering and administration experience.

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• Strong hands-on expertise in:

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• Exchange Online

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• Microsoft Teams

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• SharePoint Online

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• OneDrive for Business

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• Microsoft Entra ID

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• Power Platform

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• Experience with:

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• Hybrid Identity and Active Directory integration

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• Conditional Access and MFA

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• Microsoft Purview, DLP, Sensitivity Labels, Retention & eDiscovery

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• PowerShell Scripting and automation

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• Microsoft Graph API

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• Enterprise-scale Microsoft 365 environments

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• Governance, security, and compliance frameworks

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• Git/GitHub

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Preferred Skills

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• Microsoft Defender for Office 365

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• Microsoft Defender XDR

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• Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365

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• Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI administration

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• Multi-tenant/global Microsoft 365 environments

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Certifications (Preferred)

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• Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert

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• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate

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• Microsoft Certified: Messaging Administrator Associate

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Education

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• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

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