Lead Microsoft 365 (M365) Consultant- 10+ yrs- Remote

Keywords

Lead M365 Consultant, Microsoft 365, Office 365, M365 Architect, Entra ID, Azure AD, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, Intune, Defender, Purview, PowerShell, Microsoft Graph API, Azure, Hybrid Cloud, Microsoft Security, Compliance, DLP, eDiscovery, MDM, MAM, Conditional Access, MFA, Identity Governance, SSO, Azure AD Connect, Windows Autopilot, Microsoft Copilot, Power Platform, Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft Licensing, Tenant Migration, Office 365 Migration.

 

Job Description:

Lead Microsoft 365 (M365) Consultant to lead the design, implementation, migration, administration, and support of enterprise Microsoft 365 environments.

Expertise across Microsoft 365 technologies, cloud infrastructure, identity management, security, compliance, and endpoint management.

This role requires strong leadership skills, the ability to architect scalable cloud solutions, and extensive experience delivering complex Microsoft 365 transformation projects.

 

Required Experience

10+ years of overall IT Infrastructure and Cloud experience.

7+ years of hands-on Microsoft 365 administration and architecture.

Experience leading enterprise Microsoft 365 migration and modernization projects.

Strong client-facing consulting and technical leadership experience.

Experience working in large enterprise environments (5,000+ users preferred).

 

Primary Responsibilities

Lead the architecture, implementation, administration, and optimization of enterprise Microsoft 365 environments.

Design secure, scalable, and highly available Microsoft 365 solutions.

Lead Microsoft 365 tenant deployment, migration, and consolidation projects.

Develop governance, security, and compliance strategies across the Microsoft ecosystem.

Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.

Provide technical leadership and mentor Microsoft 365 administrators and engineers.

Create technical documentation, implementation plans, and operational runbooks.

Perform environment assessments and recommend modernization strategies.

Troubleshoot complex Microsoft 365 issues and provide Level 3/Level 4 support.

Ensure adherence to Microsoft best practices and enterprise security standards.

 

Microsoft 365 Administration

Strong hands-on experience with:

Microsoft 365 Administration

Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory)

Exchange Online

SharePoint Online

Microsoft Teams

OneDrive for Business

Microsoft Intune

Microsoft Defender

Microsoft Purview

Microsoft 365 Apps

Microsoft 365 Licensing

Microsoft Viva

 

Identity & Access Management

Microsoft Entra ID

Azure AD Connect

Hybrid Identity

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Conditional Access

Identity Governance

Privileged Identity Management (PIM)

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Passwordless Authentication

Identity Protection

 

Exchange Online

Exchange Online Administration

Mailbox Migrations

Hybrid Exchange

SMTP Mail Flow

Exchange Transport Rules

Mail Security

Email Protection

Exchange Online Protection (EOP)

Microsoft Defender for Office 365

 

SharePoint Online & Collaboration

SharePoint Online Administration

Site Collections

Document Libraries

Content Management

Permissions Management

OneDrive Administration

Microsoft Teams Administration

Teams Phone

Teams Rooms

Collaboration Solutions

 

Endpoint Management

Microsoft Intune

Mobile Device Management (MDM)

Mobile Application Management (MAM)

Windows Autopilot

Endpoint Security

Device Compliance Policies

Endpoint Configuration

Windows 10/11 Management

 

Security & Compliance

Hands-on experience implementing:

Microsoft Defender XDR

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Microsoft Defender for Office 365

Microsoft Purview

Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

Information Protection

Sensitivity Labels

Retention Policies

eDiscovery

Insider Risk Management

Compliance Manager

Zero Trust Security Architecture

Secure Score

Microsoft Sentinel (preferred)

 

Microsoft 365 Migration Experience

Experience leading migrations including:

Exchange On-Premises to Exchange Online

SharePoint On-Premises to SharePoint Online

Google Workspace to Microsoft 365

Microsoft Tenant-to-Tenant Migration

OneDrive Migration

File Server Migration

Active Directory Modernization

 

Azure Experience

Working knowledge of:

Microsoft Azure

Azure Virtual Machines

Azure Networking

Azure Storage

Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD)

Azure Monitor

Azure Backup

Azure Site Recovery

 

Automation & Scripting

Strong experience with:

PowerShell

Microsoft Graph API

Power Automate

Azure Automation

REST APIs

JSON

ARM Templates (preferred)

Bicep (preferred)

 

Power Platform (Preferred)

Power Apps

Power Automate

Power BI

Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365

AI-powered productivity solutions

 

Required Technical Skills

Microsoft 365

Office 365

Microsoft Entra ID

Azure Active Directory

Exchange Online

SharePoint Online

Microsoft Teams

OneDrive

Intune

Defender

Purview

Azure

Azure AD Connect

Active Directory

Windows Server

DNS

DHCP

Group Policy (GPO)

PowerShell

Microsoft Graph API

MFA

SSO

Conditional Access

Identity Governance

Compliance

Security

MDM

MAM

Hybrid Cloud

Microsoft Licensing

Enterprise Mobility + Security (EMS)

 

Preferred Certifications

Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert

Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)

Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)

Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200)

Microsoft Certified: Information Protection Administrator Associate (SC-400)

Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)

 

Nice to Have

Microsoft Copilot implementation experience.

Microsoft Viva Suite experience.

Microsoft Fabric knowledge.

Azure DevOps.

Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

ITIL certification.

PMP or Agile/Scrum experience.

Experience with enterprise governance and cloud adoption frameworks.