Microsoft 365 Senior Engineer - Systems

Description & Requirements

MAXIMUS is seeking an experienced Microsoft 365 Senior Engineer- Systems to serve as an integral part of a team that specialize in Microsoft 365 administration, combining technical expertise with strategic planning and user support capabilities.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Focus on design and implementation of support technologies for an enterprise deployment of Active Directory and remediation of the existing environment, Storage and Servers (both Physical and Virtualized) Infrastructure.
- Responsible for developing and configuring infrastructure components such as Windows Server 2008/2012 R2, Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) server, Microsoft Terminal Services Server, and virtualization services such as VMware and Microsoft HyperV.
- Participate in the migration of Windows Server 2003 to 2012 R2, AD remediation and the upgrade of Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 to 2012.
- Design, implement and configure the systems needed to support an enterprise AD infrastructure.
- Design, implement and configure the enterprise server infrastructure and have upgraded an enterprise environment from 2003 to 2012 R2.
- Design, migrate and configure SCOM from 2007 to 2012.
- Create training material(s) to provide to the customer on all solutions implemented.
- Create standard operating procedures on all solutions implemented.
- Research, evaluate, and remain current on emerging tools, techniques, and IT technologies.
- Work closely with client to perform technical and requirements analysis.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

- Administer, maintain, and deploy various core and advanced Microsoft 365 Services.

- Support of various M365 services including Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive for Business, Microsoft Defender and Endpoint Manager (Intune) administration.

-Troubleshooting mail flow issues and implementing mail protection strategies.

-Implementing and managing security and compliance features in Microsoft 365, including Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Conditional Access policies, and Azure Information Protection (AIP).

-Configure Teams settings, channels, and integration with other Microsoft 365 services.

- Author and utilize PowerShell scripts to maintain and automate processes.

-Develop solutions to enhance productivity and streamline administrative tasks.

- Provide recommendations on environment architecture and best practices.

-Participate in maintaining Azure Active Directory users and groups.

-Keep track of latest M365 developments and best practices - including Microsoft roadmap and releases changes.

-Monitor Microsoft 365 services for performance, availability, and capacity planning.

-Partner with Information Security to implement new and update existing processes, outlining best standard security practices for M365 services.

-Collaborate with other IT teams and stakeholders to align Microsoft 365 services with business objectives.

-Planning and executing m...