M365, Senior Consultant

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West Monroe is excited to hire a Microsoft 365 Senior Consultant for our growing Enterprise Technology team! Were looking for a technologist with keen business acumen to help solve some of our clients most complex problems while leveraging public cloud services automation Microsoft 365 solutions and advanced Identity and Access Management (IAM) capabilities. This role will play a key part in designing secure scalable and Zero Trust-aligned environments across Microsoft 365 and hybrid infrastructures. This is a rewarding opportunity to join a high growth company and employee-centric culture while helping enterprise clients transform their IT infrastructure and identity security environments.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with a team of technology consultants to design build and implement Microsoft 365 and IT infrastructure solutions with the goal of improving client business and technical operations.

Lead and execute Microsoft 365 tenant-to-tenant migrations carveouts and post-merger integrations including planning design and hands-on delivery across Exchange Online SharePoint Online OneDrive and Microsoft Teams.

Lead project delivery and execution including managing workstreams mentoring junior consultants tracking risks/issues and ensuring high-quality outcomes.

Perform current-state assessments and discovery for M365 environments identity and endpoints; define migration strategies target architectures and detailed runbooks for cutover and coexistence.

Design and implement migration and integration solutions including identity alignment (Entra ID/Azure AD) domain and UPN changes mail flow coexistence and cross-tenant collaboration.

Execute data and workload migrations using native and third-party tools (e.g. Exchange/SharePoint migration tooling) including pilot waves batch scheduling and issue remediation.

Lead cutover activities (email Teams SharePoint/OneDrive) ensuring minimal business disruption validated data integrity and successful user transition.

Design and implement identity and access configurations in Microsoft Entra ID (Conditional Access MFA SSO identity governance) required to support secure migrations enhance client IT operations and ensure secure compliant environments.

Develop and use automation (PowerShell scripting Infrastructure-as-Code where applicable) to accelerate migrations standardize configurations and improve repeatability.

Coordinate with cross-functional teams (network security application owners end-user compute) to manage dependencies such as endpoint readiness application reconfiguration and user communications.

Present migration strategies status updates and risks to client stakeholders and executives; provide clear recommendations and decision frameworks.

Support post-migration stabilization including troubleshooting optimization and knowledge transfer to client teams. Qualifications Bachelors degree in a relevant field preferred or equivalent experience required

Prior experience in consulting or a professional services environment preferred 5 years of IT experience with expertise across Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online SharePoint Teams) Defender Suite and Enterprise Mobility Security

Deep expertise with Microsoft 365 security and compliance features including data loss prevention (DLP) identity and access management using Microsoft Entra ID Conditional Access Enterprise Apps and SSO integration

Proven experience leading M365 tenant hardening projects and interpreting Secure Score or CIS benchmark recommendations

Proficiency with PowerShell for M365 administration bulk remediation and reporting.

Experience with email security standards including implementation

Deep expertise in Identity and Access Management (IAM) within Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) including Conditional Access MFA SSO/federation and Zero Trust architecture

Proven experience implementing identity governance and security controls such as Privileged Identity Management (PIM) RBAC access reviews and least-privilege access models

Experience architecting hybrid identity and implementing identity threat protection including Microsoft Entra Connect Active Directory integration Defender for Identity and remediation of identity-related security risks

Experience using scripting (PowerShell etc.) automation and/or Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform to deploy hybrid-cloud environments as well as automating tasks within Microsoft 365

Strong communication and presentation skills with the ability to explain complex security risks to non-technical stakeholders.

Must be based in the United States and able to work onshore with clients as needed (travel may be required).

The certifications below are a plus:

Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals

Microsoft 365 Certified: Collaboration Communications Systems Engineer Associate

Microsoft 365 Certified: Endpoint Administrator

Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator Associate

Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate

Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert

Culture and Values This team values a people-first collaborative and outcomes-oriented approach to consulting. Diverse perspectives and inclusive teams are central to delivering high-impact results for clients. The environment emphasizes teamwork flexibility and practical innovation over hierarchy and silos with a focus on strategic industry-informed application of technology to solve complex business challenges.

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