Microsoft 365 Platform Engineer
Wakefield, NY - USA
Job Summary
The Microsoft 365 Platform Engineer is responsible for designing implementing and maintaining integrations across the organizations Microsoft 365 ecosystem. This role ensures seamless connectivity between cloud services onprem systems thirdparty applications identity platforms and automation workflows. The Specialist will work closely with Infrastructure Security and Business Technology teams to modernize processes standardize system interactions and enhance data flow across the enterprise. This role also administers the Microsoft 365 tenant and serves as the administrator and governance owner of the Microsoft Power Platform ensuring secure scalable and compliant use of Power Apps Power Automate and related services across the enterprise.
This position is ideal for a technically strong processminded professional who enjoys solving complex integration challenges building scalable automation and improving operational efficiency through M365centric solutions.
Duties include but not limited to:
- Administer and configure Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online SharePoint Online Teams OneDrive and Intune.
- Manage tenant-wide settings licensing and service health and implement changes in line with change-management and security standards.
- Design develop and maintain integrations across Microsoft 365 services (Exchange Online SharePoint Online Teams OneDrive Intune Entra ID).
- Build and manage automated workflows using Power Automate Graph API webhooks and service connectors.
- Integrate M365 with businesscritical thirdparty systems (HRIS ERP CRM security tools productivity platforms).
- Create standardized provisioning/deprovisioning processes using automation and directory synchronization multiple IDPs including Entra and Okta.
- Administer and govern the Microsoft Power Platform including Power Apps Power Automate Dataverse and related services.
- Manage environments licensing and capacity connectors data loss prevention (DLP) policies and platform security controls.
- Establish governance standards and processes that enable business-led app development while meeting security and compliance requirements.
- Partner with application-development teams to support their solutions while retaining ownership of platform administration and governance.
- Monitor platform health usage and adoption and recommend improvements that increase value and reduce risk.
- Implement and maintain identity integrations through Entra ID including SSO SCIM provisioning conditional access flows and groupbased policy automation.
- Support lifecycle integrations that rely on identity events (role changes onboarding offboarding access certifications).
- Assess system requirements and design integration pathways that enhance data flow reduce redundancy and improve operational efficiency.
- Collaborate with infrastructure teams to ensure integrations align with architectural standards security policies and compliance requirements.
- Evaluate emerging technologies and make recommendations for modernizing integration patterns.
- Implement monitoring logging and alerting for integration flows using native M365 tools SIEM platforms and audit capabilities.
- Ensure integrations comply with organizational security standards retention policies data protection requirements and regulatory frameworks.
- Maintain documentation for integration architecture workflows dependencies and change history.
- Diagnose and resolve integration failures data mismatches API errors permission issues and workflow exceptions.
- Serve as an escalation point for M365related automation Microsoft 365 administration Power Platform governance identity integrations security configurations and system interoperability issues.
- Partner with vendors when needed to address complex platform or connector issues.
- Work with business units to translate functional needs into technical integration requirements.
- Facilitate user adoption of integrated processes through clear documentation training and changemanagement support.
- Participate in crossfunctional projects involving data modernization automation workflow redesign or system migrations.
Citizenship: Must be a US citizen
Minimum Required Qualifications
Clearance: ability to obtain
Education: Bachelors Degree
Years of Experience: 4-6
Certifications: Microsoft certifications (MS900 SC300 AZ104 PL300 PL400)
Preferred Qualifications
Clearance: Secret
Education: Bachelors Degree
Years of experience: 4-7
Certifications: Microsoft certifications (MS900 SC300 AZ104 PL300 PL400)
Technical Skills
- 46 years of experience in systems integration cloud administration or enterprise IT.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft 365 services Entra ID identity management and Power Platform administration and governance.
- Experience building and managing APIs connectors automation flows and crosssystem data interactions.
- Solid understanding of authentication protocols (OAuth2 SAML OpenID Connect) SCIM bridges and security controls.
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to isolate and resolve complex integration issues.
Preferred
- Experience supporting hybrid environments multisite organizations or regulated industries.
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks audit logging incident response workflows and enterprise security tools.
- Microsoft certifications (MS900 SC300 AZ104 PL300 PL400) preferred.
- Background process automation or enterprise application architecture is a plus.
- Experience administering or integrating Microsoft Dynamics 365 is a plus.
- Experience with the Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE) Starter Kit Managed Environments and application lifecycle management (ALM).
- Familiarity with JSON XML and RESTful services.
Interpersonal Skills
- Accountability
- Communication
- Collaboration
- Transparency
- Trust
Additional Information
Location: Remote
Travel: 5%
Remote Onsite or Hybrid: Wakefield HQ office or remote
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This position is filled through continuous recruitment and will remain open until a sufficient pool of applications has been received.
Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to medical dental vision life insurance Tricare supplement short-term disability long-term disability 401(k) match flexible spending accounts health savings accounts employee assistance program learning and development benefit paid time off and holidays.
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