M365/O365 Systems Administrator

Novacoast Staffing is currently working with a large government entity in its search for an experienced M365 Administrator. This is a remote contract opportunity starting with a 4 month term and expected to renew for an additional 5 years.

In this role, you will support the M365 environment including Exchange Online, Teams, Intune, and Power Platform (PowerBI, Apps, etc) for 1400+ users.

Additional Responsibilities:

• M365 Admin for user issue resolution, support requests, and assistance in any major incident/outage support of the platform
• Implement fixes and solutions for user issues, including permissions, email distribution lists, shared mailboxes, mail flow, mail routing, eDiscovery, Teams issues, etc.
• Design and apply changes for IT security in partnership with Microsoft to ensure environmental compliance.
• Function as an expert/available resource for all M365 Incident tickets, issues, and M365 platform features functions configurations.
• Support patching process analyze impacts, test and assess end-user experience; proactively identify any detrimental effects to the configuration and/or end-user experience
• Review and document all changes to system settings and configurations
• Become a subject matter expert and train the team on the latest technology.
• Function as on-call resource on a rotating schedule as needed
• Represents the Microsoft 365 platform in change problem and incident management.
• Support training and information sharing sessions for staff and external users on usage of M365 products.
• Ensure knowledge is up to date on current M365 platform features and functions maintain certification, complete online reading/learning, attend seminars, and partner with vendors

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience working with Microsoft 365 administration and support
• Microsoft Messaging Administrator Associate Certification (Required)
• M365 Administration experience (migration is a plus)
• Exchange On-Premise and Online
• Administration experience with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, One Drive for Business,
• Active Directory, Group Policy, and DNS experience
• Azure AD administration
• PowerShell Scripting is a plus
• Identity and Access Management via Azure AD, as well as 3rd party MFA integration, is a plus
• Azure Information Protection is a plus
• Experience managing Microsoft Azure services with M365 is a plus
• You must be able to pass a thorough background/credit check to qualify.

If this opportunity sounds like a good match for your next career move, submit your resume today for immediate consideration.