Migration Specialist

Role: Migration Specialist

Location: Cleveland, OH - Onsite

Must have strong experience with Quest Migration Tool.

Job Description:
Migration Specialist Microsoft 365, Entra ID & Active Directory (M&A)

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Lead to drive the migration and integration of Microsoft 365 services, Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), and Active Directory environments during Merger & Acquisition (M&A) activities. This role is critical to ensuring seamless collaboration, identity management, and service continuity across newly acquired entities and existing infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

Migration & Integration Strategy

- Lead technical planning and execution of Microsoft 365 tenant-to-tenant migrations.

- Design and implement Entra ID (Azure AD) integration strategies including domain consolidation, identity synchronization, and conditional access policies.

- Oversee Active Directory forest/domain migrations and trust relationships.

- Collaborate with security, compliance, and legal teams to ensure governance alignment.

Technical Execution

- Perform detailed assessments of source and target environments.

- Inventory existing AD forests, domains, OU structures, GPOs, and schema versions.

- Identify overlapping UPNs, SIDHistory, and domain naming conflicts.

- Configure forest-level or domain-level trust (two-way, transitive or non-transitive) between source and target AD environments.

- Configure and manage migration tools (e.g., Quest, Sharegate, BitTitan, Microsoft Cross-Tenant tools).

- Ensure coexistence and interoperability of Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, and other M365 services.

- Implement hybrid identity models and manage synchronization via Entra Connect.

- Migrate M365 objects (Mailbox, Groups, etc.) and associated data over to the target Tenant.

Project Leadership

- Act as technical SME in cross-functional M&A integration teams.

- Develop and maintain migration runbooks, rollback plans, and post-migration validation checklists.

- Provide technical guidance to internal teams and external partners.

- Track and report progress, risks, and mitigation strategies to stakeholders.

Security & Compliance

- Ensure secure identity federation and access control during transitions.

- Align migration activities with Zero Trust principles and customer s security policies.

- Support data residency, retention, and compliance requirements across regions.

User Experience & Adoption

- Minimize user disruption through effective change management and communication.

- Support post-migration troubleshooting and service optimization.

- Collaborate with adoption teams to onboard users to new environments.

Required Qualifications

- 8+ years of experience in Microsoft 365, Entra ID, and Active Directory environments.

- Proven experience in M&A migration projects involving Microsoft cloud services.

- Deep understanding of identity management, authentication protocols, and hybrid environments.

- Hands-on experience with PowerShell scripting and automation.

- Familiarity with Microsoft Purview, Defender, and compliance solutions.

Preferred Skills

- Microsoft Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert or equivalent.

- Experience with Entra ID Governance, Identity Protection, and Lifecycle Workflows.

- Knowledge of manufacturing industry IT environments and operational constraints.

- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Work Environment

- Global collaboration across time zones.

- Fast-paced, dynamic, and transformation-focused IT landscape.