Microsoft 365 Architect

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Role : Microsoft 365 Architect

Duration : 6 Months CTH

Location : Dallas, TX (Onsite)

Key Skills: M365 + AD + Intune/SCCM + Teams/Sharepoint

Job Description:

• Own Overall Infrastructure Solution Design Lifecycle (solution design, effort estimation, solution articulation, transformation, development of business case and presentation)
• Specialization in EUC Area , have managed Architect and solution team
• Work with client, business development team, and delivery team to understand client requirements.
• Participate and lead due diligence exercises (where applicable)
• Drive and Own Solution discussions with Internal Stakeholders. This includes: Solution Workshops, Solution Reviews Calls, Deal Review Calls, and participate in Deliverability Assessment Calls.
• Should have experience extensively working on RFP/RFI, presales related activities for RIM projects.
• Deliver solution Presentation to Customers
• Drive / Participate in Solution discussions with Partners (where applicable).
• Coordinate with other BU's to provide an integrated solution
• Collaborate with Business Analysts in response development
• Support product management and marketing teams in developing productized solutions offerings and collateral (where applicable)
• Perform overall quality check on the client deliverables.
• Adhere to the defined BD Processes
• Contribute to key initiatives in the practice People Management, as applicable.
• Strong technical skills in infrastructure services areas.

Key Functional Areas of Expertise:

• Architects and consulting roles in the projects,
• Design and implementation, hands-on experience
• Technical specialization / External certifications
• Build the vital competency centers
• Excellent quality of delivery
• Build a portfolio of successful projects, references, and credentials Market research

Technical Expertise:

• 5 to 10 or more years of experience in Architecture and Designing solutions, Migrating on-prem Exchange to O365/Exchange Online.
• Experience working in a Transitional multi-supplier environment within a large-scale organization. Experience in leading significant technical solution design and development, leveraging existing tool suites, and proposing best-of-breed solutions.
• Must have strong hands-on experience working on Exchange Online
• Experience implementing M365 DLP, Cloud App Security, Defender, and Conditional Access
• To maintain Exchange Hybrid Co-Existence in a multi-Active Directory Forest/Exchange Org Topology
• To maintain Data Sovereignty compliance (GDPR) when Multi-Geo must have to be used
• Migrations from Lotus Notes & GroupWise, along with InterOrg (Exchange to Exchange) and GSuite/O365 Tenant to Tenant Migrations
• Migrations from SharePoint on-premises, Gsuite, and other CMS tools to SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business
• Must have Architectural understanding of how Third Party Archive & Journaling Email Data (Enterprise Vault, Mimecast) on legal hold is migrated appropriately (to maintain Data Immutability)
• Must have Architectural Proficiency in integrating Microsoft and non-Microsoft Mobile Devices/Mobile
• Application Management & Unified Endpoint Management solutions with Exchange/Office 365 (Intune, Airwatch,
• Workspace One, etc.) as well as other third-party email-aware apps (Unified Communications/Messaging, Fax, Printer/Scanners)
• Must have Architectural Proficiency (Design, Build, Migrate) with Office 365 Email Protection Mechanisms: Microsoft and non-Microsoft Email Hygiene/Gateway Products (Proof-Point, Exchange Online Protection, Mimecast, etc.)
• SPF, DKIM, and DMARC (along with ARC) Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection, Must have an architectural understanding of Microsoft 365 protections
• CAS, DLP, ATP, AIP
• Data Loss Prevention, RMS/IRM, Azure Information Protection (Classification-Labelling & Sensitive Information Types), Office 365 Message Encryption & Transport Rules
• Legal/Litigation Holds, Retention, Deletion, and Data Immutability
• Understanding of Message Retention and Data Compliance Requirements
• A complete knowledge of Microsoft 365 and the Collaboration technology stack
• Proficiency in all technical aspects of M365 implementation and Azure Active Directory (AAD) services are required.
• Strong communication skills express key ideas and obtain tangible feedback from cross-functional team members and stakeholders.
• Hand- on experience with implementation, deployment, migration, and support of core M365 services, including (but not limited to):
• Exchange Online including mailbox migration, EOP, and Exchange Administration

Preferred Qualifications:

• Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator Associate
• Experience with Azure Cloud, scripting, and automation