Role: Windows Migration Specialist
Location -- Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Rate: $50/hr on c2c or $42 per hour on w2
Client -- HCL TECH
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.
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