Job Description
Job Title: M365 Architect
Duration- Fulltime Permanent
Location: Columbia, SC (Onsite From Day 1)
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced Senior M365 Architect to lead the design, implementation, governance, and optimization of Microsoft 365 solutions for enterprise customers. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Microsoft 365 technologies, cloud transformation, security, compliance, and collaboration platforms, while providing strategic guidance to business and technical stakeholders.
Architecture & Solution Design
Mandatory
Duration- Fulltime Permanent
Location: Columbia, SC (Onsite From Day 1)
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced Senior M365 Architect to lead the design, implementation, governance, and optimization of Microsoft 365 solutions for enterprise customers. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Microsoft 365 technologies, cloud transformation, security, compliance, and collaboration platforms, while providing strategic guidance to business and technical stakeholders.
Architecture & Solution Design
- Design end-to-end Microsoft 365 solutions aligned with business and technology objectives.
- Define architecture, roadmap, and governance strategies for Microsoft 365 workloads.
- Lead tenant consolidation, migration, and modernization initiatives.
- Develop scalable, secure, and highly available cloud-based solutions.
- Architect solutions across:
- Microsoft Teams
- SharePoint Online
- OneDrive for Business
- Exchange Online
- Viva Suite
- Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI)
- Microsoft Copilot for M365
- Evaluate and recommend new Microsoft technologies and services.
- Design security solutions utilizing:
- Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
- Conditional Access
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
- Microsoft Defender Suite
- Microsoft Purview
- Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
- Information Protection and Compliance Controls
- Ensure adherence to organizational and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Lead migrations from:
- On-premises Exchange to Exchange Online
- File Shares to SharePoint Online and OneDrive
- Third-party collaboration platforms to Microsoft 365
- Create migration strategies, deployment plans, and risk mitigation approaches.
- Act as a trusted advisor for customers and leadership teams.
- Conduct workshops, architecture reviews, and executive presentations.
- Collaborate with business units, project managers, security teams, and operations teams.
- Establish governance policies, standards, and best practices.
- Define operational models and support strategies.
- Create architecture documentation and technical design documents.
- Mentor engineers and architects across the M365 ecosystem.
Mandatory
- Microsoft 365 Administration & Architecture
- Exchange Online
- SharePoint Online
- Microsoft Teams
- OneDrive for Business
- Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
- Microsoft Defender
- Microsoft Purview
- PowerShell Automation
- Hybrid Identity and Authentication
- Azure Fundamentals and Integration
- Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365
- Power Platform
- Azure Architecture
- Intune / En
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Columbia, SC |
| Industry | Computer/IT Services |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1990 |
| Website | http://q1tech.com/ |
About Company
Q1 consists of experienced and recognized experts providing the capability to respond to market demand in order to provide professional services for our clients including Enterprise software implementations, application integration and technical / functional support.
Q1 has steadily grown into a Quality IT services and solutions organization with the average experience of our team being over 10 years. We have continuously met or exceeded client expectations by delivering professional services and project implementations on time and under budget to help clients truly recognize return on investment.
Skills
- Authenticationunmatched
- Automationunmatched
- Best Practicesunmatched
- Cloud Computingunmatched
- Design Documentunmatched
- High Availabilityunmatched
- Identity Data Managementunmatched
- Information/Data Security (InfoSec)unmatched
- Leadershipunmatched
- Loss Preventionunmatched
- Maintain Complianceunmatched
- Microsoft Exchange Serverunmatched
- Microsoft Product Familyunmatched
- Microsoft SharePointunmatched
- Microsoft Windows Azureunmatched
- Migration Strategyunmatched
- Operational Supportunmatched
- Policy Developmentunmatched
- Power BIunmatched
- Project/Program Managementunmatched
- Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)unmatched
- Regulatory Complianceunmatched
- Regulatory Requirementsunmatched
- Risk Managementunmatched
- Scalable System Developmentunmatched
- Strategic Planningunmatched
- Technical Writingunmatched
- Technical/Engineering Designunmatched
- Windows PowerShellunmatched
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