Role: M365 / SharePoint Architect

Location: Remote – US
Duration: 12 Months

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced M365 / SharePoint Architect to lead the architecture, implementation, and governance of Microsoft 365 solutions across the enterprise. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Microsoft 365 services, SharePoint architecture, cloud security, identity management, and enterprise collaboration platforms. This role will drive technology strategy, platform modernization, secure integrations, and user adoption while ensuring alignment with business objectives and organizational compliance requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain enterprise architecture for Microsoft 365 services, including SharePoint Online, Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, and Power Platform.

• Define architectural roadmaps for Microsoft 365 adoption, platform modernization, integration, and performance optimization.

• Lead SharePoint and Microsoft 365 migrations, implementations, upgrades, and enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.

• Establish governance policies for content management, data lifecycle, retention, permissions, access controls, and platform usage.

• Collaborate with security, compliance, and infrastructure teams to enforce enterprise security standards and regulatory requirements, including GDPR and HIPAA where applicable.

• Implement and oversee identity and access management solutions using Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Microsoft Intune, and Microsoft Defender.

• Provide architectural direction, technical oversight, and escalation support for complex M365 and SharePoint issues.

• Partner with business stakeholders to assess requirements and design scalable, secure, and user-friendly digital workplace solutions.

• Evaluate third-party products, connectors, and integrations to extend Microsoft 365 capabilities.

• Develop technical documentation, architecture standards, implementation guidelines, and operational procedures.

• Drive user adoption through training, knowledge sharing, communication, and change management initiatives.

• Mentor architects, engineers, and support teams while promoting technical best practices and continuous improvement.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline; a master’s degree is preferred.

• 8+ years of overall IT experience, including at least 5 years in Microsoft 365 architecture and solution design.

• Extensive hands-on knowledge of Microsoft 365 services, administration, configuration, and enterprise architecture.

• Strong experience with SharePoint Online architecture, administration, governance, migration, and integration.

• Expertise in Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, and Power Platform.

• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Intune, Microsoft Defender, identity management, and access control.

• Strong understanding of enterprise security, information protection, data governance, retention policies, and regulatory compliance.

• Proven ability to lead technical projects, resolve complex issues, and guide cross-functional engineering teams.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Microsoft certifications such as MS-102, MS-600, SC-300, or AZ-500.

• Experience supporting global enterprise environments and geographically distributed teams.

• Familiarity with Agile delivery, DevOps practices, and automated deployment processes.

• Ability to mentor junior architects and engineers and establish architecture standards.

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions.