M365 Platform Engineer
About The Position
Join a growing M365 platform engineering team supporting enterprise-scale information protection, compliance, governance, collaboration, productivity, and automation services across a complex multi-segment environment. The role is a key engineering resource for Microsoft Purview and contributes across the broader M365 platform ecosystem. It offers the opportunity to influence engineering standards, advance strategic platform initiatives, and help scale secure, resilient, well-governed services. U.S. citizenship is required due to the nature of work performed within the facility. The engineer leads the architecture, engineering, and operational governance of Microsoft Purview capabilities and supports related M365 workloads, including Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and Power Platform, including Copilot and Copilot Studio. The role contributes to platform architecture and governance, resolves complex incidents, partners with technical and business stakeholders, maintains documentation and engineering standards, and supports data governance, AI enablement, modernization, compliance automation, and cross-service integration initiatives.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience architecting and engineering Microsoft 365 solutions, including Microsoft Purview and supporting M365 workloads such as Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and Power Platform.
- Experience architecting, implementing, and governing Microsoft Purview solutions, including Sensitivity Labels, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Data Lifecycle Management, Information Protection, eDiscovery, Insider Risk Management, Communication Compliance, and Data Governance capabilities.
- Experience developing governance, security, and compliance controls supporting Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, and AI-enabled M365 services.
- Experience with incident resolution, scope determination, and structured root-cause analysis.
- Experience with PowerShell scripting and automation.
- Ability to work autonomously, refine ambiguous requests proactively, and drive solutions end-to-end without prescriptive guidance.
- Ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical stakeholders and translate requirements into scalable solutions while clearly articulating design decisions, risks, and tradeoffs.
- Ability to lead engineering workstreams, major escalations, and platform-level initiatives.
- Bachelor's degree.
- U.S. citizenship.
Nice To Haves
- Experience architecting Copilot and Copilot Studio solutions, particularly data governance, environment and connector security, responsible AI configuration, and developing agents that reliably support business workflows at scale.
- Experience deploying or administering Proofpoint products such as Proofpoint Protection Server, Email Fraud Defense, Targeted Attack Protection, Threat Response Auto-Pull, and Secure Email Relay.
- Experience deploying or administering AvePoint products such as Cense, Cloud Governance, EnPower, Insights, MyHub, Opus, Policies for Microsoft 365, and ReCenter.
- Experience executing M365 migrations and tenant-to-tenant transitions, including mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, with emphasis on data integrity, security, and minimal business disruption.
- Experience mentoring others or coordinating technical work across teams.
- Experience supporting regulated, high-security, or complex enterprise environments.
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture, engineering, and operational governance of Microsoft Purview capabilities, including Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Data Lifecycle Management, Data Governance, Insider Risk, Communication Compliance, eDiscovery, and emerging compliance solutions.
- Support related M365 workloads, including Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and Power Platform, including Copilot and Copilot Studio.
- Contribute to architectural design, engineering, and governance strategies for information protection, data governance, compliance, collaboration, productivity, and automation services.
- Support enterprise governance initiatives for Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, and agent-based experiences, aligning them with security, compliance, data protection, and responsible AI requirements.
- Drive resolution of complex incidents, perform deep-dive troubleshooting, and implement service improvements across the M365 ecosystem.
- Partner with engineering, support, cybersecurity, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable, secure, and well-governed technical solutions.
- Develop and maintain documentation, engineering standards, and repeatable implementation practices.
- Support strategic initiatives related to data governance, AI enablement, platform modernization, compliance automation, and cross-service integration.
- Lead engineering workstreams, major escalations, and platform-level initiatives.
Benefits
- Health, life, and disability benefits
- Financial and retirement benefits
- Paid leave
- Professional development
- Tuition assistance
- Work-life programs
- Dependent care
- Recognition awards for exceptional performance and demonstration of company values
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
