Office 365 Architect in The Woodlands, Texas at Sterling Construction Company, Inc.

What You’ll Do

• • Own and develop the Microsoft 365 architecture roadmap, governance standards, and platform strategy.
  • Architect and optimize Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Entra ID, Microsoft Purview, and related Microsoft 365 services.
  • Establish governance around Teams, SharePoint, Microsoft 365 Groups, guest access, external sharing, retention, and lifecycle management.
  • Strengthen identity and access controls including Conditional Access, MFA, privileged access, access reviews, and least-privilege administration.
  • Partner with Cybersecurity to improve Microsoft 365 security, data protection, audit capabilities, and compliance.
  • Lead tenant-to-tenant migrations, mailbox and content migrations, Teams transitions, and M&A integration planning.
  • Use PowerShell and Microsoft Graph to improve administration, reporting, and automation.
  • Evaluate licensing, adoption, utilization, and configuration to reduce risk, control costs, and improve the overall Microsoft 365 environment.
  • Serve as the Microsoft 365 subject matter expert and provide guidance and knowledge transfer to other IT teams.

What You Bring

• • 5+ years of experience administering, architecting, or supporting Microsoft 365 in an enterprise environment.
  • 3+ years designing or improving Microsoft 365 governance, identity, security, compliance, collaboration, or migration practices.
  • Strong hands-on experience with Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365 administration.
  • Experience with Microsoft Purview, Conditional Access, MFA, RBAC, guest governance, security hardening, and data protection.
  • Hands-on experience with Microsoft 365 migrations and integrations, including tenant-to-tenant or M&A environments.
  • Proficiency with PowerShell and Microsoft Graph.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to translate business needs into practical technology solutions.
  • Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.
  • Microsoft 365, Security, or Identity certifications are a plus.