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The Planet Group ยท 4 weeks ago

Senior Microsoft 365 Platform Engineer

The Planet Group is seeking a Senior Microsoft 365 Platform Engineer to serve as the operational and engineering backbone of their Microsoft ecosystem. This role involves overseeing tenant-wide services, executing architectural standards, and ensuring reliability and security across the Microsoft 365 platform.

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Hiring Manager
Keri Hatcher
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Responsibilities

Administer and maintain Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive
Manage Entra ID objects, Conditional Access policies, MFA, identity lifecycle, and directory hygiene
Operate Intune for device onboarding, compliance policies, app deployment, and security baselines
Implement reference designs and architectural standards in a scalable, repeatable manner
Build and maintain PowerShell and Graph-based automations for provisioning, reporting, remediation, and license optimization
Lead feature deployments, new product rollouts, pilots, and migrations
Enforce DLP, retention, sensitivity labels, Conditional Access, and Defender controls
Maintain audit and compliance reporting; support assessments, investigations, and remediation
Administer environments, connectors, DLP policies, and solution lifecycle pipelines
Provide guardrail-based support for citizen developers and review data access patterns
Provision Teams and SharePoint sites; implement metadata, search, and content lifecycle patterns
Support migrations from legacy file services or legacy SharePoint environments into SharePoint Online
Provide telemetry, usage insights, and support capacity planning and license optimization
Serve as a Tier 2/3 escalation point for complex issues (e.g., cross-platform Teams app behavior)
Engage Microsoft Premier/Unified Support for escalations and proactive services

Qualification

Microsoft 365 administrationExchange OnlinePowerShell automationSharePoint administrationMicrosoft Certified Enterprise Administrator ExpertAzurePower Platform administrationIntuneCommunication skillsOwnership mindsetContinuous learner

Required

5+ years of enterprise-scale Microsoft 365 administration (1,000+ users)
Deep expertise in Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint/OneDrive, Entra ID, Intune, and Defender
Strong PowerShell and Microsoft Graph automation experience
Proven experience driving tenant-wide changes, migrations, and complex troubleshooting
Working knowledge of Purview (retention, DLP, eDiscovery) and security baselines

Preferred

Microsoft Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert and/or Messaging/Teams/Endpoint Administrator
Experience with Power Platform administration and CI/CD/ALM practices
Background working in regulated or compliance-driven environments

Company

The Planet Group

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The Planet Group is a global advisory and staffing firm operating at the intersection of talent and transformation.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
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Key Investors
MidOcean Partners
2021-05-27Acquired
2018-01-22Private Equity

Leadership Team

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Tim Simmerly
Chief Executive Officer
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