M365/O365 Systems Administrator
Posted 3 days ago by 1766049841
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA
Summary: Novacoast Staffing is seeking an experienced M365 Administrator for a remote contract role with a large government entity. The position involves supporting the M365 environment for over 1400 users and includes responsibilities related to user issue resolution, IT security compliance, and training. The contract starts with a 4-month term and is expected to renew for an additional 5 years. Candidates must have significant experience in Microsoft 365 administration and relevant certifications.
Key Responsibilities:
- M365 Admin for user issue resolution, support requests, and assistance in any major incident/outage support of the platform
- Implement fixes and solutions for user issues, including permissions, email distribution lists, shared mailboxes, mail flow, mail routing, eDiscovery, Teams issues, etc.
- Design and apply changes for IT security in partnership with Microsoft to ensure environmental compliance.
- Function as an expert/available resource for all M365 Incident tickets, issues, and M365 platform features functions configurations.
- Support patching process analyze impacts, test and assess end-user experience; proactively identify any detrimental effects to the configuration and/or end-user experience
- Review and document all changes to system settings and configurations
- Become a subject matter expert and train the team on the latest technology.
- Function as on-call resource on a rotating schedule as needed
- Represents the Microsoft 365 platform in change problem and incident management.
- Support training and information sharing sessions for staff and external users on usage of M365 products.
- Ensure knowledge is up to date on current M365 platform features and functions maintain certification, complete online reading/learning, attend seminars, and partner with vendors
Key Skills:
- 5+ years of experience working with Microsoft 365 administration and support
- Microsoft Messaging Administrator Associate Certification (Required)
- M365 Administration experience (migration is a plus)
- Exchange On-Premise and Online
- Administration experience with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, One Drive for Business
- Active Directory, Group Policy, and DNS experience
- Azure AD administration
- PowerShell Scripting is a plus
- Identity and Access Management via Azure AD, as well as 3rd party MFA integration, is a plus
- Azure Information Protection is a plus
- Experience managing Microsoft Azure services with M365 is a plus
- You must be able to pass a thorough background/credit check to qualify.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: USA
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Novacoast Staffing is currently working with a large government entity in its search for an experienced M365 Administrator. This is a remote contract opportunity starting with a 4 month term and expected to renew for an additional 5 years.
In this role, you will support the M365 environment including Exchange Online, Teams, Intune, and Power Platform (PowerBI, Apps, etc) for 1400+ users.
Additional Responsibilities:
- M365 Admin for user issue resolution, support requests, and assistance in any major incident/outage support of the platform
- Implement fixes and solutions for user issues, including permissions, email distribution lists, shared mailboxes, mail flow, mail routing, eDiscovery, Teams issues, etc.
- Design and apply changes for IT security in partnership with Microsoft to ensure environmental compliance.
- Function as an expert/available resource for all M365 Incident tickets, issues, and M365 platform features functions configurations.
- Support patching process analyze impacts, test and assess end-user experience; proactively identify any detrimental effects to the configuration and/or end-user experience
- Review and document all changes to system settings and configurations
- Become a subject matter expert and train the team on the latest technology.
- Function as on-call resource on a rotating schedule as needed
- Represents the Microsoft 365 platform in change problem and incident management.
- Support training and information sharing sessions for staff and external users on usage of M365 products.
- Ensure knowledge is up to date on current M365 platform features and functions maintain certification, complete online reading/learning, attend seminars, and partner with vendors
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience working with Microsoft 365 administration and support
- Microsoft Messaging Administrator Associate Certification (Required)
- M365 Administration experience (migration is a plus)
- Exchange On-Premise and Online
- Administration experience with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, One Drive for Business,
- Active Directory, Group Policy, and DNS experience
- Azure AD administration
- PowerShell Scripting is a plus
- Identity and Access Management via Azure AD, as well as 3rd party MFA integration, is a plus
- Azure Information Protection is a plus
- Experience managing Microsoft Azure services with M365 is a plus
- You must be able to pass a thorough background/credit check to qualify.
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