Senior Microsoft 365 Strategy & Consolidation Architect
Anoka, Anoka County, Minnesota, 55303, USA
Listed on 2025-12-02
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IT/Tech
IT Consultant, Systems Engineer
Miratech helps visionaries change the world. We are a global IT services and consulting company that brings together enterprise and start-up innovation. Today, we support digital transformation for some of the world's largest enterprises. By partnering with both large and small players, we stay at the leading edge of technology, remain nimble even as a global leader, and create technology that helps our clients further enhance their business.
We are a values-driven organization and our culture of Relentless Performance has enabled over 99% of Miratech's engagements to succeed by meeting or exceeding our scope, schedule, and/or budget objectives since our inception in 1989. Miratech has coverage across 5 continents and operates in over 25 countries around the world. Miratech retains nearly 1000 full-time professionals, and our annual growth rate exceeds 25%.
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Microsoft 365 Strategy & Consolidation Architect for a fixed-term consulting engagement of 2.5 to 3 months, requiring a minimum commitment of 20 hours per week. Your primary objective will be to evaluate the consolidation of two complex Microsoft 365 tenants and deliver a definitive recommendation on a phased migration approach.
This assessment requires expertise in hybrid identity, endpoint management, security compliance, and licensing, resulting in a roadmap that supports a secured, scalable, and compliant tenant configuration for future acquisitions.
Responsibilities- Architectural Analysis: Lead the assessment of two distinct MS 365 environments, focusing on identifying dependencies, B2B connections, multi-forest/domain complexity, and endpoint management models.
- Identity Strategy: Define the strategy for consolidating corporate identities, specifically bridging the gap between an on-prem Active Directory environment and a cloud-transitioning identity model.
- Security & Compliance Gap Analysis: Conduct a thorough analysis to ensure the final tenant configuration aligns with critical security and compliance requirements, including ISO 27001, SOC 2, and GDPR/EU data residency
. - Licensing and Cost Management: Evaluate current MS 365 licensing models to identify risks of duplicate licensing and propose a technology consolidation and cost optimization plan.
- Migration Strategy & Blueprint: Design a phased migration approach and a target architectural configuration that effectively supports future acquisitions without introducing new complexity.
- Reporting & Estimation: Prepare the final assessment report, including the technology consolidation strategy, the cost/licensing optimization plan, and a rough estimation of the migration project timeline and resource needs.
- Stakeholder Management: Plan and lead assessment workshops and interview sessions with key technical and business stakeholders to align on objectives and gather deep architectural data.
- 5+ years of experience as an Architect or Senior Consultant focused on large-scale Microsoft 365 environments.
- Deep M365 Expertise: Proven experience with multi-tenant consolidation and migration strategies.
- Identity Management: Expert knowledge of Hybrid Identity management, including Active Directory, Azure AD, multi-forest complexities, and synchronization technologies (AD Connect).
- Security & Compliance: Strong working knowledge of compliance standards (e.g.,
ISO 27001, SOC 2) and data residency requirements (
GDPR
). - Licensing and TCO: Experience with Microsoft 365 licensing models and a track record of identifying optimization and cost reduction opportunities.
- Consultative
Skills:
Exceptional ability to lead technical workshops, interview stakeholders, and synthesize findings into clear, executive-level strategy reports and roadmaps.
- Direct experience with MS 365 tenant-to-tenant migration tooling.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Endpoint Manager/Intune for endpoint consolidation.
- Experience in technology integration or consolidation following corporate mergers or acquisitions.
- Culture of Relentless Performance
: join an unstoppable technology development team with a 99% project success rate and more than 30% year-over-year revenue growth. - Competitive Pay and Benefits
: enjoy a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, including health insurance, and a relocation program. - Work From Anywhere Culture
: make the most of the flexibility that comes with remote work. - Growth Mindset
: reap the benefits of a range of professional development opportunities, including certification programs, mentorship and talent investment programs, internal mobility and internship opportunities. - Global Impact
: collaborate on impactful projects for top global clients and shape the future of industries. - Welcoming Multicultural Environment
: be a part of a dynamic, global team and thrive in an inclusive and supportive work environment with open communication and regular team-building company social events. - Social Sustainability Values
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