System Engineer

Base Pay Range

$60.00/hr - $65.00/hr

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Pay Rate: $60-65/hr. ($125-130K when Direct-hire)

Duration: 6 month contract-to-hire

Benefits offered

Hybrid

Schedule:

2 days a week onsite, 3 days remote.

Location:

St. Louis, MO

The Systems Microsoft Engineer will design, implement, manage, and support the organization’s Microsoft 365 environment—specifically Exchange, SharePoint, One Drive, Teams, and related compliance/governance tools. This role ensures high performance, security, and user adoption across the digital workplace. The engineer will handle daily administration, ticket requests, technical troubleshooting, data governance, analytics reporting, and serve as a subject matter expert during major incidents.

Collaboration with IT, Security, Communications, and end users is key, along with providing training and guiding the business on best practices and new features.

• Strong knowledge and hands-on administration of Microsoft 365 (SharePoint, One Drive, Teams, Exchange, compliance/governance).
• Advanced expertise in SharePoint, One Drive, and Teams
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• Proficiency in Power Shell scripting for automation and administration.
• Experience managing users, groups, policies, and cloud storage in Microsoft 365.
• Solid understanding of security best practices and compliance requirements (data retention, classification, governance).
• Strong troubleshooting and diagnostic skills
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• Experience working in hybrid cloud environments
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(Not essential but helpful)

• Experience with Microsoft Entra, Purview, Defender
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• Experience with Microsoft Copilot or other AI productivity tools.
• Familiarity with data security tools like Varonis, Egnyte, Sentra
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• Microsoft certifications (MS-900, MS-700, MS-203, MD-102, MS-102).
• SAFe certifications.