Microsoft 365 Platform Engineer

Position Summary

The Microsoft 365 Platform Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining integrations across the organization’s Microsoft 365 ecosystem. This role ensures seamless connectivity between cloud services, on‑prem systems, third‑party applications, identity platforms, and automation workflows. The Specialist will work closely with Infrastructure, Security, and Business Technology teams to modernize processes, standardize system interactions, and enhance data flow across the enterprise.

This role also administers the Microsoft 365 tenant and serves as the administrator and governance owner of the Microsoft Power Platform, ensuring secure, scalable, and compliant use of Power Apps, Power Automate, and related services across the enterprise.

This position is ideal for a technically strong, process‑minded professional who enjoys solving complex integration challenges, building scalable automation, and improving operational efficiency through M365‑centric solutions.

Responsibilities

Duties include, but not limited to:
Microsoft 365 Administration Administer and configure Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, One Drive, and Intune.

Manage tenant-wide settings, licensing, and service health, and implement changes in line with change-management and security standards.

Microsoft 365 Integration & Automation Design, develop, and maintain integrations across Microsoft 365 services (Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, One Drive, Intune, Entra ).Build and manage automated workflows using Power Automate, Graph API, webhooks, and service connectors.

Integrate M365 with business‑critical third‑party systems (HRIS, ERP, CRM, security tools, productivity platforms).Create standardized provisioning/deprovisioning processes using automation and directory synchronization multiple IDPs including Entra and Okta.

Power Platform Administration & Governance Administer and govern the Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, and related services.

Manage environments, licensing and capacity, connectors, data loss prevention (DLP) policies, and platform security controls.

Establish governance standards and processes that enable business-led app development while meeting security and compliance requirements.

Partner with application-development teams to support their solutions while retaining ownership of platform administration and governance.

Monitor platform health, usage, and adoption, and recommend improvements that increase value and reduce risk.

Identity & Access Integration Implement and maintain identity integrations through Entra , including SSO, SCIM provisioning, conditional access flows, and group‑based policy automation.

Support lifecycle integrations that rely on identity events (role changes, onboarding, offboarding, access certifications).Systems Architecture & Interoperability Assess system requirements and design integration pathways that enhance data flow, reduce redundancy, and improve operational efficiency.

Collaborate with infrastructure teams to ensure integrations align with architectural standards, security policies, and compliance requirements.

Evaluate emerging technologies and make recommendations for modernizing integration patterns.

Monitoring, Logging & Compliance Implement monitoring, logging, and alerting for integration flows using native M365 tools, SIEM platforms, and audit capabilities.

Ensure integrations comply with organizational security standards, retention policies, data protection requirements, and regulatory frameworks.

Maintain documentation for integration architecture, workflows, dependencies, and change history.

Troubleshooting & Support Diagnose and resolve…