Microsoft 365 & Identity Engineer

We are partnering with a growing global organization to identify an experienced Microsoft 365 & Identity Engineer to join its expanding Technology team in the Chicago western suburbs.

This role will be responsible for administering, securing, supporting, and optimizing an enterprise Microsoft 365 and identity environment. The position spans Microsoft 365, SharePoint Online, Teams, Exchange Online, One Drive, Microsoft Entra , identity governance, compliance, and automation.

The ideal candidate will bring strong hands-on Microsoft cloud experience with the ability to work across both collaboration and identity technologies. You do not need to be the expert in every component of the Microsoft ecosystem, but you should have strong fundamentals, a desire to learn, and the ability to take ownership of complex technical challenges.

• Administer and support Microsoft 365 tenant services.
• Configure and maintain Teams, Exchange Online, One Drive, and SharePoint Online.
• Administer Microsoft Entra , Conditional Access, MFA, roles, and access controls.
• Support PIM, RBAC, SSO, and identity governance.
• Manage SharePoint Online sites, permissions, libraries, metadata, and governance.
• Support Teams collaboration, guest access, external sharing, conferencing, and related policies.
• Maintain One Drive sharing, synchronization, retention, and protection settings.
• Support Microsoft Purview, DLP, information protection, retention, and compliance initiatives.
• Automate Microsoft 365 and identity administration using Power Shell and Power Automate.
• Monitor platform availability, service health, utilization, security, and user experience.
• Troubleshoot complex Microsoft cloud, collaboration, and identity issues.
• Partner with cybersecurity, cloud, infrastructure, application, and business teams.
• Collaborate with Technology teams across multiple global regions to maintain standards and share best practices.

• 3 to 5+ years of Microsoft 365 administration, cloud collaboration, identity, or related enterprise Microsoft experience.
• Strong Microsoft 365 administration experience.
• Hands-on Microsoft Entra .
• Experience with Teams, Exchange Online, One Drive, and/or SharePoint Online.
• Knowledge of Conditional Access, MFA, identity governance, and access management.
• Experience with Power Shell or Microsoft cloud automation.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Experience with Purview, PIM, RBAC, SSO, Power Automate, Intune, Defender, or similar Microsoft technologies is highly valued.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field preferred. Equivalent professional experience will also be considered.

This is an opportunity to join a growing global Technology organization and play an important role in how employees securely collaborate, communicate, and access business-critical systems as the organization continues its modernization journey.