Responsibilities
- Lead and provide strategic vision to large technical teams on complex Microsoft 365 modernization projects
- Translate client requirements into an Architectural design and influence the deployment of key infrastructure components by surfacing ad analyzing customer business requirments.
- Design, construct, configure, and maintain all facets of a Microsoft 365 tenant
- Plan and execute an end-to-end implementation of Microsoft 365 infrastructure workloads
- Maintain a thorough understanding of existing and emerging Microsoft 365 and related core technologies
- Provide guidance and technical insight allowing customers make more complex decisions around features and capabilities
- Provide leadership across practice areas including new technologies including process improvement or standardization on elements that will have broad impact
- Participate in presales calls and activities assisting to provide solutions to customer requirements like identification, scope, and refer opportunities for additional sales for Planet provided services and offerings
Skills Required
- Responsible for creating strategic vision for Microsoft 365 modernization efforts for commercial and/or Defense Industrial Based organizations leading, managing and deploying complex projects with in scope and expectation of customer expectations
- Required experience includes:
- Exchange: Must have real-world, hands-on experience delivering messaging and collaboration solutions utilizing Microsoft Exchange and Office 365 within large complex environments. This includes extensive hybrid and third-party migration experience.
- Microsoft 365: Subject matter expert for Microsoft Entra ID, Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection (EOP), Teams Voice, and other O365 workloads.
- Microsoft Security Stack: Defender for Office 365, Defender for Identity, Defender for Cloud Apps, Entra ID, Microsoft Purview Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention and Compliance Center Experience including – Litigation Hold, Retention, and eDiscovery.
- Active Directory: Must have real-world experience helping to managing and maintaining AD, GPO's, On-Premises Active Directory Migrations.
- Experience with Teams Voice experience is a plus.
- Ability to implement related technologies and understand their dependencies in complex enterprise environments
- Proactively responding to internal and external technical communities with deep technical knowledge and communication skills that build relationships
- Ability to proactively collaborate across internal, customer, and key partner teams
- Thought leader on solving problems in complex M365 environments
- Experience effectively articulating escalations issues and communicating progress to stakeholders
- The desire to have ownership and commitment to the successful technical delivery of complex projects in large enterprise environments
Planet Technologies is the leading provider of Microsoft Consulting Services to public sector and commercial organizations. Planet has significant experience in deploying business intelligence, cloud services, unified communications, and systems management with an emphasis building, deploying, and managing custom solutions that transform the business operations of federal government agencies.
Planet Technologies does not discriminate in employment opportunities, terms and conditions of employment, or practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law. Federal Agency Clearance Requirements may require up to a 10-year background investigation - US Citizenship (clearable) is required.
Salaries for Ofice 365 Infrastructure Architects at Planet Technologies range from $140,000 and $200,000. Several factors will impact final pay offered to a successful candidate including but not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, clearance level, the type of years and experience within the industry, education, training, etc.
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Skills Required
- Real-world, hands-on experience delivering messaging and collaboration solutions using Microsoft Exchange and Office 365 in large, complex environments (including hybrid and third-party migrations).
- Subject matter expertise in Microsoft Entra ID, Exchange Online, Exchange Online Protection (EOP), and other Microsoft 365 workloads.
- Experience with Microsoft security and compliance technologies: Defender for Office 365, Defender for Identity, Defender for Cloud Apps, Microsoft Purview Information Protection, DLP, Compliance Center (litigation hold, retention, eDiscovery).
- Real-world experience managing and maintaining Active Directory, Group Policy Objects (GPOs), and performing on-premises Active Directory migrations.
- Ability to design, construct, configure, and maintain Microsoft 365 tenants and execute end-to-end Microsoft 365 infrastructure implementations.
- Proven ability to lead large technical teams, provide strategic architectural vision, and drive complex modernization projects to completion.
- Strong communication skills to articulate technical escalations, collaborate across teams, and participate in presales activities.
- US Citizenship with ability to obtain required federal background investigations/clearances.
- Teams Voice experience.
- Experience with process improvement, standardization, and thought leadership in Microsoft 365 environments.
What We Do
Planet Technologies was built around investing in and developing long term relationships with our customers and corporate partners. We work hard to keep our staff trained on the latest technologies, policy and operational issues impacting today’s federal and corporate environments. Being an expert on the technology we support is the first step, more importantly is understanding your business mission and integrating technology into a long term strategic plan. Planet Technologies is the leading provider of Microsoft consulting services to public sector and commercial organizations. Our team of Microsoft experts provides support for Office 365, CRM, SharePoint, System Center, SQL, and Windows 7-10. Planet has significant experience in deploying business intelligence, cloud services, unified communications, records management, workflow automation, collaboration, systems management, virtualization and more. A Global Leader in Microsoft Technologies: Few companies can compare to Planet Technologies when it comes to an established relationship with Microsoft. As a company with a 100% focus on the Microsoft platform, we know Microsoft technologies and we are a trusted partner. As a team of experienced and certified Microsoft consultants and Microsoft trainers, we are the best partner to help your staff get up to speed quickly and cost effectively in order to make your business more productive with your Enterprise Agreement investment. Advanced certifications • Microsoft Partner with five gold and ten silver competencies • CPLS Microsoft certified training Highly skilled staff • Microsoft Certified Solutions Masters (MCSM) • Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVP) • Microsoft Certified Trainers (MCT) • Microsoft CRM Rangers • 150+ Microsoft Consultants We are a full-service, independent training company providing a range of IT and developer training services based on Microsoft technologies to individuals and organizations.
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