Senior Microsoft 365 Strategy & Consolidation Architect

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.

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Remote Work : Yes

Employment Type : Full-time

Key Skills

Apache Hive,S3,Redshift,Spark,AWS,Solr,NoSQL,Data Warehouse,Internet Of Things,Kafka,DynamoDB,ZooKeeper

Department / Functional Area : Engineering

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1