Lead Engineer M365 (MS Intune experience required)

Gradiant India; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Gradiant India seeks an experienced M365 Platform Administrator to design and implement enterprise M365 services, including Intune, SharePoint Online, Teams, and Power Platform, with focus on authentication, access management, and SSO.

You will lead governance, manage Entra ID, CA, MFA, Defender for Cloud Apps, and migrations while mentoring junior admins and driving Copilot adoption.

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on expertise in M365 workloads including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and Teams Phone/Calling Plans.
• Experience with Entra ID, CA, MFA, and Defender for Cloud Apps.
• Strong scripting with PowerShell, Graph API, and Power Automate.

Responsibilities

• Design, scale, and maintain enterprise M365 ecosystems with governance models for SharePoint Online, Teams, and Power Platform.
• Manage Microsoft Entra ID, Conditional Access, MFA, and data protection.
• Lead tenant migrations and hybrid deployments; mentor junior administrators.

Skills

Microsoft Intune

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft 365 Administration

Security solutions

Job description

Position Summary :

Design and implement M365 services such as Intune, Policies, SharePoint Online, Teams, and Power Platform, authentication, access management, and single sign-on (SSO).

Responsibilities :

• Platform Architecture & Governance: Design, scale, and maintain enterprise-scale M365 ecosystems. Establish governance models for SharePoint Online, Teams, and Power Platform.
• Security & Identity Management: Manage Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), Conditional Access, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and Microsoft Purview (DLP, Information Protection).
• Tenant Management & Migration: Lead complex tenant-to-tenant migrations, on-premises to cloud, or hybrid Exchange and Teams deployments.
• Automation & Scripting: Develop complex PowerShell scripts and Graph API solutions for reporting and system automation.
• Escalation & Leadership: Serve as Tier-3 escalation support, resolve complex platform outages, and mentor junior administrators.
• Emerging Tech: Drive the adoption, licensing, and management of Microsoft Copilot and AI agents within the tenant.

Requirements :

• 8-12 years of relevant experience
• M365 Workloads: Deep, hands-on expertise in Exchange Online (Hybrid mail flow), SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams Phone/Calling Plans.
• Security & Compliance: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, eDiscovery, and Data Lifecycle Management.
• Identity & Access: Microsoft Entra ID, Identity Protection, Privileged Access Management (PAM), and Intune (MDM/MAM).
• Scripting Languages: PowerShell (advanced), Microsoft Graph, and Power Automate

Must-have Skills:

• Microsoft Intune
• Microsoft Azure
• Microsoft 365 Administration
• Security solutions such as CrowdStrike, Proofpoint, and Zscaler