M365 Architect

Tekskills; Chennai District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills in Chennai seeks a senior Microsoft 365 architect with 10+ years of experience in Exchange Online, Office 365, and large-scale migrations. You will lead design, migration, and implementation across multi-supplier environments, ensuring data sovereignty and GDPR compliance.

Responsibilities include building competency centers, guiding tool selections (BitTitan, Quest, Enterprise Vault, Mimecast), and delivering high-quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in migrating on-prem Exchange to Exchange Online.
• Hands-on with migration tools such as BitTitan, Quest, etc.
• Leadership in multi-supplier environments and design of technical solutions.
• Strong hands-on Exchange Online and M365 implementation.
• Experience with M365 security: DLP, CAS, Defender, CA.
• Knowledge of Data Sovereignty and GDPR in multi-geo setups.
• Experience migrating Lotus Notes/GroupWise and SharePoint Online transitions.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, build, migrate of Exchange/Office 365 solutions.
• Coordinate multi-vendor teams and complex migrations.
• Ensure GDPR and data-immutability compliance in migrations.
• Implement M365 security, DLP, and threat protection across tenants.
• Deliver high-quality execution with measurable outcomes.

Skills

Exchange Online

Office 365

M365 DLP

Data sovereignty

Multi-Geo

Migration planning

Security & CAS/ATP

Tools

BitTitan

Quest

Enterprise Vault

Mimecast

Intune

Azure AD

Job description

Job Description:

Key Functional Areas of Expertise

• Architects and consulting roles in the projects,
• Design and implementation, hands-on experience
• Technical specialization / External certifications
• Build the vital competency centers
• Excellent quality of delivery
• Build a portfolio of successful projects, references, and credentials
• Market research

Technical Expertise

• 10 to 15 or more years of experience in Architecture and Designing solutions, Migrating on-prem Exchange to O365/Exchange Online.
• Eepertise on Migration tools like Bittitan, Quest etc.
• Experience working in a Transitional multi-supplier environment within a large-scale organization. Experience in leading significant technical solution design and development, leveraging existing tool suites, and proposing best-of-breed solutions.
• Must have strong hands-on experience working on Exchange Online
• Experience implementing M365 DLP, Cloud App Security, Defender, and Conditional Access
• To maintain Exchange Hybrid Co-Existence in a multi-Active Directory Forest/Exchange Org Topology
• To maintain Data Sovereignty compliance (GDPR) when Multi-Geo must have to be used
• Migrations from Lotus Notes & GroupWise, along with InterOrg (Exchange to Exchange) and GSuite/O365 Tenant to Tenant Migrations
• Migrations from SharePoint on-premises, Gsuite, and other CMS tools to SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business
• Must have Architectural understanding of how Third Party Archive & Journaling Email Data (Enterprise Vault, Mimecast) on legal hold is migrated appropriately (to maintain Data Immutability)
• Must have Architectural Proficiency in integrating Microsoft and non-Microsoft Mobile Devices/Mobile Application Management & Unified Endpoint Management solutions with Exchange/Office 365 (Intune, Airwatch, Workspace One, etc.) as well as other third-party email-aware apps (Unified Communications/Messaging, Fax, Printer/Scanners)
• Must have Architectural Proficiency (Design, Build, Migrate) with Office 365 Email Protection Mechanisms: Microsoft and non-Microsoft Email Hygiene/Gateway Products (Proof-Point, Exchange Online Protection, Mimecast, etc.)
• SPF, DKIM, and DMARC (along with ARC) Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection, Must have an architectural understanding of Microsoft 365 protections
  • CAS, DLP, ATP, AIP
• Data Loss Prevention, RMS/IRM, Azure Information Protection (Classification-Labelling & Sensitive Information Types), Office 365 Message Encryption & Transport Rules
• Legal/Litigation Holds, Retention, Deletion, and Data Immutability
• Understanding of Message Retention and Data Compliance Requirements
• A complete knowledge of Microsoft 365 and the Collaboration technology stack
• Proficiency in all technical aspects of M365 implementation and Azure Active Directory (AAD) services are required.
• Strong communication skills express key ideas and obtain tangible feedback from cross-functional team members and stakeholders.
• Hand- on experience with implementation, deployment, migration, and support of core M365 services, including (but not limited to):
• Exchange Online including mailbox migration, EOP, and Exchange Administration

Preferred Qualifications:

• Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Messaging Administrator Associate
• Experience with Azure Cloud, scripting, and automation