Senior Microsoft 365 Engineer

Alpha Design Technologies; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha Design Technologies in Bengaluru is seeking an IT Administrator to manage Active Directory, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365 services, ensuring SLA-driven support and smooth day-to-day operations.

You will implement change controls, automate tasks with PowerShell, configure Intune devices, and collaborate with Microsoft on new features, while documenting solutions and policies.

Qualifications

• Experience mapping business requirements to technical solutions.
• Strong documentation and knowledge-sharing abilities.
• Ability to work with ITIL-based incident/change processes.
• Comfort with scripting and automation tasks.

Responsibilities

• Manage and administer Active Directory, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365 services.
• Handle day-to-day operations with SLA adherence.
• Implement change controls for configurations.
• Automate tasks using PowerShell.
• Collaborate with Microsoft on new features roadmaps.
• Configure device compliance and conditional access in Intune.

Skills

Business requirements analysis

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Willingness to learn

Documentation writing

Tools

PowerShell

Intune

Azure Active Directory

Microsoft Defender for Office 365

Microsoft 365 Administration

Entra ID

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and administer Active Directory (AD), Microsoft Entra ID, and Microsoft 365 services.
• Manage day-to-day operations and provide timely resolutions to user queries/incidents and maintain SLAs
• Implement changes to the existing configurations or implement new configurations following the change control procedures
• Be responsible for any integrations, remediation, enhancements, upgrades, and any other projects [including migrations]
• Perform day-to-day management and administration for Office 365 and Azure AD environment
• Implement best practices to manage and administer the Office 365 environment
• Automate operational tasks using custom scripts
• Understand business requirements and map them to technical solutions through user interaction and requirement analysis
• Research, develop, and deploy solutions around Modern Workplace Technologies (Microsoft Intune family)
• Configure Device Compliance, Conditional access and endpoint protection policies, Windows Defender, Bitlocker, Windows Hello for Business etc.
• Administering the iOS/Android/Mac OS applications in Intune MDM tool offered by Microsoft
• Develop and review concise and accurate documentation including solution designs, knowledge guides, and standard operating procedures
• Create, Maintain, Update, Deploy and Delete Intune policies
• Configuration policies like Device restrictions, Wi-Fi profile, domain join profile etc.
• Work with technology partners (Microsoft) to understand the new features/product roadmap
• Continuously evaluate new features and implement solutions to solve for business/technical problems.

Ability to read, write, and interpret business and technical documents

Technical Skills:

• Windows Operating System troubleshooting and maintenance
• Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP administration
• Azure Active Directory Application onboarding and Single Sign-On (SSO) administration
• Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 or 2016 or later administration
• Automation experience using PowerShell [Mandatory].
• Microsoft 365 administration, including the following services:

Microsoft 365 Services:

• 1. Administer and support Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, and OneDrive for Business.
• 2. Manage identity and access solutions using Microsoft Entra ID, Entra Connect, and Conditional Access.
• 3. Configure and maintain Microsoft Defender for Office 365 security controls.
• 4. Administer Microsoft 365 Security and Compliance services.
• 5. Manage Microsoft Purview solutions, including:
• 6. Information Protection (Sensitivity Labels)
• 7. eDiscovery (Standard and Premium)
• 8. Insider Risk Management
• 9. Compliance Manager
• 10. Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
• 11. Retention and Records Management
• 12. Troubleshoot and resolve Microsoft 365 administration, security, and compliance issues.
• 13. Automate administrative tasks using PowerShell (preferred).

Mandatory Skills

• 1. Microsoft Entra ID
• 2. Microsoft Entra Connect
• 3. Microsoft Entra Conditional Access
• 4. Exchange Online
• 5. Microsoft Teams
• 6. OneDrive for Business
• 7. Microsoft Defender for Office 365
• 8. Microsoft 365 Security & Compliance
• 9. Microsoft Purview
• 10. eDiscovery
• 11. Information Protection (Sensitivity Labels)
• 12. Insider Risk Management
• 13. Compliance Manager
• 14. Intune administration

Intune administration including the following services

• 1. Mobile Device Management (MDM) and Mobile Application Management (MAM)
• 2. Windows Autopilot deployment and provisioning
• 3. Device Configuration Profiles (Windows, macOS, iOS, Android)
• 4. Device Compliance Policies and Conditional Access
• 5. Endpoint Security Policies
• 6. Microsoft Defender
• 7. BitLocker Administration
• 8. Windows Hello for Business
• 9. LOB Application Deployment and Management
• 10. Intune Monitoring and Troubleshooting

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint Administration

• 1. Integration with Microsoft Intune (Endpoint Manager).
• 2. Endpoint onboarding and security policy deployment.
• 3. Configuration and management of Microsoft Defender Antivirus, Firewall, ASR Rules, and EDR.
• 4. Threat monitoring, investigation, and remediation.
• 5. Security reporting and compliance monitoring.

Interpersonal Skills

• 1. Willingness and ability to learn and adopt new technologies and enhancements.
• 2. Positive attitude towards work and team collaboration.
• 3. Ability to break complex problems into smaller parts and approach solutions systematically.
• 4. Ability to understand business requirements and convert them into appropriate technical solutions.
• 5. Ability to identify gaps in processes and propose suitable improvements.
• 6. Ability to identify new opportunities for technological improvements and optimally utilize existing features.

Process Skills:

• Understanding of Incident Management, Problem Management, Root Cause Analysis, Change Management as per ITIL process.