Technical jobs in Malaysia

Executive recruitment firm Monroe Consulting Group's Technology Division is partnering with a leading financial entity that provides broad range of consumer financial services across Malaysia. Our distinguished client is currently seeking a highly skilled Senior Microsoft 365 Engineer to oversees the design, implementation, governance, and optimization of Microsoft 365 services across the organisation.

This role acts as a technical lead for cloud collaboration platforms and also manages or coordinates related IT projects. The position requires strong hands‑on expertise, leadership capabilities, and the ability to drive cross‑functional initiatives.

• Lead the design of end‑to‑end Microsoft 365 solutions, covering Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, and Entra ID.
• Develop M365 architecture standards, governance frameworks, and best practices.
• Provide technical leadership for cloud adoption, identity modernization, hybrid identity, Zero Trust, and collaboration strategies.

• Lead medium‑to‑large M365 projects such as tenant migration, Teams rollout, email migration, SharePoint intranet revamp, and Intune implementation.
• Define project scope, timelines, resource planning, and deliverables.
• Coordinate with vendors, internal IT teams, and business stakeholders.
• Monitor project risks, issues, and dependencies, ensuring on‑time and on‑budget delivery.
• Prepare executive updates, project documentation, and change management plans.

• Oversee daily operations and health of the M365 environment, including licenses, configurations, security posture, and monitoring.
• Act as L3 escalation point for complex M365 issues.
• Ensure service reliability, performance tuning, and continuous improvements across all M365 workloads.
• Review and approve configuration changes to ensure compliance with governance policies.

• Implement advanced security baselines: MFA, Conditional Access, Identity Protection, Defender for O365, Insider Risk, and DLP.
• Lead governance initiatives for data lifecycle, retention, auditing, and regulatory compliance (e.g., financial industry guidelines).
• Work with cybersecurity teams to remediate vulnerabilities and improve Microsoft Secure Score.

• Develop automation using PowerShell, Graph API, and Power Platform (Power Automate/PowerApps).
• Drive operational efficiencies by streamlining provisioning, reporting, and incident response processes.
• Evaluate new M365 features, run proof‑of‑conceptions, and lead service improvements.

• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance to the collaboration and security teams.
• Liaise with business teams to understand requirements and translate them into M365 capabilities.
• Conduct training, workshops, and adoption programs to maximize M365 usage.

• 6‑10 years of experience managing Microsoft 365 environments in medium‑to‑large enterprises.
• Strong expertise in Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, and Entra ID.
• Experience leading M365 migration or modernization projects end‑to‑end.
• Solid capabilities in project management (scope, schedule, risk, vendor coordination).
• Strong PowerShell automation skills; experience with Graph API is a plus.
• Deep understanding of M365 security and compliance features.
• Experience with Intune/Microsoft Endpoint Manager for endpoint security and compliance.
• Good understanding of networking, authentication, hybrid identity (Azure AD Connect), and DNS.
• Experience in regulated/secure environments (banking, finance, insurance, or government) is an advantage.

• MS-102: Microsoft 365 Administrator Expert (highly preferred)
• MS-700 (Teams), SC-300 (Identity), MD-102 (Endpoint), or AZ-104 (Azure Admin)
• PMP, PRINCE2, or basic project management certification is a plus