M365 Administrator/Engineer

TEKsystems; City of Poughkeepsie (NY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Job summary

TEKsystems, supporting a client in Poughkeepsie, NY, seeks a M365 Admin/Engineer with strong SharePoint experience to administer and optimize Microsoft 365 services onsite 1–2 days per week. You will configure SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, and Exchange Online, enforce governance, and automate tasks with PowerShell and Graph.

Collaboration with IT Security and legal is essential. The role is permanent and hybrid, based in Poughkeepsie, with a salary range of $130,000–$145,000 per year and a

Qualifications

• Administer Microsoft 365 services including SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive and Exchange Online.
• Configure sites, libraries, permissions, and governance; implement retention and access reviews.
• Automate recurring tasks with PowerShell and Graph APIs; maintain operational docs.

Responsibilities

• Administer SharePoint Online sites, libraries, permissions, content types, and site architecture.
• Manage Teams configuration, guest access, policies, and governance controls.
• Support OneDrive administration, sharing controls, and storage management.
• Oversee Exchange Online settings, mail flow, and mailbox support.
• Implement Entra ID user, group, license, and access management.
• Configure and monitor Purview for compliance reporting and DLP.
• Monitor service health, adoption metrics, and license consumption; escalate as needed.
• Collaborate with IT Security, Legal, and stakeholders to meet regulatory requirements.

Skills

Microsoft 365

SharePoint Online

Teams administration

OneDrive

Exchange Online

Entra ID

PowerShell

Governance

Microsoft Graph

Tools

PowerShell

Microsoft Graph

SharePoint Admin Center

Microsoft 365 Admin Center

Job description

Our client in Poughkeepsie, NY is looking for a M365 Admin/Engineer with strong Sharepoint experience. Candidates will be requirement to go onsite 1-2 days a week.

Description

• Administer Microsoft 365 services, including SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, Exchange Online, Microsoft Entra ID, and related productivity and collaboration platforms.
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot SharePoint Online sites, libraries, lists, permissions, metadata, content types, and site architecture.
• Develop and maintain SharePoint governance standards, including site provisioning, ownership, lifecycle management, naming conventions, retention, and access reviews.
• Manage Microsoft Teams administration, including team and channel configuration, guest access, meeting policies, calling features, collaboration settings, and governance controls.
• Support OneDrive for Business administration, synchronization issues, sharing controls, storage management, and user adoption.
• Administer Exchange Online settings, mail flow, shared mailboxes, distribution groups, retention policies, and user mailbox support.
• Implement and maintain Microsoft Entra ID user, group, role, license, and access management processes.
• Support identity and access management controls, including conditional access, multi-factor authentication, privileged access, and least-privilege administration.
• Configure and monitor Microsoft Purview capabilities such as retention, data loss prevention, sensitivity labels, audit logs, eDiscovery support, and compliance‑related reporting.
• Partner with Information Security, Legal, Compliance, and business stakeholders to ensure Microsoft 365 services align with regulatory, audit, and data protection requirements.
• Provide advanced support for Microsoft 365 incidents, service issues, access requests, collaboration challenges, and content management concerns.
• Serve as an escalation point for Microsoft 365 and SharePoint issues, providing technical guidance and resolving complex user and platform problems.
• Monitor Microsoft 365 service health, usage trends, storage, license consumption, security alerts, and adoption metrics.
• Maintain knowledge of Microsoft 365 roadmap changes, SharePoint Online capabilities, Microsoft security best practices, and emerging collaboration technologies.
• Evaluate new Microsoft 365 features and recommend configuration, governance, or adoption improvements that support business objectives.
• Automate recurring Microsoft 365 administration tasks using PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, Power Automate, and approved enterprise tools.
• Build and maintain operational documentation, runbooks, standard operating procedures, knowledge articles, and configuration records for Microsoft 365 services.
• Support Microsoft 365 reporting and analytics to track platform health, adoption, compliance, risk, and service performance.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Ensure Microsoft 365 services and SharePoint environments remain aligned with security standards, internal policies, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Participate in Microsoft 365 migrations, integrations, upgrades, service rollouts, tenant configuration changes, and collaboration platform enhancements.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex Microsoft 365 incidents, provide major incident support, and guide less experienced team members.
• Collaborate with IT, business units, vendors, and third parties to improve collaboration experiences, streamline workflows, and support secure digital productivity.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Poughkeepsie, NY.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $130000.00 - $145000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job‑related factors.

Benefits offered directly by end client

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Poughkeepsie,NY.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 4, 2026.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.