M365 Platform Engineer and Developer

Booz Allen Hamilton; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking an experienced M365 Platform Engineer and Developer to advance enterprise-scale automation across Azure and Microsoft 365 environments. You will build and maintain production-grade automations, pipelines, and toolchains, leveraging Graph, Azure management APIs, and secure identity practices to improve cloud operations reliability.

The role emphasizes developing extensible tooling, code quality, and governance through REST-based integrations, PR reviews, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in enterprise-scale cloud or systems management and automation engineering.
• 3+ years of PowerShell development including module development, advanced functions, error handling, logging, testing, and performance optimization.
• Experience building and maintaining production-grade automations, workflows, and API-integrated solutions for cloud platforms, including Microsoft 365.

Responsibilities

• Build scripts and modules for Azure Resource Manager tasks, Azure AD or Entra ID operations, and governance automations.
• Integrate with cloud-native automation services such as Azure functions, automation accounts, runbooks, and managed identities.
• Automate Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, Intune, and Microsoft Graph workloads, including user lifecycle, licensing, compliance tasks, and monitoring.
• Create scalable scripts that follow M365 throttling, retry logic, and API best practices.
• Support modernization, automation expansion, agentic AI, custom tooling, and platform efficiency.

Skills

PowerShell

Azure

Microsoft 365

GitHub

Azure DevOps

REST/Graph

Security/Identity

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Tools

Jira

Bitbucket

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Visual Studio Code

Job description

M365 Platform Engineer and Developer

The Opportunity: Join a growing M365 platform engineering team supporting enterprise‑scale automation, workflow orchestration, advanced scripting, and agent‑driven development across a complex multi‑segment environment. This role offers the opportunity to build and maintain production‑grade automations, influence engineering and automation standards, develop extensible tools and functions, and accelerate our transition into agentic AI‑powered automation. You’ll develop and maintain automation solutions across Azure and Microsoft 365 environments using PowerShell, and leverage Git-based workflows, CI/CD, Microsoft Graph, Azure automation services, and secure identity practices to drive reliability and efficiency across cloud operations.

What You’ll Work On

• Build scripts and modules for Azure Resource Manager tasks, Azure AD or Entra ID operations, and governance automations.
• Integrate with cloud‑native automation services such as Azure functions, automation accounts, runbooks, and managed identities.
• Automate Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, Intune, and Microsoft Graph workloads, including user lifecycle, licensing, compliance tasks, and monitoring.
• Create scalable scripts that follow M365 throttling, retry logic, and API best practices.
• Support strategic initiatives related to modernization, automation expansion, agentic AI, custom tooling, and platform efficiency.
• Develop reusable modules with advanced functions, robust error handling, structured logging, and idempotent design for cloud resources.
• Use REST‑based integrations such as Graph API and Azure management API, JSON or YAML configuration, and cloud identity flows.
• Maintain repositories with clean branching strategies, PR reviews, semantic versioning, tagging, and release notes.
• Use GitHub or Azure DevOps for pipeline automation.
• Build pipelines for linting, testing, NuGet packaging, and deploying Azure Functions, PowerShell modules, or automation runbooks.
• Manage environment‑specific configurations and secrets securely via Azure Key Vault.
• Implement secure, identity‑based automation using managed identities, app registrations, and least‑privilege permissions.
• Ensure compliance with cloud security policies and maintain proper audit logging.
• Produce clean runbooks, module documentation, architectural diagrams, and automation lifecycle documentation.
• Support operations teams by delivering training, demos, and operational handoffs.
• Partner across engineering, cybersecurity, product management, and platform delivery to create scalable, repeatable, and well‑governed automation capabilities.

You Have

• 8+ years of experience in enterprise‑scale cloud or systems management and automation engineering
• 3+ years of experience with PowerShell development, including module development, advanced functions, error handling, logging, testing, and performance optimization
• Experience building and maintaining production‑grade automations, workflows, and API‑integrated solutions for cloud platforms, including Microsoft365
• Experience leading or supporting complex automation initiatives, escalations, and development workstreams
• Experience with secure coding practices, operational governance, and structured service management processes
• Experience with Azure and Microsoft365 workloads, including Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, and MicrosoftGraph
• Experience with version control platforms such as JiraBitBucket, GitHub, or Azure DevOps
• Knowledge of Visual Studio Code and its extensions to support efficient PowerShell and Git‑based development
• Ability to collaborate with technical and non‑technical stakeholders, and translate requirements into scalable solutions
• Bachelor's degree in CS

Nice If You Have

• Experience developing agent‑based automation patterns or emerging AI‑driven automation approaches such as orchestrators, copilots, and autonomous task agents
• Experience working with REST, Graph, or other service‑level integrations
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps tooling, or automation testing frameworks
• Experience coordinating technical work across teams or mentoring junior developers
• Experience working in regulated, high‑security, or complex enterprise environments
• Possession of strong troubleshooting and problem‑solving skills, across distributed or cloud‑based environments
• Possession of strong written and verbal communication skills
• Microsoft Certifications

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well‑being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work‑life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full‑time and part‑time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page. Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract‑specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in‑person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people‑first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.

Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full‑time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

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