Microsoft 365 Architect: Strategy, Security & Governance

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc.; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. is seeking an experienced Office 365 Architect to own the Microsoft 365 architecture, governance, security, and long-term direction for the organization.

This role goes beyond administration to shaping how Microsoft 365 is used across the company and building a roadmap to support growth. You will lead governance, migrations, security, and integrations while partnering with IT and cybersecurity leadership to influence decisions on collaboration, data protection, and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience administering, architecting, or supporting Microsoft 365 in an enterprise environment.
• 3+ years designing or improving Microsoft 365 governance, identity, security, compliance, collaboration, or migration practices.
• Strong hands-on experience with Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Entra ID, and Microsoft 365 administration.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience will be considered.
• Microsoft 365, Security, or Identity certifications are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own and develop the Microsoft 365 architecture roadmap, governance standards, and platform strategy.
• Architect and optimize Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Entra ID, Microsoft Purview, and related Microsoft 365 services.
• Establish governance around Teams, SharePoint, Microsoft 365 Groups, guest access, external sharing, retention, and lifecycle management.
• Strengthen identity and access controls including Conditional Access, MFA, privileged access, access reviews, and least-privilege administration.
• Partner with Cybersecurity to improve Microsoft 365 security, data protection, audit capabilities, and compliance.
• Lead tenant-to-tenant migrations, mailbox and content migrations, Teams transitions, and M&A integration planning.
• Use PowerShell and Microsoft Graph to improve administration, reporting, and automation.
• Evaluate licensing, adoption, utilization, and configuration to reduce risk, control costs, and improve the overall Microsoft 365 environment.
• Serve as the Microsoft 365 subject matter expert and provide guidance and knowledge transfer to other IT teams.

Skills

Microsoft 365 administration

Architecture design

Governance

Security hardening

PowerShell

Microsoft Graph

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Cybersecurity

Tools

PowerShell

Microsoft Graph

Exchange Online

SharePoint Online

OneDrive

Teams

Entra ID

Microsoft Purview

Job description

Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. is seeking an experienced Office 365 Architect to own the Microsoft 365 architecture, governance, security, and long-term direction for the organization.

This role goes beyond administration to shaping how Microsoft 365 is used across the company and building a roadmap to support growth. You will lead governance, migrations, security, and integrations while partnering with IT and cybersecurity leadership to influence decisions on collaboration, data protection, and