Microsoft 365 Consultant

Quantam; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly wages

Health benefits

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Job summary

Quantam Solutions provides IT solutions and consulting for various clients. The selected candidate will work as a Microsoft 365 Consultant within the Platform Engineering team (PE).

You will consult, train, and guide modernization of the client’s M365 platform, including SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Exchange, Power Apps and related apps. The role includes regular client meetings, independent work, SME contributions on project teams, and mentoring of junior team members while promoting DevOps

Qualifications

• M365 applications expertise with SharePoint, OneDrive and Teams.
• Experience scripting in PowerShell and using code repositories.
• Experience delivering client consultations with varied stakeholders.
• Experience preparing and leading trainings on M365 products.

Responsibilities

• Consult on use of M365 applications and products as needed.
• Offer regular scheduled training in the use of M365 applications and products.
• Serve as the resident technical expert for M365, focusing on SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Power Apps, Exchange, and Purview.
• Lead changes, feature updates, and evergreen adoption of M365.
• Mentor junior team members and lead knowledge transfers.

Skills

M365 applications

PowerShell scripting

Client consultations

Training delivery

Tools

Power Apps

SharePoint

OneDrive

Teams

Exchange

Job description

Quantam Solutions provides IT solutions and consulting for various clients. We offer competitive hourly wages, health benefits, paid time off, and a 401(k) plan. We are currently seeking a Microsoft 365 Consultant.

Overview

The selected candidate will work as a member of the Platform Engineering team (PE). The Consultant’s purview will include consultations, trainings, and guiding modernization for our client’s M365 platform. This includes SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Exchange, Power Apps and related applications. It does not include Office Desktop apps (Word, PowerPoint, etc.).

This role is expected to regularly meet and consult with clients to determine viable solutions to their issues.

The ideal candidate will be able to understand the business case and confidently walk clients through potential solutions and their impact. We would like the Consultant to use their knowledge and experience to offer clients Microsoft-based solutions for issues they identify in their workflows and business processes. The candidate is expected to conduct these meetings independently once familiarized with the Team’s approach and workflows. This role will also serve as a subject matter expert (SME) on project teams when needed.

PE is a team of talented engineers with diverse experiences and backgrounds. The Consultant will be expected to become an active, supportive member of this team. That includes attending all team meetings and activities, supporting the team’s efforts to adopt DevOps principles, curating a document library for solutions supported by the team, leading knowledge transfers and team-internal trainings, discussing and recommending team metrics, mentoring more junior members of the team, and working with all members of the team as needed.

Work Activities

• Consult on use of M365 applications and products as needed.
• Offer regular scheduled training in the use of M365 applications and products.
• Serve as the resident technical expert for M365, with particular focus on SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Power Apps, Exchange, and Purview.
• Act as the arbiter of coming changes, feature updates, and new features for M365 products and applications.
• Develop power apps and SharePoint governance.
• Champion and lead changes in the IT environment regarding M365 products and assist with the adoption of an evergreen mentality for changes to applications and products.
• Join our PE team as an active, supportive, guiding member, with particular emphasis toward.
• mentoring more junior members and offering opportunities for growth and knowledge transfer.
• Develop and maintain relationships with other members of the IT community.
• Report at least weekly to supervisor on successes, blockers, and issues, and be able to raise potential issues before they arise.
• Attend meetings, training, presentations, and consultations on-site and at buildings other than the assigned office space as needed.
• Coordinate with the Learning Management System team to provide technical training and support.

Required Skills

• At least 7 years’ experience with M365 applications and products, especially with SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, including Voice, Rooms, Exchange.
• At least 5 years’ experience scripting in PowerShell, with particular experience in conducting code reviews and using code repositories.
• At least 3 years’ experience offering and leading consultations to diverse groups of clients, including technical staff and business/programmatic staff.
• At least 3 years’ experience preparing, delivering, and leading trainings. Doing so with M365 products is strongly preferred.

Highly Desired

• Experience with Microsoft’s GCC licensing suite.