Microsoft 365 Enterprise Solutions Engineer

Alvarez & Marsal

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 83,000 - 96,000

Full time

12 days ago

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Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal is seeking an hourly contractor for the Microsoft Enterprise Solutions Team to manage M365 governance, platform administration, L3 support, and strategic project delivery across a 14,000+ user global tenant.

You will resolve L3 tickets, document solutions, and contribute to governance and BASU initiatives under senior leadership, with asynchronous collaboration with a US-based team.

Qualifications

  • Experience with M365 platform across SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, Exchange, and Power Platform in large enterprises.
  • Power Platform administration including Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio, DLP policies, and environment provisioning.
  • AvePoint Cloud Governance experience or similar workspace lifecycle management tooling.
  • Microsoft Purview familiarity including DLP, Sensitivity Labels, Retention Policies.
  • Entra ID (Azure AD) concepts like security groups, dynamic groups, app registrations.
  • ServiceNow ticket management and KB article authoring.
  • Strong documentation skills to create SOPs and knowledge base articles for L1/L2 audiences.
  • Excel proficiency for tracker maintenance, data analysis, and reporting.
  • Ability to troubleshoot M365 platform issues and provide runbooks and recommendations.
  • Strong written communication with stakeholders across global BUs.

Responsibilities

  • Resolve L3 tickets independently where SOPs exist and escalate when needed.
  • Investigate tickets without SOPs using M365 knowledge and escalate for complex licensing or business impacts.
  • Document tribal knowledge and ticket resolutions as ServiceNow KB articles and SOPs.
  • Governance tasks across M365 Workstream Tracker and governance lists, with guidance from leadership.
  • Monitor AvePoint governance operations and Purview tasks; assess feature impacts and report to leadership.
  • Coordinate ITAM license reservations and monitor tenant storage trends for procurement decisions.
  • Support strategic projects for the MICROSOFT ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS team and contribute to dynamic initiatives.

Skills

M365 administration
SharePoint Online
Teams
Power Platform
AvePoint Governance
Purview
Entra ID
ServiceNow
Documentation
Excel

Tools

AvePoint Cloud Governance
Microsoft Purview
ServiceNow
Azure AD
Excel

Job description

About Alvarez & Marsal

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work- guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity are why our people love working at A&M.

Description

Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm with entrepreneurial, action and results-oriented professionals. We take a hands-on approach to solving our clients' problems and assisting them in reaching their potential. Our culture celebrates independent thinkers and doers who positively impact our clients and shape our industry. The collaborative environment and engaging work- guided by A&M's core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity are why our people love working at A&M.

The Team

The hourly Contractor that provides operational execution across M365 governance, platform administration, L3 support, and strategic project delivery for Alvarez & Marsal’s Microsoft Enterprise Solutions Team. This role works across a 14,000+ user global M365 tenant spanning 20+ geographic locations, executing BAU operations, resolving L3 escalations, building knowledge base documentation, and contributing to strategic projects under the direction of Microsoft Enterprise Solutions leadership.

How You Will Contribute
L3 Ticket Resolution & Escalation Triage
  • Resolve routine L3 tickets independently where SOPs or documented procedures exist
  • For tickets without established SOPs, investigate, gather context, and attempt resolution based on M365 platform knowledge escalating to leadership when technical complexity, licensing decisions, or business engagement is required
  • Sort and route incoming escalations from L1/L2
  • Monitor aged ticket queues
Knowledge Capture & Documentation
  • Systematically document tribal knowledge and ticket resolutions as ServiceNow KB articles and internal SOPs
  • Expand the existing documentation foundation
  • Reduce L1/L2 escalation volume by closing knowledge gaps across the full M365 platform including Power Platform, Copilot Studio, SharePoint, Teams, AvePoint, licensing processes, and governance procedures
BAU Governance & Administration
  • Actively work governance items across the M365 Workstream Tracker, the M365 Governance SharePoint list, and the Power Platform & Copilot Governance SharePoint list including researching, developing plans, creating documentation, and implementing changes once peer-reviewed by pillar leads and approved through change board, under Janine and Moussa's guidance
  • Monitor and action AvePoint governance operations
  • Monitor Purview governance tasks
  • Monitor the Microsoft Message Center for new features and capabilities rolling out to the tenant, assess impact, and provide recommendations to leadership for action decisions
  • Monitor the Microsoft Health Center for service outages, assess impact, and provide recommendations to leadership
  • Coordinate ITAM license reservations
  • Monitor tenant storage trends and elevate to leadership when a purchase decision is needed
Strategic Project Support
  • Provide execution support on strategic projects as directed by leadership researching, gathering data, coordinating tasks, tracking action items, and executing implementation steps as assigned
  • Projects are dynamic and frequently arise; this role contributes to any project the MICROSOFT ENTPRISE SOLUTIONS team is engaged in
Qualifications
  • M365 platform administration experience across SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, Exchange, and Power Platform in a large enterprise environment (10,000+ users preferred)
  • Power Platform administration including Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio, DLP policies, and environment provisioning
  • AvePoint Cloud Governance experience or similar workspace lifecycle management tooling
  • Microsoft Purview familiarity DLP, Sensitivity Labels, Retention Policies
  • Entra ID (Azure AD) working knowledge security groups, dynamic groups, app registrations
  • ServiceNow ticket management and KB article authoring
  • Strong documentation skills ability to create SOPs, technical procedures, and knowledge base articles that are clear and actionable for L1/L2 audiences
  • Excel proficiency for tracker maintenance, data analysis, and reporting
  • Ability to independently investigate and troubleshoot M365 platform issues, assess impact, and formulate recommendations
  • Strong written communication this role communicates via email, Teams, and ServiceNow with stakeholders across global BUs
  • Ability to work asynchronously with a US-based team, with some overlap hours required
  • Multi-geo M365 tenant experience is a plus
Your journey at A&M

We recognize that our people are the driving force behind our success, which is why we prioritize an employee experience that fosters each person’s unique professional and personal development. Our robust performance development process promotes continuous learning, rewards your contributions, and fosters a culture of meritocracy. With top-notch training and on-the-job learning opportunities, you can acquire new skills and advance your career. We prioritize your well-being, providing benefits and resources to support you on your personal journey. Our people consistently highlight the growth opportunities, our unique, entrepreneurial culture, and the fun we have together as their favorite aspects of working at A&M. The possibilities are endless for high-performing and passionate professionals. Fixed term employees are not eligible to participate in Alvarez & Marsal’s fringe benefits programs. The hourly rate is $60-$70 per hour.

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