Senior M365 Domain & Identity Migration Architect

Cognizant; Trenton (NJ); Remote; USD 163,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus PTO

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking an experienced M365 Domain Migration Architect to lead enterprise Active Directory and Microsoft 365 migration initiatives. You will design domain migration strategies, enable hybrid identity, and drive modern workplace technology transformations.

The role requires senior expertise in AD, M365 migrations, and security tooling, with a remote-friendly model for qualified applicants in the US. Collaboration with security, infrastructure, and application teams is essential.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in Microsoft infrastructure and enterprise migration engagements.
• Extensive expertise in Active Directory architecture, administration, and domain migrations.
• Proven experience designing and delivering large-scale Microsoft 365 migration and transformation programs.
• Strong knowledge of AD DS, DNS, Sites and Services, trusts, Group Policy, and OU design.
• Experience with Hybrid Identity, Microsoft Entra ID, Azure IAM, and SSO implementations.
• Hands-on expertise with Quest Migration Manager and Quest ODM for Active Directory.
• Experience automating migration and operational activities using PowerShell.
• Strong understanding of Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, and Microsoft Teams migrations.
• Experience with SCCM, Intune, Autopilot, Azure Virtual Desktop, imaging, packaging, and endpoint management solutions.
• Knowledge of Microsoft security technologies including Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Cloud Apps, DLP, and Microsoft Purview.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, planning, and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute Active Directory forest and domain migration strategies for large enterprise environments.
• Assess, rationalize, and migrate Group Policy Objects (GPOs), Organizational Units (OUs), trusts, DNS, and Active Directory services.
• Develop migration and coexistence architectures, including cutover, rollback, remediation, and pilot deployment plans.
• Manage identity migration activities involving SID History, Kerberos, NTLM, SPNs, service accounts, and authentication services.
• Integrate and support Hybrid Identity solutions using Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).
• Utilize Quest Migration Manager and Quest ODM for Active Directory migration projects.
• Develop PowerShell automation scripts to streamline migration activities and operational processes.
• Perform application and server dependency assessments and create migration wave plans.
• Lead workplace technology migrations including device migration between domains, SCCM/Intune deployment, Autopilot configuration, imaging, packaging, patching, and distribution tools.
• Drive Microsoft 365 migration initiatives involving Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Microsoft Teams, telephony platforms, and video collaboration solutions.
• Implement and support Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions, including Single Sign-On (SSO) integrations and Azure-based identity services.
• Ensure security and compliance through Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Cloud Apps, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and Microsoft Purview Information Protection policies.

Skills

Active Directory

Microsoft 365 migration

Hybrid Identity

Azure Entra ID / Azure AD

PowerShell automation

Quest Migration Manager

Quest ODM

SCCM

Intune

Autopilot

Exchange Online migration

SharePoint Online migration

Tools

Quest Migration Manager

Quest ODM

PowerShell

SCCM

Intune

Autopilot

Azure Virtual Desktop

Imaging/Packaging tools

Job description

Cognizant is seeking an experienced M365 Domain Migration Architect to lead enterprise Active Directory and Microsoft 365 migration initiatives. You will design domain migration strategies, enable hybrid identity, and drive modern workplace technology transformations.

The role requires senior expertise in AD, M365 migrations, and security tooling, with a remote-friendly model for qualified applicants in the US. Collaboration with security, infrastructure, and application teams is essential.