Senior Microsoft 365 Architect: Copilot & AI Platform Lead

Sidley Austin; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 161.000 - 230.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Sidley Austin is seeking a Microsoft Architect in Chicago to champion the Microsoft productivity estate, including SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and Exchange Online. The role leads Copilot enablement, security governance, and integration with Purview, Intune, and Defender XDR while partnering with Microsoft engineering.

Ideal candidates bring 7+ years in Microsoft 365 architecture, strong documentation skills, and a track record of Enterprise IT leadership in a law firm or professional services

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 7 years architecting or administering Microsoft 365 in an enterprise environment.
• Deep understanding of SharePoint Online and OneDrive, and enterprise-level expertise in Microsoft Copilot, Teams, Exchange Online and Outlook, and the Microsoft 365 productivity applications.
• Deep knowledge of the Microsoft 365 permission model, policies, and configuration profiles, with proficiency in the Microsoft 365 admin center, the Copilot Control System, and the workload admin centers.
• Foundational understanding of Microsoft Entra and the ability to configure Entra and other Azure-based services; working knowledge of Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Graph, Intune, and the Power Platform.
• Ability to architect Microsoft Foundry within an Azure estate, with a base understanding of Work IQ, Fabric IQ, and Foundry IQ and current awareness of Microsoft’s AI roadmap, including Microsoft Scout.
• Demonstrated experience partnering directly with Microsoft engineering or product teams, and the ability to produce clear architecture documentation for technical and non-technical audiences.

Aufgaben

• Design and own target-state architecture and standards for the Microsoft productivity estate, including SharePoint and OneDrive information architecture.
• Architect Teams, Exchange Online and Outlook, Microsoft 365 Groups, and related apps; ensure data residency and backups.
• Lead enterprise deployment and remediation of the Microsoft stack; overhaul policies via pilots and change management.
• Configure Microsoft Entra and tenant admin architecture; define policies and configuration profiles.
• Establish Purview architecture with DLP, retention, barriers; integrate with Intune, Defender XDR, and Entra.
• Drive Copilot enablement, governance, and agent identity; liaise with Microsoft engineering.
• Architect Foundry integration with Azure estate and governance for Fabric/Power BI; translate AI roadmap into priorities.
• Mentor Microsoft 365 admins and engineers.

Kenntnisse

Microsoft 365

SharePoint Online

OneDrive

Teams

Exchange Online

Copilot

PowerShell

Microsoft Graph

Entra

Purview

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems

Tools

Microsoft Entra

Intune

Purview

Defender XDR

Jobbeschreibung

Sidley Austin is seeking a Microsoft Architect in Chicago to champion the Microsoft productivity estate, including SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and Exchange Online. The role leads Copilot enablement, security governance, and integration with Purview, Intune, and Defender XDR while partnering with Microsoft engineering.

Ideal candidates bring 7+ years in Microsoft 365 architecture, strong documentation skills, and a track record of Enterprise IT leadership in a law firm or professional services