Systems Engineer - M&A Integration

BKF Engineers; Walnut Creek (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

The typical base salary range for this

Generous paid time off packages

9 Paid Holidays

Flexible schedules

Education reimbursement

Profit sharing and 401k

Job summary

BKF Engineers seeks a Systems Engineer - M&A Integration to lead technical onboarding of acquired companies into BKF's Microsoft 365 and cloud environment. You will perform migrations, configure identities, and align with integration runbooks.

The ideal candidate is a technical generalist with strong Microsoft cloud and identity experience, capable of independent work, collaborating with IT teams, vendors, and internal stakeholders to ensure smooth cutovers and post-migration stabilization.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience administering and migrating Microsoft 365 environments.
• Experience with tenant, email, collaboration-platform, or enterprise IT migrations.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, identity synchronization, MFA, SSO, and conditional access.
• Experience with Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive.
• Experience with Microsoft Intune, Windows Autopilot, Configuration Manager, or similar endpoint-management platforms.
• Experience supporting endpoint readiness, device enrollment, application deployment, and user onboarding.
• Familiarity with Azure administration, access, permissions, subscriptions, networking concepts, and cloud services.
• Strong PowerShell, documentation, and technical-procedure skills.
• Experience migrating Google Workspace environments to Microsoft platforms.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 tenant-to-tenant migrations.
• Experience automating Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Exchange Online, Intune, or Azure activities with PowerShell.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Defender, Purview, Sentinel, or related security platforms.

Responsibilities

• Execute technical integration activities for acquired companies per BKF standards.
• Migrate to Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive.
• Support migrations from Google Workspace and MS 365 tenants.
• Manage identity and access: Entra ID, AD, SSO, MFA, CA.
• Assist with endpoint deployment, Intune, and security policies.
• Support Azure and related cloud integration activities when required.
• Coordinate with IT teams, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Follow migration runbooks, cutover plans, and hyper-care processes.
• Troubleshoot issues during migration, cutover, and stabilization.
• Document environments, configurations, risks, and completion status.

Skills

Microsoft 365 experience

Identity & access management

PowerShell scripting

Migration planning

Communication skills

Independent work

Team collaboration

Multi-project handling

After-hours support

Education

Relevant Microsoft certifications

Tools

BitTitan MigrationWiz

Quest

AvePoint

ShareGate

Job description

BKF is a multi-service infrastructure consulting firm providing civil engineering, construction management, environmental, planning, and surveying services across California, the Pacific Northwest, and beyond. With offices throughout California and the Portland area, BKF has served transportation, water resources, land development, government, and federal clients for over 110 years.

At BKF, you'll find a unique opportunity to grow your career with intention. Our culture values professional autonomy, innovation, and meaningful collaboration across offices. We are proud to be recognized with the Great Place to Work certification for the second year in a row.

The Systems Engineer - M&A Integration executes technical integration activities associated with mergers and acquisitions. The role supports the onboarding of acquired companies into BKF's technology environment, with a primary focus on Microsoft 365, identity, collaboration services, security controls, and related cloud technologies.

Reporting to the M&A Integration Lead and receiving technical direction from the Senior M&A Technology Integration Engineer, this position performs hands‑on migration, configuration, testing, troubleshooting, cutover, and hyper‑care activities across multiple acquisitions each year.

The ideal candidate is a technical generalist with strong Microsoft cloud and identity experience who can work independently while following established integration architecture, standards, and migration plans.

Responsibilities

• Execute technical integration activities for acquired companies in accordance with approved architecture, migration plans, and BKF standards
• Perform migrations into BKF's standard platforms, including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive-to-Box migrations
• Support migrations from Google Workspace, Microsoft 365 tenants, and other source environments
• Execute identity and access integration activities involving Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, SSO, MFA, conditional access, provisioning, and account lifecycle management
• Support the technical dependencies associated with endpoint deployment, including identity, Intune enrollment, application access, security policies, and user authentication
• Support Azure and related cloud‑integration activities when required, including access, permissions, subscriptions, and coordination with Cloud Operations
• Work with acquired‑company IT teams, internal stakeholders, consultants, and vendors to gather technical information and complete assigned integration work
• Follow migration runbooks, cutover plans, validation procedures, rollback plans, and hyper‑care processes
• Troubleshoot technical issues during migration, cutover, and stabilization
• Support the integration of security, compliance, endpoint‑protection, and IT‑management platforms
• Document source environments, migration activities, configurations, dependencies, risks, and completion status
• Contribute to reusable integration playbooks, standards, checklists, scripts, and automation
• Escalate technical risks, blockers, and design decisions to the Senior M&A Technology Integration Engineer

Requirements

• Hands‑on experience administering and migrating Microsoft 365 environments
• Experience with tenant, email, collaboration‑platform, or enterprise IT migrations
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, identity synchronization, MFA, SSO, and conditional access
• Experience with Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive
• Experience with Microsoft Intune, Windows Autopilot, Configuration Manager, or similar endpoint‑management platforms
• Experience supporting endpoint readiness, device enrollment, application deployment, and user onboarding
• Familiarity with Azure administration, access, permissions, subscriptions, networking concepts, and cloud services
• Ability to troubleshoot across identity, email, collaboration, endpoint, and cloud environments
• Strong PowerShell, documentation, and technical‑procedure skills
• Ability to support multiple concurrent acquisition projects and planned after‑hours or weekend cutovers
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work with internal teams, consultants, vendors, and acquired‑company personnel
• Ability to work independently while escalating risks and technical decisions appropriately
• Experience with Microsoft 365 tenant‑to‑tenant migrations
• Experience migrating Google Workspace environments to Microsoft platforms
• Experience with BitTitan MigrationWiz, Quest, AvePoint, ShareGate, or similar migration tools
• Experience automating Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Exchange Online, Intune, or Azure activities with PowerShell
• Familiarity with Microsoft Defender, Purview, Sentinel, or related security platforms
• Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, carve‑outs, or enterprise onboarding
• Experience working with managed service providers, consultants, and integration vendors
• Familiarity with ITSM, change‑management, and technical project‑tracking processes
• Relevant Microsoft certifications

Physical Demands: Must be able to regularly talk, hear and operate a computer, keyboard and mouse and occasionally lift, pull/push and carry up to 20 pounds with accommodations.

Work Conditions: Exposure to constant or intermittent sounds at a low or moderate level consistent with an office setting. Exposure to high‑stress, fast‑paced, deadline‑oriented environment. Travel to other BKF locations and client sites may be required.

Benefits

• The typical base salary range for this position is $100,000- $135,000 annualized depending upon skills, experience, education, and geographical location. This is a salary position paid biweekly
• Competitive salaries, profit sharing, and 401k
• Generous paid time off packages
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Flexible schedules
• Education reimbursement, Paid annual dues for professional and societal organizations
• BKF offers competitive and award‑winning benefits and perks.

BKF provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

BKF does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without a previously signed agreement and a specific solicitation for the position or other approved engagement request for the position with BKF, BKF reserves the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited submittals are done at the risk of the recruiter.