Office 365 Architect (Remote)

XGILITY, an award-winning Microsoft technology partner with a great culture and is experiencing rapid growth due to multiple recent wins. As a core member of our Managed Cloud & Support Services consulting team Microsoft Office 365 Architect will work in a matrixed environment using legacy and emerging Microsoft technologies to design and Achieve Transformational Results for our clients. XGILITY is a Microsoft Gold Managed Partner for:

• Collaboration and Content
• Cloud Platform
• Cloud Productivity
• Enterprise Mobility Management

Be remarkable, join XGILITY!

The Microsoft Office 365 Architect will be responsible for configuration, maintenance, and support for all Office 365 services and functions, as well as learning and maintaining internal applications or solutions. The Office 365 Architect will work closely with other key personnel across all departments. The Office 365 Architect will also be responsible for Active Directory Group Policy creation/administration and Microsoft ADFS Servers maintenance.

Position Details:

• LOCATION: Richmond Virginia
• EXPERIENCE LEVEL: Minimum of 5 years’ experience in technology with Microsoft Active Directory and Windows Server Administration (See REQUIRED SKILLS and Years of Experience Section)
• DESIRED CERTIFICATIONS: Microsoft Exchange, Windows Server and or Office 365 certification required.
• EDUCATION: Comprehensive experience in the industry and a College degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• JOB STATUS: Full Time
• WORK STATUS: U.S. CITIZEN OR GREEN CARD, HOLDER.
• HIRE MODEL: Contingent offer based on Client final approval
• BASE SALARY + BENEFITS: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Holidays, Matching 401K, XGILITY Training. Full Benefits
• TRAVEL: Position Sits On-Site in Downtown in Richmond VA with the possibility of some remote work.

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshooting Office 365 issues of user and network connectivity
• Serve as technical subject matter expert on O365 initiative and projects by researching, recommending and implementing solutions.
• Create and maintain Azure Conditional Access policies
• Maintain ADFS Servers (Identity Management to O365)
• Active Directory Administration
• Microsoft Windows Server setup and configuration (DNS, DHCP)
• Maintain current Office 365 Infrastructure
• Ensure all O365 required licensing are applied
• Use PowerShell in daily administrative tasks to streamline processes
• Configure and modify Active Directory group policy
• Implement Data Classification strategy using Azure Information Protection

Environment:

• Office 356 Tenants (Production/Test) - Currently using Exchange Online, Skype and Office Suite. SharePoint Online project in progress
• Azure – Two ADFFS servers in Azure for DR purposes. One active Domain Controller
• VMware VCenter- 275+ primarily Windows 2012 and Windows 2016 virtual servers (Test/Dev/Production)
• Cisco Infrastructure – switches, firewalls and routers
• HP Physical servers with HP Synergy enclosures and blade servers
• Cisco VOIP
• Veeam Backup and HP StoreOnce
• Windows 10 with MacAfee Endpoint Protection
• Maas360 Mobile Management
• Active Directory - 6 domain controllers, 1 Forest
• Employees – 670 with 240 working remotely

Required Skills & Years of experience:

• Office 365 Administration (ADSYNC, AZURE AD, EXCHANGE, SHAREPOINT, ONEDRIVE). 3 years of experience required
• VMware – VCenter Administration (create virtual servers, templates). 3 years of experience required
• Active Directory Administration (Group Policy, User, etc.). 5 years of experience required
• Windows Server Administration (DNS, DHCP, Certificate Server).5 years of experience required
• PowerShell scripting. 3 years of experience required
• Azure AD - Configuration and maintaining conditional access policies. 2 years of experience required

Desired but not Required Skills & Years of Experience:

• Microsoft AIP – Configuration and administration. 1 year of experience required
• Privileged Access Management experience. 3 years of experience required
• Microsoft Express Route knowledge. 2 years of experience required

XGILITY, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of any legally protected characteristic including, but not limited to, race, color, religion, national origin, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, ancestry, age, medical condition, military veteran status or on the basis of physical handicap which, with reasonable accommodation, render the application to satisfactorily perform the job available