[Hiring] Microsoft 365 Architect @Zensar

Role Description

The Microsoft 365 Architect will define, design and lead secure, scalable and cost-effective Microsoft 365 solutions for large and complex enterprises. The role combines strategic architecture ownership with strong hands-on capability across messaging, collaboration, identity, endpoint management, security, compliance, automation and migration. The architect will translate business requirements into target architectures, lead technical delivery from assessment through stabilization, and build reusable practices, reference architectures and delivery standards.

Qualifications

• 15-18 years overall IT experience, with significant hands-on M365 architecture, engineering and migration delivery.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated hands-on contribution in large M365 or Exchange programs, not limited to advisory or governance responsibilities.
• Proven experience leading enterprise programs through assessment, architecture, proof of concept, deployment, migration, testing, cutover and stabilization.
• Experience designing and delivering solutions for large, geographically distributed and multi-country organizations.
• Ability to lead and mentor architects, consultants and engineers while maintaining direct technical ownership of critical design and delivery activities.
• Experience in complex multi-supplier environments and in collaborating with globally distributed stakeholders and partners.
• Strong customer-facing consulting, documentation, presentation, troubleshooting and technical decision-making skills.

Requirements

• Deep architecture and hands-on administration experience across Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business and core M365 services.
• Strong knowledge of unified communications, meetings, collaboration governance, service configuration and enterprise adoption considerations.
• Expertise in Exchange Server and Exchange Online architecture, mailbox migration, mail flow, transport rules, EOP, hybrid configuration and coexistence.
• Experience with complex enterprise topologies, multi-forest Active Directory, multiple Exchange organizations, multi-geo deployments and data-sovereignty requirements.
• Strong experience with Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID, identity synchronization, federation concepts, Conditional Access and privileged access design.
• Hands-on design and implementation of Microsoft Defender, DLP, Information Protection, sensitivity labels, sensitive information types, RMS/IRM, message encryption, retention, legal hold and eDiscovery-related controls.
• Proven delivery experience using migration products such as Quest, BitTitan, ShareGate and AvePoint, selected according to workload and scenario.
• Architecture and integration experience with Intune, endpoint security, mobile application management and UEM platforms such as Workspace ONE/AirWatch.
• Strong PowerShell scripting and automation capability for M365 administration, migration, reporting and operational efficiency.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work with leading enterprises.
• Inclusive workplace culture that prioritizes well-being and growth.
• Access to a community of 10,000+ innovators across 30+ global locations.

Company Description

At Zensar, we’re “experience-led everything”. We are committed to conceptualizing, designing, engineering, marketing, and managing digital solutions and experiences for over 130 leading enterprises. We are a company driven by a bold purpose: Together, we shape experiences for better futures. Whether for our clients, our people, or the world around us, this belief powers everything we do.

• Part of the $4.8 billion RPG Group.
• Core values: One Zensar, Nurturing, Empowering, and Client Focus.
• Explore Life at Zensar and join us to Grow. Own. Achieve. Learn.
• Equal employment opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action employer.