M365 Platform Engineer

Role Summary

The Microsoft 365 Platform Engineer is responsible for the engineering configuration and continuous improvement of Microsoft 365 services in line with enterprise standards and governance.
The role focuses on building operating and improving the M365 platform rather than enduser support training or security operations.

Engineers operate within a globally governed platform model contributing specialist expertise while working as part of a cohesive M365 product team.

Reporting Line

Reports to: Senior Manager Microsoft 365 Platform
Role Type: Individual Contributor (Engineer)

Core Responsibilities (Common to All 5 Engineers)

Platform Engineering & Operations

• Implement and maintain Microsoft 365 configurations aligned to agreed standards.
• Support release change and lifecycle management for M365 services.
• Proactively identify and eliminate recurring platform issues through automation and standardization.

Governance Enablement

• Apply and enforce platform governance policies (retention permissions lifecycle)
• Contribute to documentation of standards patterns and operational runbooks
• Support audits and reviews relating to M365 usage and configuration

Platform Modernization

• Support migration away from legacy collaboration platforms and file shares
• Assist with remediation of technical debt (e.g. legacy workflows unsupported tools)
• Contribute to roadmap initiatives defined by the M365 Platform leadership

Collaboration & Stakeholder Support

• Work closely with Architecture Security IAM and Regional IT teams
• Provide engineering input to platform design and roadmap discussions
• Act as a technical escalation point for complex M365 platform issues

Explicitly Out of Scope (for all Engineers)

• Enduser training and adoption
• License management
• Service desk L1/L2 support
• Ownership of security tooling (Defender Sentinel etc.)

Required Experience (Generic)

• Strong handson experience with Microsoft 365 in an enterprise environment
• Experience operating in governed largescale tenants
• Ability to work from standards and architectural direction rather than adhoc configuration
• Scripting and automation mindset (PowerShell Power Automate)

Specialist Roles

1. Collaboration & Content Engineer (SharePoint / OneDrive)

• SharePoint Online architecture and governance
• File share migration and cleanup
• Information architecture metadata lifecycle management

2. Teams & Meetings Engineer

• Microsoft Teams (chat channels meetings policies)
• Meeting rooms voice integrations Places / rooms metadata
• Teams lifecycle and governance

3. Power Platform Engineer

• Power Apps Power Automate Power BI (engineering governance)
• Environment strategy and DLP policy implementation
• Replacement of legacy tools (Access SharePoint Designer workflows Fileshare)

4. Messaging & Information Lifecycle Engineer

• Exchange Online
• Mailbox lifecycle retention archiving shared mailboxes
• Distribution lists vs M365 Groups strategy

5. Automation & Platform Foundations Engineer

• Crossplatform automation (PowerShell Graph Power Automate)
• Tenantwide hygiene and validation agents
• Configuration baselines and reporting

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Whats In It For You

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