Sr Microsoft Platform Engineer

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Whats in it for you:
The Senior Collaboration Platform Engineer is a strategic technical leader responsible for architecting engineering optimizing and governing Trane Technologies enterprise collaboration platforms. This role drives long-term strategy solution design automation frameworks and platform standards across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.

The senior engineer partners with global IT Security Enterprise Architecture business stakeholders and external vendors to deliver secure scalable resilient and user-centered collaboration solutions. This role leads major initiatives including global rollouts lifecycle management frameworks AI-enabled workplace capabilities M&A integrations and cross-platform harmonization. They are also accountable for innovation advanced automation and shaping the future employee experience across the enterprise.

What you will do:

• Engineering & Architecture

  • Architect and engineer collaboration platforms that align with enterprise architecture security frameworks and global business requirements.

  • Lead design of advanced configurations integrations automation frameworks and platform-level capabilities across Microsoft 365.

  • Own enterprise lifecycle engineering including roadmap planning feature governance update channels and service resiliency models.

• Platform Governance & Standards

  • Develop enforce and continuously enhance enterprise-wide governance frameworks for Teams SharePoint OneDrive Exchange and related services.

  • Establish standards architectural principles and reference patterns for collaboration technologies.

  • Identify and implement methodologies and tooling that improve platform scalability reliability and compliance.

• Cross-Functional Leadership

  • Serve as a senior technical advisor to IT leadership Security and enterprise program owners regarding collaboration strategy and integrations.

  • Lead collaboration architecture for M&A due diligence platform harmonization migration design and integration execution.

  • Communicate risks architectural decisions design tradeoffs and strategic recommendations clearly and effectively to senior leaders.

• Operational Excellence & Escalation Ownership

  • Serve as highest-level escalation point for critical or complex collaboration issues with broad business impact.

  • Guide problem management practices including root-cause analysis and long-term platform resiliency improvements.

  • Lead knowledge transfer capability uplift and mentoring across engineering and operations teams.

• Innovation Automation & Continuous Improvement

  • Lead the development of enterprise automation capabilities (PowerShell Graph API workflow orchestration) to reduce operational overhead and improve service reliability.

  • Evaluate emerging technologies industry trends and Microsoft 365 advancementsincluding AI and Copilot scenariosand recommend strategic adoption.

  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives based on lean and agile principles elevating user experience and platform efficiency.

• Core Platforms Led

  • The Senior Collaboration Platform Engineer provides architectural ownership strategy and governance for:

    • Microsoft Teams (Voice Rooms Meetings Compliance Lifecycle)

    • SharePoint Online (Architecture Information Management Intranet/Extranet)

    • OneDrive for Business

    • Exchange Online / Outlook

    • Microsoft 365 Apps (Office Loop OneNote Forms)

    • Power Platform (Governance integration guidelines automation patterns)

    • Copilot and AI-enhanced M365 experiences

    • Identity & security dependencies (Entra ID awareness Conditional Access impacts)

What you will bring:

• Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelors degree in a related IT technical field (Masters or advanced certifications preferred).

  • 7 years of deep technical experience engineering and supporting Microsoft 365 collaboration ecosystems.

  • Expertise in Teams SharePoint OneDrive Exchange and cloud-based architecture patterns.

• Advanced Technical Competencies

  • Expert-level understanding of M365 architecture governance integration and operational engineering.

  • Strong proficiency with automation (PowerShell Graph API workflow orchestration).

  • Familiarity with voice engineering (Teams Voice) conference room technologies and global communication dependencies.

  • Ability to translate complex architectural concepts to technical and non-technical audiences effectively.

  • Experience leading platform modernization M&A migrations and enterprise-scale collaboration initiatives.

• Professional Competencies

  • Demonstrates mature judgment strategic thinking and leadership presence.

  • Exceptional communication influencing and cross-functional collaboration skills.

  • Strong analytical troubleshooting and critical-thinking abilities.

  • Proven ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously.

Annual Base Salary Range or Hourly Base Pay Range:

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Incentive Eligible:

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Disclaimer: We strive to provide competitive compensation for this position tailored to a variety of factors. The actual compensation will depend on elements such as seniority merit geographic location education experience travel requirements and union designation. Our compensation range is generally based on the national average for the country. Additionally benefits may vary depending on the region business alignment union involvement and employee status.

Thrive at work and at home:

• Benefits kick in on DAY ONE for you and your family including health insurance and holistic wellness programs that include generous incentives WE DARE TO CARE!
• Family building benefits include fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
• 401K match up to 6% plus an additional 2% core contribution up to 8% company contribution.
• Paid time off includes 15 vacation days 9 paid holidays 3 floating holidays sick leave and additional options to support volunteer and parental leave.
• Educational and training opportunities through company programs along with tuition assistance and student debt support.

Disclaimer: Benefit offerings may vary depending on Collective Bargaining Agreements and local/state regulations.

Safety Sensitive Role:

The company designates certain roles as Safety Sensitive. Safety Sensitive roles may require that you pass additional drug screening.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits and programs. We are an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin pregnancy age marital status disability status as a protected veteran or any legally protected status.