Microsoft 365 Migration SME
About The Client:
An American multinational technology corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, it is present in over 175 countries. It specializes in computer hardware, middleware, and software and provides hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. As one of the world's oldest and largest technology companies, the Client has been responsible for several technological innovations, including the automated teller machine (ATM), dynamic random-access memory (DRAM), the floppy disk, the hard disk drive, the magnetic stripe card, the relational database, the SQL programming language, and the UPC barcode. The company has made inroads in advanced computer chips, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and data infrastructure.
About The Job:
- We are looking for an experienced Microsoft 365 Migration SME to lead and support enterprise-scale migrations of messaging and identity services, as well as Teams, OneDrive and SharePoint migration experience.
- The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on expertise in Exchange Server (on-premises and online) and Entra ID, including directory synchronization, and tenant-to-tenant transitions.
- This role is critical to ensuring secure, efficient, and low-disruption migrations as part of Microsoft 365 migration project
Essential Job Functions:
- Act as the SME for M365 migration projects including Tenant to Tenant, and AD to M365 Migrations.
- Execute migrations of mailboxes, distribution groups, public folders, and calendars to M365 target tenant, using scripts and migration tools (specifically Quest ODM).
- Lead Entra ID migration and restructuring activities, including identity consolidation, domain changes, and hybrid identity configurations.
- Set up and manage Quest ODM migration tool.
- Ensure coexistence and cutover strategies for seamless user experience during migration.
- Migrate critical Microsoft 365 services such as Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive to target SharePoint Online instance.
- Provide root cause analysis and remediation for directory sync issues, mail delivery problems, and hybrid identity errors.
- Ensure compliance, security policies, and identity governance rules are maintained throughout the migration process.
- Collaborate with security, network, and support teams and provide technical documentation, migration runbooks, and post-migration support.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft 365.
- 3+ years working with Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) and identity synchronization tools (AAD Connect, Cloud Sync).
- Proven track record in executing complex migration projects — including tenant-to-tenant moves.
- Strong understanding of SMTP, mail flow, connectors, DNS records (MX, SPF, DKIM), and transport rules.
- Familiarity with PowerShell scripting for migrating users, groups and objects.
- Deep understanding of identity models, SSO, federation (ADFS), and authentication protocols (OAuth, SAML, etc.).
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About VARITE: VARITE is a global staffing and IT consulting company providing technical consulting and team augmentation services to Fortune 500 Companies in USA, UK, CANADA and INDIA. VARITE is currently a primary and direct vendor to the leading corporations in the verticals of Networking, Cloud Infrastructure, Hardware and Software, Digital Marketing and Media Solutions, Clinical Diagnostics, Utilities, Gaming and Entertainment, and Financial Services.
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