Remote Microsoft 365 Migration Engineer

DescriptionKforce has a client in NYC that is seeking a Remote Microsoft 365 Migration Engineer.Summary:The Microsoft 365 Migration Engineer is responsible for planning, executing, and supporting enterprise-scale Microsoft 365 migrations across Entra ID, Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive. This role includes assessing migration readiness, configuring migration tools, performing tenant-to-tenant migrations, troubleshooting issues, and providing post-migration support.Key Responsibilities:* Assess Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive environments for migration readiness* Plan and execute tenant-to-tenant migrations, including migration waves, cutovers, and rollback strategies* Perform pre-migration assessments, pilot testing, production migrations, validation, and remediation* Automate migration and validation activities using PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, and M365 tools* Troubleshoot identity, mailbox, permissions, authentication, collaboration, and synchronization issues* Maintain migration documentation, runbooks, reports, and operational handoff materials* Collaborate with infrastructure, security, networking, application, and business teams throughout migration projectsRequirements* Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft 365 administration and migrations* Experience with PowerShell, including Exchange Online and Microsoft 365 administration* Working knowledge of Microsoft Graph API/Graph PowerShell* Experience with Microsoft migration capabilities such as Migration Manager, SharePoint Migration Tool, Exchange migration batches, and cross-tenant migration features* Experience with third-party migration platforms such as Quest, BitTitan MigrationWiz, ShareGate, AvePoint, or equivalent is desirable* Understanding of Active Directory, Entra Connect, DNS, SMTP, domains, authentication, Conditional Access, MFA, RBAC, and identity lifecycle management* Strong troubleshooting skills across identity, messaging, collaboration, and content migration workloadsStrong knowledge of:* Microsoft Entra ID* Exchange Online/Outlook* Microsoft Teams* SharePoint Online* OneDrive for Business* Microsoft 365 GroupsPreferred:* 4-7+ years of Microsoft infrastructure/Microsoft 365 engineering experience* 2-4+ years of hands-on Microsoft 365 migration experience* Experience delivering large-scale enterprise or tenant-to-tenant migrations* Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, tenant consolidations, or Microsoft 365 transformation programs* Ability to execute migration waves involving hundreds of users* Experience producing migration runbooks, cutover plans, validation reports, and technical documentationPreferred Certifications:* Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert* Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate* Microsoft Certified: Teams Administrator Associate* Relevant Microsoft Azure/Microsoft 365 certificationsJob TypeContractCompensation70 - $70