Microsoft Cloud Platform Administrator

We’ve opened a role in our Ottawa office for a talented, entrepreneurial Microsoft Cloud Platform Administrator to work alongside exceptional people in JLR’s IT & Workplaces group.

Pop Quiz:

• Do you enjoy technical troubleshooting and problem solving across cloud environments?
• Do you have 10+ years in enterprise IT, including 5+ years of hands-on administration of Microsoft 365 and Azure at scale?
• Do you enjoy working in a team environment with a highly collaborative group of passionate IT professionals?
• Are you skilled and knowledgeable across Entra ID, Exchange Online, SharePoint/OneDrive, Teams, Intune, and the Microsoft 365 security and compliance stack, along with core Azure administration?

If you scored four for four, JLR has a home for you! You’ll be supported by a Platinum Club member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies program, firm that has a long-established reputation for quality services in multiple sectors, while you take on existing clients, develop new relationships, and deliver world-class, innovative solutions that support community building and growth in our cities.

JLR is a creative, tight-knit, and mentorship-focused community with unique opportunities for driven people with tenacity and spirit. Our organization is made up of diverse employee owners with specialized expertise in a wide range of disciplines. Joining the JLR team means joining a dynamic group of innovative architecture, engineering, and planning professionals and support staff.

If you’re innovative and collaborative, thrive when presented with new challenges, and are eager to take your career in new directions, then JLR is the right environment for you.

Your Role as Microsoft Cloud Platform Administrator:

Choose your own adventure! Let’s talk about how your skills, experience, goals, and passions can find a home at JLR. As the Microsoft Cloud Platform Administrator, your role will include:

• Administering and securing Microsoft 365 services including Entra ID, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, and Intune.
• Managing identity and access, authentication, device management, licensing, and tenant administration across the Microsoft cloud ecosystem.
• Supporting cybersecurity and compliance initiatives using Microsoft Defender, Purview, Conditional Access, MFA, DLP, eDiscovery, and related tools.
• Administering Azure resources, including subscriptions, virtual machines, storage, networking, backup, monitoring, and cost management.
• Leading the governance and ongoing administration of Microsoft 365 Copilot and other AI-enabled services.
• Automating administration, reporting, and provisioning using PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, and related automation tools.
• Serving as a subject-matter expert, providing technical leadership, mentorship, documentation, and support for strategic IT initiatives.
• Collaborating with the IT team to deliver secure, reliable, and exceptional technology services across the organization.

Why Join Us?

We live, work, breathe, sleep, and thrive in the communities we build. We love northern Ontario and the glorious bounty of the natural world and we’re proud of our reputation and longevity in the National Capital and Kingston regions. Furthermore, we’re growing our presence in southwestern Ontario and all along the Great Lakes of Ontario.

We foster a friendly, welcoming, and team-oriented atmosphere that encourages innovation and collaboration. We have an established depth of technical and support resources that can efficiently and effectively deliver small and large multidisciplinary projects. We provide flexible career direction with opportunities to choose your own path and interesting and exciting assignments ranging in size and type.

Employee Ownership and Career Growth

• Salary Range: $93,000 to $130,000
• Share ownership opportunities at all levels
• Merit and profit bonus program
• Competitive salaries reviewed annually
• Career Mentorship Program

Work-life Balance and Employee Wellness

• Immediate health and dental benefits
• RRSP/DPSP matching program
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working
• Parental leave top-up program
• Fun Funds to plan extracurricular social events

Community Engagement and Social Responsibility