Senior M365 Solution Architect (ID# : 5268)

The company, a national IT consulting company, is seeking a Senior Microsoft 365 Delivery Lead / Solutions Architect to lead a Microsoft 365 implementation for a public-sector organization based in New Westminster, BC.This engagement requires a senior consultant to provide overall technical leadership across Microsoft 365, including identity, security, collaboration, migration coordination, and adoption, while working closely with a dedicated Microsoft Exchange specialist responsible for hands-on Hybrid Exchange execution.This role is ideal for a consultant who excels at owning delivery across multiple workstreams and operating within formal governance, security, and approval frameworks typical of regulated public-sector environments. Key Responsibilities

• Act as the overall technical delivery lead for a multi-phase Microsoft 365 implementation in a highly secure public-sector environment.
• Lead delivery across all Microsoft 365 components excluding hands-on Microsoft Exchange execution.
• Work in close collaboration with a Microsoft Exchange specialist to coordinate sequencing and dependencies, validate Hybrid Exchange readiness and outcomes, and ensure alignment with overall program objectives.
• Provide technical leadership across Microsoft 365 tenant configuration and governance, identity and access management using Entra ID / Azure AD, directory synchronization and Single Sign-On, Conditional Access, role-based access control, privileged access management (PIM / PAM), Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Microsoft Purview (information protection, records management, DLP, sensitivity labels), andMicrosoft Defender for Office 365
• Experience with migration planning, pilot execution, phased cutover coordination, adoption, training, and operational transition.
• Lead technical workshops, design reviews, validation sessions, and acceptance walkthroughs with stakeholders.
• Own technical sequencing, readiness gates, and dependency management across the engagement.
• Ensure delivery aligns to fixed-price, milestone-based acceptance criteria.
• Review and contribute to technical documentation, runbooks, and knowledge transfer materials.

Required Qualifications