M365 Platform Engineer

Kiewit
Omaha, NE, United States
23 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
4 years minimum
Working hours
Shift work
Job source

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows Active Directory Data Analysis Audit Trail Microsoft Azure Microsoft Online Services Cloud Computing Cloud Engineering Github Python (Programming Language) System Center Configuration Manager Citrix Systems
+11 more
Windows PowerShell Role-Based Access Control Microsoft SharePoint VMware VSphere Software Troubleshooting Git Microsoft InTune Deployment Automation SailPoint Restful APIs Servicenow

Job description

We are seeking a Microsoft 365 Platform Engineer to operate, automate, secure, and modernize Kiewit’s enterprise Microsoft 365 environment. This hands-on role supports endpoint management, identity, collaboration, security, administration, and cloud-connected services.

This position delivers roadmap priorities, resolves complex issues, improves platform reliability, and helps move legacy processes toward scalable, cloud-first operations., Platform Administration & Engineering

  • Administer and support Microsoft 365 services, including Intune, Entra ID, Conditional Access, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Defender, Purview, Windows 365, and related admin centers.
  • Provide Tier 2 and Tier 3 support for complex incidents, requests, access issues, policy problems, and service configuration concerns.
  • Monitor service health, security signals, audit data, platform changes, and configuration drift; maintain support documentation and procedures.
  • Deliver Microsoft 365 roadmap and backlog priorities, including well-defined platform enhancements and small-to-medium initiatives.
  • Build and maintain automation using PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, Power Platform, Python, REST APIs, or similar tools.
  • Create repeatable configuration patterns, workflows, templates, standards, reports, dashboards, and alerts.
  • Collaborate with cloud engineering and application teams on secure integrations and Microsoft 365-connected services.

Modernization, Governance, & Security

  • Support modernization of endpoint and identity operations, including Autopilot, Entra-managed devices, Intune, Windows servicing, co-management, and reduced reliance on traditional domain-join models.
  • Evaluate, pilot, test, document, and operationalize new Microsoft 365 capabilities.
  • Implement governance and security controls such as Conditional Access, least privilege, privileged access, compliance, endpoint security, information protection, audit, and reporting.
  • Plan production changes with appropriate testing, risk assessment, communication, rollback, compliance review, and remediation support.

Collaboration, Adoption, & Continuous Improvement

  • Partner with Security, Identity, Infrastructure, Service Desk, Enterprise Architecture, Procurement, Compliance, application teams, and business stakeholders.
  • Communicate platform changes, governance requirements, user impacts, and support expectations to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Support adoption through release communications, knowledge transfer, training materials, service desk enablement, and post-launch support.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or equivalent education and experience.
  • Four or more years of IT support, systems administration, endpoint management, identity, cloud administration, platform engineering, or related technical experience, including hands-on Microsoft 365 experience.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 services such as Intune, Entra ID, Conditional Access, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Defender, Purview, governance, and reporting.
  • Experience administering identity, access, endpoint, policy, application, or collaboration services in an enterprise environment.
  • Experience using PowerShell to troubleshoot, administer, report on, or automate enterprise technology services.
  • Understanding of modern endpoint, identity, security, least privilege, change control, auditability, reliability, and data protection practices.
  • Strong troubleshooting, ownership, prioritization, follow-through, communication, and cross-team collaboration skills., * Relevant Microsoft certifications in Microsoft 365, endpoint management, identity, security, automation, or Azure.
  • Experience with Microsoft Graph, Power Platform, Python, REST APIs, reporting, analytics, Git, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or configuration-as-code practices.
  • Experience with Autopilot, SCCM/MECM, co-management, Group Policy modernization, domain-join reduction, Entra-managed devices, Defender, Purview, Windows 365, Copilot, Teams, SharePoint, or OneDrive.
  • Experience with ServiceNow or enterprise service management practices.
  • Familiarity with adjacent platforms such as Active Directory, Saviynt, Citrix, VMware vSphere, or Rubrik.

Other Requirements:

  • Regular, reliable attendance
  • Work productively and meet deadlines timely
  • Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plan
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Employee assistance program, * Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
  • Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.
  • May work at various different locations and conditions may vary.

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

About the company

Kiewit Technology Group builds solutions to enable and support our company’s expansive operations. Our mission is to deliver project schedule and cost certainty by employing technology designed by and for the construction industry. Our team utilizes systems and tools that manage every part of Kiewit’s business and the project lifecycle to improve planning and day-to-day execution in the field. We give our people real-time data to make faster, smarter decisions.

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