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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # M365 Principal Platform Engineer - **Company:** Kiewit - **Location:** Omaha, NE, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Active Directory, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Configuration Management, System Center Configuration Manager, Windows PowerShell, Azure Active Directory, Microsoft SharePoint, Software Deployment, EndPointSecurity, Enterprise Software Applications, Microsoft InTune, Microsoft Onedrive, Information Technology, Deployment Automation, Graphql, Servicenow - **Published:** July 19, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=99e396d1c459b180 ## About the Role * 7+ years of IT experience supporting, administering, or managing enterprise technology platforms, preferably across Microsoft 365, endpoint management, identity, security, infrastructure, collaboration, or enterprise administration. * Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 capabilities such as Intune, Microsoft Entra ID, Conditional Access, Defender for Endpoint, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Purview, Microsoft 365 admin center, governance, and reporting. * Experience modernizing enterprise operations through cloud-first administration, legacy migration, automation, policy standardization, governance improvement, security enhancement, or operational process redesign. * Understanding of modern endpoint and identity practices, including Autopilot, Entra-managed devices, compliance, application deployment, endpoint security, and reduced reliance on traditional Active Directory or Group Policy models. * Demonstrated ability to define business needs, build roadmaps, evaluate solutions, manage delivery risk, launch platform capabilities, and communicate across technical, operational, and business audiences. Bonus Points: * Advanced experience with Microsoft 365 administration, governance, reporting, automation, or adoption across Intune, Entra ID, Defender, Purview, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Windows 365, or Copilot. * Experience modernizing legacy endpoint, identity, or administration models, including SCCM/MECM, co-management, Group Policy modernization, domain-join reduction, or Entra-managed device strategies. * Experience with enterprise service management practices and platforms such as ServiceNow, including incident, request, change, problem, knowledge, asset, or configuration management * Familiarity with Power Platform, Graph API, PowerShell, automation, analytics, or reporting used to improve Microsoft 365 administration and operational efficiency. 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. ## Description The Microsoft 365 Principal Platform Engineer leads Kiewit's transition to modern enterprise operations by advancing the capabilities, governance, and adoption of Microsoft 365 platforms. This role is responsible for developing roadmaps and executing initiatives that modernize how Kiewit provisions, secures, manages, and supports enterprise technology services across endpoint management, productivity, security, collaboration, automation, and AI., Modern Enterprise Operations Strategy & Delivery * Lead roadmap, governance, backlog, and lifecycle strategy for Microsoft 365 capabilities that modernize enterprise operations across endpoint management, productivity, collaboration, security, automation, administration, and AI. * Plan and drive modernization initiatives such as migration from legacy domain-dependent processes toward scalable, cloud-enabled, Entra-managed device lifecycle practices. * Evaluate, onboard, and operationalize new enterprise administration and management capabilities beyond Intune, ensuring they align with governance, security, support, adoption, and operational readiness requirements. * Align Security, Identity, Infrastructure, Service Desk, Enterprise Architecture, Procurement, Compliance, and business teams around standards, priorities, risks, and operational needs. 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