Senior Cloud Engineer/Architect - Azure (Operations-Focused)

This role directly addresses a critical skills gap on the current IT team, which has little to no in-house expertise in the M365 ecosystem and is currently overworked, with a key team member departing soon. The contractor will take primary ownership of M365 administration -stabilizing daily operations, building internal documentation and processes, and mentoring internal staff to reduce single points of failure going forward. Expertise needed in:

• SharePoint Administration
• Copilot Administration
• Exchange Administration
• Power Platform / Power Automate
• General M365 Administration, * Administer and support SharePoint Online, including site collections, permissions, information architecture, and governance.
• Manage Microsoft Teams administration, including policies, channels, voice/calling configuration (if applicable), and lifecycle management.
• Administer Exchange Online, including mailboxes, distribution groups, mail flow rules, and security/compliance settings.
• Provide general Microsoft 365 tenant administration: licensing, user/group lifecycle, security groups, and tenant-wide configuration.
• Deploy, configure, and govern Microsoft Copilot for M365, including licensing, data access controls, and user enablement.
• Build and maintain solutions using the Power Platform (Power Apps, Power BI as needed) to support business process automation.
• Design, build, and maintain Power Automate flows to streamline manual and repetitive business processes.
• Document existing configurations, standard operating procedures, and best practices to close internal knowledge gaps.
• Partner with and mentor internal IT staff to build lasting in-house M365 capability beyond the contract term.
• Identify and remediate security, compliance, and licensing risks across the M365 environment.
• Support the transition of responsibilities from a departing team member, capturing outstanding knowledge and open items.

• 3+ years of hands-on Microsoft 365 administration experience in an enterprise or multi-site environment.
• Demonstrated expertise administering SharePoint Online (architecture, governance, permissions).
• Demonstrated expertise administering Microsoft Teams at the tenant level.
• Demonstrated expertise administering Exchange Online (mail flow, security, compliance).
• Experience with Microsoft Copilot administration and rollout, including licensing and data governance.
• Experience building solutions in the Power Platform, including Power Automate flows and (ideally) Power Apps.
• Strong working knowledge of M365 security and compliance tooling (Conditional Access, DLP, Purview, etc.).
• Relevant Microsoft certifications preferred (e.g., MS-102, MS-700, MS-721, PL-900/PL-400).
• Ability to work independently, prioritize competing demands, and document work clearly for a small, busy internal team.
• Strong communication skills - this role will interface directly with IT leadership and end users across the business.

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• Denver, CO
• $128,000-151,000 per year

MatchPoint is a fast-growing, young, energetic global IT-Engineering services company with clients across the US. We provide technology solutions to various clients like Uber, Robinhood, Netflix, Airbnb, Google, Sephora and more! More recently, we have expanded to working internationally in Canada, China, Ireland, UK, Brazil and India. Through our culture of innovation, we inspire, build, and deliver business results, from idea to outcome. We keep our clients on the cutting edge of the latest technologies and provide solutions by using industry specific best practices and expertise. We are excited to be continuously expanding our team. If you are interested in this position, please send over your updated resume. We look forward to hearing from you!