Systems Administrator IV – Microsoft 365 | M365 Engineer | Tulsa, OK

Systems Administrator IV – Microsoft 365

📍 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
🏢 Work Arrangement: 100% Onsite
📅 Contract Duration: 12 Months
💼 Employment Type: Contract
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
🚚 Relocation Assistance: Not Available
📞 On-Call: Participation in a 24/7 support rotation required
📌 Local Tulsa-Area Candidates Only

Overview

A leading energy organization is seeking an experienced Systems Administrator IV to provide senior-level administration, engineering and governance across its enterprise Microsoft 365 environment.

This is a hands-on technical leadership position supporting Microsoft 365 collaboration, identity, security and compliance services. The successful candidate will take end-to-end ownership of platforms including Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Copilot, Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft Purview.

The role is particularly well suited to an experienced Microsoft 365 professional who can combine advanced technical troubleshooting with platform strategy, security governance, incident leadership and mentorship of other technical team members.

Key Responsibilities

Microsoft 365 Platform Administration

• Lead the administration, engineering, licensing and governance of the Microsoft 365 platform.

• Support Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Copilot and Microsoft Entra ID.

• Maintain secure, reliable and scalable collaboration and productivity services across an enterprise environment.

• Establish and maintain platform standards, administrative controls, permissions and governance processes.

• Review Microsoft 365 licensing and access to support cost-effective, least-privilege platform usage.

Platform Strategy and Delivery

• Monitor the Microsoft 365 product roadmap and evaluate emerging capabilities for business value, security and operational suitability.

• Guide the testing, staging and production-readiness process for new Microsoft 365 services and major platform changes.

• Translate business and technical requirements into scalable Microsoft 365 solutions.

• Coordinate with security, infrastructure, business and project teams to deliver platform improvements and integrations.

• Apply project-management and change-control practices throughout platform implementations and upgrades.

Identity and Access Management

• Manage enterprise identity and access capabilities through Microsoft Entra ID.

• Implement and maintain Single Sign-On, Multi-Factor Authentication and Conditional Access policies.

• Administer privileged access controls and identity-governance processes.

• Conduct access and permissions reviews to maintain least-privilege security.

• Strengthen controls around administrative access and sensitive Microsoft 365 services.

Security and Compliance

• Configure and administer Microsoft Purview security and compliance capabilities.

• Support data classification, Data Loss Prevention, retention and eDiscovery requirements.

• Implement Insider Risk Management controls and related governance processes.

• Perform security reviews and platform hardening before significant service launches or changes.

• Partner with security and compliance stakeholders to ensure Microsoft 365 services meet organizational requirements.

Reliability and Technical Support

• Provide Tier 3 support for complex Microsoft 365, identity and collaboration-platform issues.

• Lead root-cause analysis and post-incident reviews.

• Develop and document solutions that improve service reliability and reduce recurring incidents.

• Participate in the organization’s 24/7 on-call support rotation.

• Maintain clear technical documentation, operational procedures and knowledge resources.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership within a broader team of analysts and engineers.

• Mentor colleagues and help develop their Microsoft 365 administration and troubleshooting capabilities.

• Guide technical decision-making across complex platform initiatives.

• Promote effective collaboration, knowledge sharing and operational best practices.

Required Qualifications

Candidates must meet one of the following education and experience combinations:

• High school diploma or GED with at least 15 years of IT experience.

• Associate degree with at least 10 years of IT experience.

• Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related field with at least eight years of IT experience.

A bachelor’s degree is not mandatory when the candidate possesses the required equivalent professional experience.

Required Experience

• Extensive hands-on experience administering and engineering enterprise Microsoft 365 environments.

• Strong experience with:

• Exchange Online

• Microsoft Teams

• SharePoint Online

• OneDrive

• Microsoft Copilot

• Microsoft Entra ID

• Microsoft Purview

• Experience managing Microsoft 365 licensing, permissions, governance and platform-readiness processes.

• Strong knowledge of SSO, MFA, Conditional Access, privileged access and identity governance.

• Experience with Microsoft Purview capabilities including DLP, retention, data classification and eDiscovery.

• Experience providing Tier 3 support and resolving sophisticated Microsoft 365 platform issues.

• Demonstrated ability to lead root-cause analysis and post-incident reviews.

• Experience working in a large, enterprise-scale environment with formal governance and change-control processes.

• Ability to analyse business and technical requirements and translate them into scalable technology solutions.

• Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability and willingness to participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation.

• Commitment to maintaining safety as the highest operational priority.

Preferred Background

• Experience owning Microsoft 365 platforms across a large, multi-site or highly regulated organization.

• Previous responsibility for platform strategy, roadmap evaluation and enterprise governance.

• Experience leading complex Microsoft 365 deployments, migrations, integrations or security improvements.

• Technical leadership or mentorship experience.

• Experience working collaboratively with security, infrastructure, compliance and business stakeholders.

• A stable employment history, including completed long-term contracts or sustained ownership of multi-year platform initiatives.

Formal people-management experience is not required. The priority is hands-on technical leadership, platform ownership and the ability to mentor others.

Location Requirement

This position requires attendance onsite in Tulsa, Oklahoma, five days per week. Only candidates who already live within a practical commuting distance of Tulsa will be considered.

Relevant nearby locations may include Tulsa, Broken Arrow, Jenks, Bixby, Owasso, Sand Springs, Sapulpa, Glenpool, Catoosa, Claremore and Collinsville.

Relocation assistance is not available.

Identity and Access Management Manager - USA, East Aurora New York - $130,000 to $160,000

Identity and Access Management Manager

USA, East Aurora New York

$130,000 to $160,000

Description

Our Company's Corporate Group is hiring an Identity and Access Management Manager

Job Summary:

The Identity and Access Management Manager (IAMM) is responsible for the team that will develop the framework and recommend an enterprise-wide strategy for the various directory and authentication services running operating systems such as Unix, Linux, and Windows. This individual will lead the team to perform the research, design, implementation, and on-going support plan of the proposed framework. The directory and authentication services support activities required to sustain the business activities globally including but not limited to engineering, manufacturing, operations, marketing, sales, and quality. These responsibilities include the design, documentation, and implementation of corporate identity and device access standards across all company subsidiaries globally. This team is also the expert level support (Tier 3) for several infrastructure applications like Active Directory (AD), Azure AD, Identity management, Device Management, and Certificate Management. 

Responsibilities:

·       Lead the team that will develop the framework and recommend an enterprise-wide strategy for the various directory and authentication services running operating systems such as Unix, Linux, and Windows.

·       Develop and monitor the individual training plans for direct reports.

·       Establish and oversee the work activities of direct reports.

·       Establish relationships will all groups and locations within the company to develop understanding of the requirements and impact of developing and implementing the directory and authentication services framework.

·       Effectively design and implement new technology in the company's server environment requires a though knowledge of the existing environment, a full understanding of industry standards, current technology trends, and new technology emerges.

·       Continuously develop and update leadership skills.

·       Design, document, implement, and audit corporate identity and access management standards for all company divisions and subsidiaries worldwide.

·       Plan, design, and implement, and provide on-going technical support (maintenance) and problem resolution of the company's AD, Azure AD, Identity and Device Management, and Certificate Authority systems and services.

·       Interface with key IT people worldwide to support the above activities and provide expert (Tier 3) support on an on-call basis for the operations staff which is 24 hour a day 7 day a week.

Directs the activities of all directory administrators from a technology perspective including all activities related to the Unix server activities (planning, design, documentation, implementation, administration), Windows server activities (planning, design, documentation, implementation, administration), Identity management systems, DNS, DHCP services, Unix services), and automation of the end user environment.

Implementation and support of remote access computing solutions.

Basic Qualifications:

·       Typically, a bachelor’s degree in MIS related discipline and 5 years’ relevant experience in hands on integration of applications using modern protocols (i.e., SAML, OIDC, Oauth 2.0, SCIM)

·       Experience with IAM systems - ADFS, Okta, Azure AD, Active Directory

·       Understanding of various authentication factors and risk-based authentication

·       Understanding of different access models – RBAC, ABAC, GBAC

·       Data analysis and reporting skills - Comparing user datasets across systems.

Preferred Skills:

·       Leadership of a small team

·       Strong communication skills verbally and written.

·       Understanding of LDAP queries, SQL and KQL

·       Experience Managing Security and Authentication Policies in Azure

·       Experience with Microsoft Identity Manager, Azure AD Connect

·       Knowledge of other authentication protocols - Kerberos, NTLM, LDAP, Basic

Desired Certifications (Not Required):

·       CISSP

·       CISM

·       Microsoft certs - AZ900, AZ800, AZ500, SC900, SC300

·       CompTIA Sec+

·       Certifications from IAM platforms and providers – Okta, Ping, Onelogin, Duo.

Manager-IT&S - Wilson, NC - $69,000 - $109,000

Manager-IT&S

Wilson, NC

$69,000 - $109,000

Job Description

Position Summary:

Manages the day-to-day operations of Information Services including overseeing major IT projects, security checks, audit and compliance, and staff management. Perform IT assessments and recommend strategies to support future growth. Works with director to identify gaps and inefficiencies in IT process and recommends improvements.

Technology Platforms used:

·        Virtualization: VMWare

·        Networking: Cisco

·        Infrastructure Hardware: Dell VxRail, Cisco UCS, NetApp storage

·        Active Directory: Azure AD

·        Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows 10 and Server 2008 through 2019

Software Supported:

·        Virtualization: Horizon View

·        Productivity: Microsoft 365

·        Backup: Veeam

Requirements:

·        Bachelor’s degree

·        5 years’ experience in information technology in various roles of increasing responsibility

·        2 years managing people in information technology capacity