Microsoft 365 Engineer

Microsoft 365 Technical Lead / Architect

A leading proprietary trading firm is seeking a Microsoft 365 Technical Lead / Architect to own the design, automation, security, and operation of its Microsoft 365 environment. You'll be responsible for delivering a scalable, secure, and highly automated modern workplace platform supporting a fast-paced trading business.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve the Microsoft 365 platform, including Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Intune, and Entra ID.
• Design and implement identity, access management, and endpoint security solutions.
• Drive automation and Infrastructure-as-Code initiatives using PowerShell, Terraform, Graph API, Azure CLI, and GitHub.
• Manage Azure resources supporting the Microsoft ecosystem.
• Lead platform modernization, governance, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Serve as the senior technical escalation point and mentor junior engineers.

Requirements

• 7+ years of Microsoft 365, Endpoint, or Platform Engineering experience.
• Deep expertise with Microsoft 365 Administration, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Entra ID (Azure AD), Intune, Azure infrastructure and governance, PowerShell, Graph API, Terraform, and automation
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise environments of 8,000 users or more.
• Proven ability to balance operational ownership with strategic transformation projects.

Preferred

• Experience within trading, financial services, hedge funds, or other low-latency, high-availability environments.
• Microsoft Azure and/or Microsoft 365 certifications.
• Exposure to Defender, Purview, Power Platform, and Microsoft Copilot.

This is an hybrid role based out of the firms Chicago office.

Operating as part of Phaidon International, Selby Jennings is a multi-award winning global recruitment organization focused on servicing the financial industry.

By breaking down financial markets into individual niches and micro-specialisms, Selby Jennings powers a knowledge-led model, delivering global solutions into local markets. Every consultant is an expert in their field. Structuring our teams to mirror the demands of our clients and candidates, we identify, qualify and present the highest caliber candidates, as well as identifying the best market opportunities for leading finance professionals.

We work in partnership with clients to tailor-make a suitable search model based on the type of assignment and client service level requirements, adopting a bespoke combination of solutions to ensure optimum reach into the active and passive market places.

From our offices around the world, we recruit beyond international boundaries, pro-actively sourcing the best talent in the industry. Across contingent, retained, and project solutions, our service is unrivaled; speaking to our level of service provision, search accuracy, and flexibility.