Senior Microsoft 365 Platform Engineer

Overview

About Suffolk

Suffolk is a national enterprise that builds, innovates, and invests. We provide value across the entire project lifecycle through our core construction management services and complementary business lines in real estate investment, design, self-perform construction, and technology start-up investment (Suffolk Technologies). By integrating data, artificial intelligence, and advanced technology through our Seamless Platform, we connect design, construction, and operations to deliver smarter, more predictable results and redefine how America builds.

Suffolk - America's Contractor - is a national company with more than $8 billion in annual revenue, 3,000 employees, and 17 offices, including Boston (headquarters), New York City, Miami, West Palm Beach, Tampa, Estero, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Las Vegas, Herndon, U.S. Virgin Islands, and other key markets. Suffolk manages some of the most complex and transformative projects in the country, serving clients across healthcare, life sciences, education, gaming, aviation, transportation, government, mission critical, and commercial sectors. Suffolk is privately held and is led by founder, chairman and CEO John Fish. Suffolk is ranked #8 on ENR's list of "Top CM-at-Risk Contractors." For more information, visit www.suffolk.com and follow Suffolk on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Instagram.

At Suffolk, we believe that our total rewards program should offer you and your family the support you need when it matters most. That's why we have created a program that provides employees with access to a wide variety of options that can be personalized to support you and your loved ones physically, emotionally, and financially.

Benefits include, competitive salaries, auto allowances and gas cards for certain roles, access to market leading medical and emotional and mental health benefits, dental, and vision insurance plans, virtual care options for physical therapy and primary care, generous paid time off, 401k plan with employer match and access to expert financial resources, company paid and voluntary life insurance, tax deferred savings accounts, 10 backup daycare days each year, short- and long-term disability, commuter benefits and more. For more information, click here.

Role Summary

The Senior Microsoft 365 Platform Engineer is the operational and engineering core of Suffolk's Microsoft ecosystem. This role manages tenant-wide services, implements the Architect's designs and standards, and drives automation-first operations. The Engineer ensures reliability, security, and user experience across Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint / OneDrive, Entra ID, Intune, Defender, and Power Platform, handling Tier 2 / 3 escalations and leading deployments and changes.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, and maintain Microsoft 365 workloads across Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online / OneDrive.
• Manage Entra ID objects, Conditional Access, MFA, identity lifecycle, and directory hygiene.
• Operate Intune for device onboarding, compliance policies, app packaging / deployment, and security baselines.
• Handle Tier 2 / 3 incidents / problems; manage change control, maintenance windows, and service communications. Engineering & Automation
• Implement reference designs and standards defined by the Architect; deliver repeatable, supportable configurations.
• Build and maintain PowerShell and Graph automations for provisioning, reporting, remediation, and license hygiene.
• Lead feature deployments and migrations; coordinate pilots, adoption guides, and rollout plans. Security & Compliance Enablement
• Enforce DLP, retention, sensitivity labels, Conditional Access, and Defender controls according to policy.
• Maintain audit / compliance reporting; support assessments, investigations, and remediation activities. Power Platform Administration & ALM
• Administer environments, connectors, and DLP policies; support solution ALM and pipelines per CoE standards.
• Provide enablement to citizen developers within guardrails; review connectors and data access. Collaboration Services Enablement
• Provision Teams / SharePoint sites, implement IA / metadata / search patterns, and support
• content lifecycle.
• Assist with migrations from legacy file services / SharePoint to SharePoint Online. Service Management & Support Engagement
• Provide telemetry and usage insights for capacity planning and license optimization.
• Engage Microsoft Premier / Unified Support for technical escalations and proactive services.

Qualifications

Required

Preferred Qualifications

Success Metrics

Leadership Competencies

Working Conditions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for long periods of time; talk or hear; perform fine motor, hand and finger skills in the use of a keyboard, telephone, or writing. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; and reach with arms and / or hands. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee will spend their time in an office environment with a quiet to moderate noise level. Job site walking.

EEO Statement

Suffolk provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, national origin, citizenship, genetic information, disability, protected veteran, gender identity, age or any other status protected by law. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment. Suffolk will not tolerate any unlawful discrimination toward, or harassment of, applicants or employees by anyone at Suffolk, or anyone working on behalf of Suffolk.

Compensation Information

The expected salary range for this position (Senior Microsoft 365 Platform Engineer) in Boston, MA is between $114,000 and $160,000 USD. This represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Suffolk's total compensation package for employees. Actual salaries may be based on several factors including, but not limited to, an employee's / candidate's skill set, experience, education and other qualifications, including budgetary objectives. Suffolk offers a comprehensive benefits package as part of its overall compensation strategy. Salary ranges may differ by geography and are reviewed regularly to reflect market trends.