Migration Specialist; W2

Position: Migration Specialist (Only W2)

Location:

Cleveland, Ohio (Onsite)

Migration Specialist – Microsoft 365, Entra  & Active Directory (M&A)

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Lead to drive the migration and integration of Microsoft 365 services, Entra  (formerly Azure AD), and Active Directory environments during Merger & Acquisition (M&A) activities. This role is critical to ensuring seamless collaboration, identity management, and service continuity across newly acquired entities and existing infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities Migration & Integration Strategy

• Lead technical planning and execution of Microsoft 365 tenant-to-tenant migrations.
• Design and implement Entra  (Azure AD) integration strategies including domain consolidation, identity synchronization, and conditional access policies.
• Oversee Active Directory forest/domain migrations and trust relationships.
• Collaborate with security, compliance, and legal teams to ensure governance alignment.

Technical Execution

• Perform detailed assessments of source and target environments.
• Inventory existing AD forests, domains, OU structures, GPOs, and schema versions.
• Identify overlapping UPNs, SID History, and domain naming conflicts.
• Configure forest-level or domain-level trust (two-way, transitive or non-transitive) between source and target AD environments.
• Configure and manage migration tools (e.g., Quest, Sharegate, Bit Titan, Microsoft Cross-Tenant tools).
• Ensure coexistence and interoperability of Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, One Drive, and other M365 services.
• Implement hybrid identity models and manage synchronization via Entra Connect.
• Migrate M365 objects (Mailbox, Groups, etc.) and associated data over to the target Tenant.

Project Leadership

• Act as technical SME in cross-functional M&A integration teams.
• Develop and maintain migration runbooks, rollback plans, and post-migration validation checklists.
• Provide technical guidance to internal teams and external partners.
• Track and report progress, risks, and mitigation strategies to stakeholders.

Security & Compliance

• Ensure secure identity federation and access control during transitions.
• Align migration activities with Zero Trust principles and customer’s security policies.
• Support data residency, retention, and compliance requirements across regions.

User Experience & Adoption

• Minimize user disruption through effective change management and communication.
• Support post-migration troubleshooting and service optimization.
• Collaborate with adoption teams to onboard users to new environments.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Microsoft 365, Entra , and Active Directory environments.
• Proven experience in M&A migration projects involving Microsoft cloud services.
• Deep understanding of identity management, authentication protocols, and hybrid environments.
• Hands-on experience with Power Shell scripting and automation.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Purview, Defender, and compliance solutions.

Preferred Skills

• Microsoft Certified:
  Enterprise Administrator Expert or equivalent.
• Experience with Entra , Identity Protection, and Lifecycle Workflows.
• Knowledge of manufacturing industry IT environments and operational constraints.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Work Environment

• Global collaboration across time zones.
• Fast-paced, dynamic, and transformation-focused IT landscape

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