Microsoft 365 Architect​/Lead Engineer & Administrator

Apex Digital Solutions | Detroit, MI (Remote - United States)

Full‑Time | Client‑Facing | Billable Delivery Role

Apex Digital Solutions is hiring a Microsoft 365 Architect and Lead Engineer/Administrator to join our Microsoft‑focused consulting and managed services team. This is a hands‑on, senior technical role for someone who thrives in complex Microsoft 365 environments
, leads large‑scale migrations, and confidently engages with both highly technical teams and executive stakeholders
.

This role is critical to continuing to scale our delivery organization and will serve as a primary delivery lead and escalation resource across Microsoft 365 migrations, assessments, security initiatives, support escalations, and advisory engagements.

Clients you will work with range from 250 to 2,500+ users across multiple industries and engagement models, including fully managed, co‑managed, advisory, and project‑based services.

• Partner closely with Solution Architecture and Product teams to define technical standards, shape new service offerings, and design assessment methodologies that support consistent delivery, scalability, and measurable outcomes.
• Act as Lead Architect and Engineer on Microsoft 365 migrations, assessments, and modernization initiatives.
• Own end‑to‑end delivery for complex Microsoft 365 projects — from design and planning through execution, validation, and transition.
• Serve as a primary escalation point for Microsoft 365, identity, and collaboration issues across client environments.
• Lead technical work streams for Microsoft 365 tenant‑to‑tenant and multi‑tenant migrations, GSuite to Microsoft 365 migrations, and Active Directory to Active Directory migrations
• Be a hands‑on billable resource
  , not just an advisor — configuration, scripting, troubleshooting, and implementation are core expectations.
• Be able to delegate and track tasks to other team members but retain overall ownership and drive execution.

• Lead and facilitate technical and executive‑level conversations with CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, IT Directors, and senior administrators
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, business‑relevant language
  .
• Facilitate meetings and workshops involving multiple parties and organizations (internal teams, third‑party vendors, Microsoft, and client stakeholders).
• Contribute to assessments, recommendations, executive readouts, and roadmap development.

• Demonstrate strong ownership and time management across concurrent client engagements.
• Document architectures, configurations, and recommendations clearly and consistently.
• Partner with Customer Success and Sales teams on scoping, planning, and transition to delivery.
• Help evolve Apex Digital’s Microsoft 365 standards, patterns, and delivery playbooks.

• Proven experience leading Microsoft 365 projects for organizations with 250–2,500+ users
  .
• Experience as the lead technical owner
  , not just a supporting engineer.
• Deep hands‑on experience with Tenant‑to‑tenant and multi‑tenant Microsoft 365 migrations, GSuite to Microsoft 365 migrations.
• Exchange Online, One Drive, SharePoint, and Microsoft Teams migrations.
• Demonstrated use of migration tools including Quest On Demand Migration (ODM), Bit Titan, and Share Gate.
• Strong Power Shell scripting experience for migration planning, execution, and validation.

• Hands‑on experience with:
• Quest On Demand for Active Directory (ODM‑AD), ADMT, or Power Sync Pro
• User and group synchronization between AD environments
• Workstation and server migrations between domains
• AD trust creation, administration, and troubleshooting
• Strong understanding of hybrid identity models and coexistence strategies.

• Deep experience administering:
• Entra  (Azure AD), including Conditional Access policies
• SAML and OpenID Connect applications and SSO
• Exchange Online and Defender for Office 365
• SharePoint Online and Microsoft Teams
• Power Shell scripting for administration, automation, and…