Services Engineer II

MicroAge

$75K — $95K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-4 years of Microsoft 365 administration experience, preferably in a Managed Service Provider environment
  • Hands-on experience across at least three of the five core Microsoft 365 workloads (Intune, Entra ID, Exchange Online, Teams, Purview)
  • Ability to manage multiple client tenants with varying needs and SLAs
  • Proficiency in PowerShell scripting for M365 administration, including Exchange Online and Microsoft Graph modules

Responsibilities

  • Investigate and remediate endpoint security incidents, coordinating with internal teams
  • Maintain and review Microsoft Defender security posture and device compliance
  • Administer user lifecycle management across client tenants, including role-based access control
  • Configure and troubleshoot Conditional Access policies and MFA enforcement
  • Support mailbox and mail flow across client tenants, including resolution of delivery failures
  • Support Teams policy configurations for messaging and meetings
  • Assist in maintaining compliance with Data Loss Prevention policies and client eDiscovery issues

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and 401K plans
  • Company paid life insurance and long-term disability
  • Quarterly contributions to Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Flexible hybrid work schedule
  • Frequent performance recognition awards
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays
  • Associate Referral Bonus
  • Military Differential Pay for active military associates
Full Job Description
Services Engineer II - Microsoft M365
  • Support investigation and remediation of endpoint security incidents, including isolating devices, collecting diagnostics, reviewing timeline events, and coordinating remediation actions with internal teams.
  • Maintain Defender security posture by reviewing onboarding status, sensor health, policy assignment, and device compliance reporting.
  • Support Microsoft 365 Defender portal administration, including incidents, alerts, advanced hunting queries, secure score recommendations, and threat protection reporting.

Microsoft Entra ID - Identity & Access
  • Support & Administer user lifecycle management across multiple client tenants, including provisioning, deprovisioning, license assignment, and role-based access control
  • Configure, test, and troubleshoot Conditional Access policies and MFA enforcement in line with each client's security baseline and risk appetite
  • Support Microsoft Entra Connect synchronization for clients in hybrid environments, resolving sync errors andmaintainingclean identity data
  • Support SSO configurations and enterprise application registrations, supporting both new integrations and ongoing application access reviews
  • Triage and respond to Entra ID Protection alerts, sign-in anomalies, and risky user events within agreed response SLAs

Exchange Online - Messaging & Mail Flow
  • Support mailboxes, distribution groups, shared mailboxes, and resource accounts across client tenants in a consistent, documented manner
  • Support Microsoft Defender for Office 365 protection policies per client, including anti-spam, anti-phishing, Safe Links, and Safe Attachments
  • Utilize Message Trace, Exchange Online PowerShell, and mail flow diagnostics to investigate and resolve delivery failures within SLA
  • Monitor client mailbox health, quotautilization, and audit log activity, flagging anomalies and advising clients on remediation

Microsoft Teams - Collaboration & Telephony
  • Support and tune Teams policies per client, covering messaging, meetings, live events, app permissions, and external/guest access configurations
  • Support team and channel lifecycle policies on behalf of clients, implementing governance controls for creation, expiry, naming conventions, and archival
  • Liaise with client network teams and internal engineers to validate QoS,firewall, and bandwidth configurations foroptimalTeams performance

Microsoft Purview - Compliance & Information Protection
  • Assist and Support Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies across Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams for clients in regulated industries
  • Support andmaintainretention labels, retention policies, and records management schedules aligned to each client's compliance and legal obligations
  • Support client eDiscovery issues

Required Qualifications & Skills Experience
  • 2-4 years of Microsoft 365 administration experience, ideally gained within a Managed Service Provider or multi-client environment
  • Demonstrated hands-on experience across at least three of the five core workloads: Intune, Entra ID, Exchange Online, Teams, and Purview
  • Proven ability to manage concurrent workloads across multiple client tenants with differing configurations, SLAs, and business requirements
  • Proficiencyin PowerShell scripting for M365 administration, including the Exchange Online, Microsoft Graph, and Intune PowerShell modules

Technical Skills
  • Strong understanding of Entra ID identity concepts including OAuth 2.0, SAML, RBAC, Conditional Access, and hybrid identity models
  • Ability to read and interpret diagnostic logs, message traces, sign-in logs, and audit data across multiple tenants
  • Familiarity with PSA and ITSM platforms such as ConnectWise,Nilearfor ticket management and time tracking
  • Working knowledge of networking fundamentals (DNS, TCP/IP, SMTP, TLS) as they relate to M365 services and client infrastructure
  • Understanding of Microsoft CSP licensing models, including M365 Business, E3/E5, and how to advise clients on license optimization

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:
  • 3+ years required experience in M365
  • 1+ year of MSP, or similar client facing industry, experience highly preferred
  • Strong knowledge andproficiencyof the following:
  • M365 Apps
  • Exchange Online
  • SharePoint Online
  • OneDrive
  • MS Teams
  • Azure basics
  • Endpoint Management
  • Threat protection/Security
  • Identity/Access management
  • Purview
  • Experience with creating andutilizingPowerShell scripts
  • Microsoft certifications (e.g., MS-900, MS-700, MS-100, MS-101 etc.)
  • Proficiencyin Exchange Server and related components
  • Strong problem-solving skills to understand and resolve both simple and complex technical issues while communicating clearly with all stakeholders
  • Ability todeterminepriorities effectively by managing multiple tickets,projectsand clients
  • Affinity for developing strong business relationships across multiple levels of an organization
  • Have exceptional written and verbal communication skills

MicroAge Benefits-to Name a Few!
  • Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and 401K plans
  • Company paid basic life insurance, long term disability, and parental leave
  • Quarterly company contribution towards Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Flexible hybrid work schedule
  • Frequent performance recognition awards
  • Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Paid Holidays
  • Associate Referral Bonus
  • Military Differential Pay for Active Military Associates

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