Microsoft Collaboration Platforms, Senior Associate (contract)

Senior Associate, Microsoft Collaboration Platforms
Position Summary
The Senior Associate, Microsoft Collaboration Platforms, is responsible for the operational support, governance, security coordination, and administration of SharePoint Online, SharePoint Subscription Edition, Microsoft Teams, and related Microsoft 365 services. This role serves as a technical subject matter expert and primary operational coordinator for platform support, audit readiness, access governance, external collaboration, and business-critical service availability.
The successful candidate will work closely with infrastructure teams, security operations, internal audit, application development teams, and business stakeholders to ensure the collaboration environment remains secure, compliant, and highly available.
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Key Responsibilities
Platform Operations & Customer Support
Provide Level 2 and Level 3 operational support for SharePoint Online and SharePoint Subscription Edition environments.
Respond to customer inquiries, troubleshoot technical issues, and ensure timely resolution of service requests.
Support Microsoft Teams integration and collaboration capabilities across the organization.
Participate in an on-call rotation to support non-business-hours incidents, service outages, and high-priority requests.
Governance & Access Management
Utilize AvePoint EnPower to perform role-based access control (RBAC) administration and governance activities.
Support governance initiatives related to site ownership, permissions management, external sharing, and lifecycle management.
Serve as an Entra ID subject matter expert for guest user management and external collaboration practices.
Manage and support operational processes for provisioning and maintaining external user access within SharePoint Subscription Edition and related collaboration platforms.
Audit & Compliance Coordination
Coordinate the gathering, validation, and delivery of evidence required for internal audits, external audits, and security reviews.
Partner with Security Operations Center (SOC), risk, compliance, and audit teams to satisfy periodic audit requests.
Maintain documentation supporting platform controls, access reviews, governance standards, and operational procedures.
Assist with remediation tracking and evidence collection for audit findings and compliance initiatives.
Infrastructure & Vendor Coordination
Coordinate technical troubleshooting and remediation activities with KPMG infrastructure and engineering teams.
Facilitate technical review sessions to address platform-level issues impacting service availability, security, or performance.
Track action items and ensure timely resolution of infrastructure-related concerns.
Testing & Business Continuity
Coordinate user acceptance and technical validation testing following monthly infrastructure patching activities.
Lead testing coordination for disaster recovery and failover exercises.
Support business continuity planning and operational readiness initiatives.
Integration & Development Support
Coordinate SharePoint integration requirements for custom application development projects.
Work with development teams to support application registration, Service Principal Name (SPN) requirements, authentication configuration, and API integrations.
Automation & Continuous Improvement
Identify opportunities to streamline manual processes through automation and process improvement.
Contribute to platform modernization, governance enhancements, and service optimization initiatives.
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Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field preferred.
3+ years of experience supporting Microsoft collaboration platforms.
Experience supporting Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365 collaboration services.
Knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID, authentication, authorization, and guest user management.
Understanding of disaster recovery testing, operational controls, and patch management processes.
Strong troubleshooting, communication, and coordination skills.
Ability to participate in an on-call support rotation.
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Preferred Qualifications
Experience with AvePoint EnPower or similar governance platforms.
Understanding of SharePoint architecture, permissions models, and hybrid collaboration environments.
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Core Competencies
Customer Service Excellence
Technical Troubleshooting and Problem Solving
Collaboration and Stakeholder Management
Governance and Access Management
Incident Response and Operational Support
Communication and Documentation
Continuous Improvement and Process Automation
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Pay Rate Range
70 - 85 USD hourly

Work arrangement
Yes