Microsoft 365 Migration Consultant

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and deliver successful migrations across Microsoft 365 workloads, including Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams.
• Conduct pre-migration assessments, develop detailed migration strategies, and oversee cut-over activities.
• Utilize industry-standard migration tools such as

  Quest, Sharegate, BitTitan, DryvIQ, Metalogix

  , or

  Microsoft Migration Manager

  for data migration.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using

  PowerShell

  or

  Graph API

  to streamline migration processes.
• Implement and manage

  Microsoft 365 governance, security, and compliance

  frameworks including identity (Azure AD/Entra), DLP, retention, and archiving policies.
• Monitor and report on migration progress, performance metrics, and data integrity post-migration.
• Collaborate closely with IT, business stakeholders, and end-users to ensure alignment with business goals.
• Provide

  change management

  and

  end-user adoption

  support, including training, FAQs, and transition documentation.
• Handle large-scale data migrations involving

  terabytes of data and hundreds of users/sites

  with high accuracy and minimal downtime.

Qualifications

• 4-8 years of experience working with

  Microsoft 365 services

  : Exchange Online, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online, and Teams.
• Proven experience executing

  email/OneDrive/SharePoint migrations

  (on-premises cloud, cloud-to-cloud, or tenant-to-tenant).
• Strong knowledge of

  migration tools

  (Quest, Sharegate, BitTitan, Metalogix, etc.) and

  automation scripting

  (PowerShell, Graph API).
• Deep understanding of

  Microsoft 365 governance, security, identity (Azure AD/Entra)

  , licensing, DLP, retention, and compliance.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities with attention to detail.
• Excellent

  communication and stakeholder management

  skills across technical and business teams.
• Experience in

  change management

  and driving

  user adoption

  initiatives post-migration.

• Microsoft 365 Certification

  (e.g., MS-100, MS-101, or related).
• Experience with

  mergers and acquisitions IT integrations

  tenant consolidation, separation, or carve-outs.
• Knowledge of

  legacy systems

  (Exchange, file shares, Google Workspace, etc.) and data mapping to Microsoft 365.
• Experience handling

  large tenant-to-tenant migrations

  (>100 users).
• Familiarity with

  Microsoft Power Platform

  (Power Apps/Power Automate) as part of the migration scope.
• Ability to create

  migration dashboards, metrics, and executive reports

  for management.