MICROSOFT 365 ARCHITECT - HYBRID

Hiring Department

Division of Information Technology

Job Description

The Microsoft 365 Architect will provide enterprise-level architectural oversight of UM's Microsoft 365 tenant across all four campuses and MU Health. This role ensures the new releases are evaluated, strategic initiatives are addressed timely, collaborative relationships are developed with security, identity, data governance and infrastructure teams, and ensuring new initiatives are planning, evaluated and deployed with M365 services alongside all subject matter experts. Ensure cross collaboration activities with business, academic and other campus teams have open communication, and ensure AI capabilities are realized in all M365 services. Ensure our M365 tenant stays in alignment with the institution's academic, research, administrative, and health missions. The position serves as the primary architectural advisor, bridging technical M365 administration teams, security officers, subject matter experts, and governing committees to optimize the University's M365 ecosystem.

Duties include, but are not limited to:
Strategic Planning & Architecture: Develop and maintain the enterprise M365 architecture roadmap aligned with institutional IT strategy and CIO direction. Evaluate and recommend adoption of new M365 capabilities including AI tools (Copilot, Frontier). Architect M365 solutions and service integrations across academic, research, and administrative units across all four campuses.

Implementation & Operations: Collaborate with Administrators on lifecycle management of all M365 services (Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Entra ID, Intune, Purview, Copilot, Fabric, Azure and all other tenant services). Maintain architectural documentation, service diagrams, and operational standards. Manage preview and testing protocols to ensure production readiness.

Stakeholder Engagement & Advisory: Serve as a trusted advisor academic, research, and administrative units on M365 service capabilities and adoption. Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, Analytic, data gov, and identity teams. Collaborate with SMEs in all M365 areas.

Security, Compliance & Identity: Work alongside M365 Admins and security experts to ensure M365 configurations comply with FERPA, HIPAA, NIST, and DCL4 data classification requirements. Support governance gap analysis across the M365 environment and cross-functional areas including AI governance.

Analytics & Reporting: Design and manage M365 reporting dashboards and analytics using Power BI and native M365 admin tools to support data-driven decision-making for IT leadership and institutional stakeholders.

Licensing & Vendor Management: Maintain a strong partnership with Microsoft account teams and licensing advisors to maximize institutional value of the Microsoft enterprise agreement. Participate in higher education technology communities (Internet2, EDUCAUSE) to bring best practices to the institution.

Shift

Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related field. Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in Information Technology; preferred Microsoft administration and/or architecture in an enterprise environment. Required expertise includes: Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Entra ID, Fabric, Azure, Intune, Purview, Defender, and AI in M365. Strong understanding of cloud environments required.

Preferred Qualifications

Microsoft Certified Enterprise Administrator Expert (MS-102); Microsoft Information Protection Administrator (SC-400); Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) or Microsoft 365 Collaboration Communications (MS-721); Microsoft Copilot for M365 deployment and govern

Anticipated Hiring Range

$65,000 - $100,000 Commensurate with experience

Sponsorship Information

Employment visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Benefit Eligibility

This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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