Lead Engineer – Microsoft 365 & Active Directory
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Employment Type: Full-Time / Contract
Experience: 7–10+ years
Nationality: Malaysian Citizens Only
Job Overview
We are looking for a highly experienced Lead Engineer – Microsoft 365 & Active Directory with strong hands-on expertise across Microsoft 365, hybrid identity, endpoint management, cloud security, and enterprise infrastructure.
This is a hands-on technical leadership role, not a vendor-management or purely operational position. The successful candidate must be able to independently design, implement, troubleshoot, and resolve complex L2/L3 Microsoft 365, identity, endpoint, and infrastructure issues.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the administration, engineering, and optimisation of enterprise Microsoft 365 environments.
- Manage and troubleshoot Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, and related services.
- Design and manage Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD and hybrid identity environments.
- Administer Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, authentication, and identity services.
- Manage Microsoft Intune and Endpoint Management across enterprise devices.
- Implement and manage Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Microsoft 365 security controls.
- Configure and maintain Conditional Access, MFA, identity protection, and access policies.
- Perform advanced endpoint troubleshooting, remediation, and device compliance management.
- Develop PowerShell scripts and automation to improve administration and operational efficiency.
- Manage Microsoft 365 security, compliance, DLP, and information protection capabilities.
- Troubleshoot complex Microsoft 365, Active Directory, identity, and endpoint incidents independently.
- Perform root-cause analysis (RCA) and implement permanent remediation.
- Support backup, disaster recovery, business continuity, and service restoration activities.
- Manage Microsoft 365 licensing, features, policies, and service configurations.
- Work with internal infrastructure, security, application, and business teams on technical initiatives.
- Lead technical implementation, migration, upgrade, and transformation projects.
- Provide technical guidance and mentoring to other infrastructure engineers.
Critical Requirement – GWS to Microsoft 365 Migration
Strong hands-on experience with Google Workspace (GWS) to Microsoft 365 migration is highly important.
Candidates should have experience with:
- Gmail → Exchange Online migration
- Google Drive → OneDrive / SharePoint migration
- Google Workspace identity migration
- Microsoft Entra ID integration
- Migration planning and assessment
- Coexistence planning
- User and data migration
- Migration troubleshooting
- Cutover planning and execution
- Post-migration validation and support
Core Technical Requirements
- Strong hands-on Microsoft 365 administration and engineering.
- Advanced experience with Exchange / Exchange Online.
- Strong knowledge of SharePoint / SharePoint Online.
- Microsoft Teams and OneDrive administration.
- Strong hands-on Microsoft Intune / Endpoint Management.
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint and Microsoft 365 security.
- Strong Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD experience.
- Strong Active Directory and Group Policy knowledge.
- Conditional Access, MFA, identity and access management.
- PowerShell scripting and automation.
- Microsoft 365 security, compliance, and DLP.
- Hybrid AD / Entra ID environments.
- Enterprise-level troubleshooting and RCA.
- Microsoft 365 licensing and feature management.
Cloud & Security
- Strong understanding of Microsoft Azure / Microsoft Cloud technologies.
- Experience with Azure identity, access, security, and administration.
- Understanding of cloud security best practices.
- Experience implementing identity and endpoint security controls.
- Knowledge of backup, disaster recovery, and service continuity.
Preferred Certifications
Relevant Microsoft certifications are highly preferred, particularly:
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
- Microsoft 365 Certified certifications
- Microsoft Security certifications
- Other relevant Azure / Microsoft cloud certifications
What We're Looking For
This role requires a true hands-on Lead Engineer who can independently take ownership of complex technical issues.
The ideal candidate should demonstrate:
Microsoft 365 + Active Directory + Entra ID + Intune + Defender + PowerShell + GWS-to-M365 Migration + L2/L3 Troubleshooting
Candidates who are primarily focused on vendor coordination, ticket assignment, or basic M365 administration without deep technical troubleshooting experience will not be suitable.
Key Skills
Microsoft 365 | Exchange Online | SharePoint Online | Microsoft Teams | OneDrive | Intune | Microsoft Defender | Entra ID / Azure AD | Active Directory | Group Policy | Conditional Access | MFA | PowerShell | M365 Security | DLP | GWS to M365 Migration | Azure | Endpoint Management | L2/L3 Support | Root Cause Analysis | Disaster Recovery
Pay: RM6,000.00 - RM12,459.49 per month
Work Location: In person