Lead Engineer - M365

Gradiant India Private Limited

Chennai, India

Posting Start Date

9/30/26

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Function

Information Technology

Gradiant is a Different Kind of Water Company. With a full suite of differentiated and proprietary end-to-end solutions for advanced water and wastewater treatment powered by the top minds in water, the company serves its clients’ mission-critical operations in the world’s essential industries, including semiconductors, pharmaceuticals, food & beverage, lithium and critical minerals, and renewable energy. Gradiant’s innovative solutions reduce water used and wastewater discharged, reclaim valuable resources, and renew wastewater into freshwater. The Boston-headquartered company was founded at MIT and has over 1,400 employees worldwide.

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Position Summary

Design and implement M365 services such as Intune, Policies, SharePoint Online, Teams, and Power Platform, authentication, access management, and single sign-on (SSO).

Responsibilities

Platform Architecture & Governance: Design, scale, and maintain enterprise-scale M365 ecosystems. Establish governance models for SharePoint Online, Teams, and Power Platform.

Security & Identity Management: Manage Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD), Conditional Access, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and Microsoft Purview (DLP, Information Protection).

Tenant Management & Migration: Lead complex tenant-to-tenant migrations, on-premises to cloud, or hybrid Exchange and Teams deployments.

Automation & Scripting: Develop complex PowerShell scripts and Graph API solutions for reporting and system automation.

Escalation & Leadership: Serve as Tier-3 escalation support, resolve complex platform outages, and mentor junior administrators.

Emerging Tech: Drive the adoption, licensing, and management of Microsoft Copilot and AI agents within the tenant.

Requirements

8-12 years of relevant experience

M365 Workloads: Deep, hands-on expertise in Exchange Online (Hybrid mail flow), SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and Microsoft Teams Phone/Calling Plans.

Security & Compliance: Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps, eDiscovery, and Data Lifecycle Management.

Identity & Access: Microsoft Entra ID, Identity Protection, Privileged Access Management (PAM), and Intune (MDM/MAM).

Scripting Languages: PowerShell (advanced), Microsoft Graph, and Power Automate

Preferred: Intune, Azure, M365 products, Security products (Crowd strike, Proof point, Zscaler)