Microsoft M365 and Microsoft Entra Engineer

at  EY

At EY, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are, with the global scale, support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. And we’re counting on your unique voice and perspective to help EY become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a better working world for all.
EY’s people in more than 150 countries are committed to operating with integrity, quality and professionalism in the provision of audit, tax, transaction and consulting services. We strive to help all of our people achieve their professional and personal goals through an inclusive environment that values everyone’s contributions, appreciates diversity of thought, fosters growth, and provides continuous opportunities for development. Recognized as one of Canada’s top employers, EY continually strives to be a great place to work.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for a Microsoft M365 and Microsoft Entra expert to join our team helping to develop and plan our strategy, support the development of our capabilities and operationalizing our offerings. In this role, you will also participate in key opportunities and engagements to provide leadership and support to help successfully deliver and grow our practice.
As a driven, results-oriented professional, you will work across teams to provide the knowledge, resources and tools that help EY deliver exceptional service to our internal and external clients, win in the marketplace and support EY’s growth and profitability. This role will provide you with visibility and participation across all sectors, deal sizes, competencies, and offerings. The successful candidate will have a rare opportunity to see how the firm operates across all our service lines (Consulting, Tax, Assurance, Strategy and Transactions and industries.

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES FOR SUCCESS

• Microsoft 365 Expertise: This includes a deep understanding of Microsoft 365 services and applications, such as SharePoint, Teams, Exchange Online, OneDrive, and more. Knowledge of setting up and managing Microsoft 365 subscriptions and services is essential
• Cloud Security: Knowledge of how to protect sensitive information within Microsoft 365 by using security and compliance features is crucial. This includes setting up security policies, dealing with data loss prevention, and implementing access controls
• Active Directory: Knowledge of identity and access management through Active Directory (now Entra), Windows Azure AD, and identity synchronization tools is very important. This includes managing users and groups, condition access, B2C and B2B and understanding identity protection and governance.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The M365/Entra Engineer role will design and implement the M365 and Entra aspects of our products. This will be done leveraging Infrastructure as Code (IAC) where possible. The Engineer will also work with offshore colleagues to configure and deploy the various solutions.
Our Microsoft Technology Stack: Azure, M365, Dynamics, Purview. Priva, Entra, Defender & Sentinel
As a member of the team you are key to our solution development/support, monitoring/reporting, program governance, and reporting to key stakeholders, including our executive.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Hands on design and configuration of the security aspects of M365 and Microsoft Entra product Suites
• Expressing configuration and development of the tools using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) where possible
• Providing Overall Cybersecurity expertise to the team and our clients
• Development of advanced conditional access policies
• Potential Live Cybersecurity Response in a Managed Services/Operations setting
• Helping leverage AI to automate Investigation and Response
• The development of Cybersecurity decoy systems to lure attackers off track leveraging Microsoft tools

TO QUALIFY FOR THE ROLE, YOU MUST HAVE

• Minimum of 5 years of Cybersecurity experience
• Excellent collaboration and presentation skills, and the confidence to challenge senior colleagues and stakeholders from a diverse range of backgrounds