Senior Collaboration Engineer – M365

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Evaluate and inventory third-party applications and vendor platforms for their communication and collaboration functionalities.

• Collaborate with software vendors and product teams to pinpoint communication features.

• Create and sustain assessment questionnaires and evaluation frameworks.

• Record communication capabilities, retention options, compliance controls, and archiving features.

• Identify risks related to regulatory compliance, recordkeeping, and overall governance.

• Assess the potential for disabling, governing, archiving, or integrating communication features with Proofpoint.

• Work alongside InfoSec, Legal, Compliance, and other key stakeholders to explore remediation strategies.

• Act as a subject matter expert on platforms including Microsoft Teams, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Microsoft Copilot, and Forms.

• Collect requirements and facilitate workshops and meetings with both internal teams and external vendors.

• Generate project plans, status updates, risk registers, executive summaries, presentations, and materials for leadership review.

• Monitor the progress of assessments, remediation efforts, and vendor interactions.

• Assess message retention, export capabilities, journaling, API access, archiving integrations, compliance monitoring, and eDiscovery support.

• Collaborate on the integration of enterprise compliance platforms, proof of concepts, and technical validations.

• Complete vendor platform assessments within set deadlines and provide recommendations to Compliance, Legal, and IT leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Business Administration, Information Systems, or a related field.

• Over 5 years of experience in collaboration technologies, Microsoft 365 administration, compliance technology, or similar areas.

• In-depth knowledge of chat, messaging, voice, conferencing, and collaboration platforms.

• Experience collaborating directly with software vendors and overseeing technology assessments.

• Proven Business Analyst skills, including requirements gathering, documentation, and stakeholder management.

• Experience in project management and coordinating cross-functional workstreams.

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong organizational abilities with a capacity to manage multiple assessments simultaneously.

• Familiarity with Microsoft Purview Compliance solutions is preferred.

• Experience with Proofpoint Archive, Capture, Communications Compliance, or comparable platforms is preferred.

• Understanding of SEC, FINRA, recordkeeping, and electronic communications compliance standards is preferred.

• Knowledge of data retention, eDiscovery, legal hold, and records management concepts is preferred.

• Experience with vendor risk assessments or technology governance programs is preferred.

• Microsoft 365 or relevant industry certifications are preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

• Flexible work arrangements and a supportive work environment.