M365 and Exchange Platform Engineer

M365 & Exchange Platform Engineer

Location: Melbourne, VIC | Hybrid
Engagement: Contract or Permanent
Start: Urgent requirement, immediate interviews

There is an opportunity to travel occasionaly to Singapore - not mandatory but if someone likes travelling to Singapore, then this is an option

About the role

Kestrel Eight is seeking an experienced M365 and Exchange Online Platform Engineer for an urgent Melbourne-based engagement. This is a hands-on cloud platform specialist role owning the architecture, engineering, operation and automation of a large-scale enterprise Microsoft 365 tenant and Exchange Online messaging infrastructure. Hybrid working arrangement, with contract or permanent options available for the right candidate.

What you will own

• M365 tenant administration. Global Microsoft 365 tenant settings, directory synchronisation and core service configuration.
• Exchange Online engineering. Architecting, configuring and maintaining enterprise-grade Exchange Online messaging infrastructure, including hybrid mail routing.
• Tenant lifecycle and licensing. Overseeing tenant lifecycle activities, optimising licence allocation and controlling operational costs.
• Capability rollout and adoption. Deploying new Microsoft cloud features, evaluating service updates and enhancing platform capability.
• Automation and performance. Building PowerShell and Microsoft Graph API automation to streamline administration and lift platform performance.

What you bring

• 5 to 7+ years' hands-on engineering experience administering large-scale enterprise Microsoft 365 tenants and Exchange Online.
• Advanced PowerShell and Microsoft Graph API scripting for automation and tenant management.
• Deep technical mastery of M365 tenant architecture, Exchange Online messaging pipelines, hybrid mail routing and object synchronisation.
• Expert-level proficiency across the M365 Admin Centre, Exchange Admin Centre, PowerShell, Graph API and Entra Connect / Cloud Sync.
• Proven ability to design redundant mail routes, establish disaster recovery procedures and mitigate platform service disruptions.
• Experience governing tenant-wide configuration, service quotas and licence pooling.
• A track record delivering stable SaaS infrastructure against SLAs and resolving complex technical escalations.
• Comfort analysing M365 usage telemetry to drive cost optimisation and resource allocation decisions.
• Strong stakeholder management, aligning feature rollouts with business productivity needs and IT service desk workflows.
• Working understanding of tenant security settings, message tracing and audit log analysis in support of security incident investigations.
• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert or Messaging Administrator Associate highly desirable.

Why Kestrel Eight

Kestrel Eight is an ICT systems integrator delivering across Red Hat, IBM, Microsoft and end-customer environments. We work on a flexible engagement model, so whether you are looking for a contract, a permanent role, or a flex-up arrangement, we would like to hear from you.

This is an urgent requirement. Apply now or reach out directly for a confidential conversation.

Pay: $600.00 – $900.00 per day

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Melbourne VIC