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Microsoft Modern Workplace & Azure Deployment Architect   Who We Are:  Quadbridge is a fast-growing North American IT solutions provider, empowering businesses to navigate complex challenges daily, through strong partnerships with leading technology providers and close collaboration with our team and customers. With locations in Kitchener, Montreal and Vancouver, we strive to create an energetic, fun workplace where ambitious, like-minded teammates collaborate, innovate, and thrive as we continue to grow our national footprint. We are Quadbridge. See how we’re building tomorrow’s solutions, together.   This Role: The Microsoft Modern Workplace & Azure Deployment Architect is responsible for designing, leading, and delivering integrated Microsoft 365 and Azure transformations. This role ensures that identity, security, collaboration, and infrastructure are modernized together, aligned to business outcomes, and delivered securely at scale. The architect acts as a trusted advisor, translating business requirements into cloud‑first architectures while guiding customers through deployment, adoption, governance, and operational readiness. This role reports to the Technical Team Leader. Key Responsibilities Deliver end‑to‑end M365 and Azure migrations and modernizations Establish secure, scalable identity‑first cloud foundations Reduce legacy infrastructure and technical debt Enable adoption, governance, and long‑term operational success Position customers for Copilot and AI readiness  1. Strategy, Discovery & Target‑State Architecture Lead Modern Workplace and Cloud readiness assessments Design target‑state architecture across: Entra ID (Azure AD) Microsoft 365 (Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams) Intune / Endpoint Management Azure IaaS, PaaS, and landing zones Defender and Purview security platforms Define SaaS vs IaaS vs PaaS strategies Align technical decisions to business outcomes (productivity, resiliency, security, cost) 2. Identity & Access (Cross‑Platform Foundation) Design cloud‑first and hybrid identity models Implement: Conditional Access and MFA Device‑ and risk‑based access  Identity governance and privileged access Ensure identity consistency across Azure and M365 workloads Lead identity modernization away from legacy authentication models 3. Microsoft 365 Deployment & Adoption Lead tenant setup and core M365 configuration Execute: Exchange migrations SharePoint / OneDrive migrations  Teams collaboration and governance design Define governance for collaboration and external sharing Partner on user adoption, change management, and enablement Prepare environments for Copilot and AI workloads 4. Azure Migration & Modernization Lead Azure readiness and migration assessments Use Azure Migrate to assess workload dependencies, sizing, and risk Design secure Azure landing zones, including: Management groups and subscriptions Networking (VNets, peering, VPN / ExpressRoute) Logging, monitoring, and cost controls Migrate and modernize workloads: Legacy servers → Azure IaaS / PaaS File servers → SharePoint / OneDrive / Azure Files Applications → cloud‑optimized designs Optimize environments post‑migration for performance, security, and cost  5. Security, Governance & Compliance Embed Zero Trust principles across identity, endpoints, apps, data, and infrastructure Implement: Defender for M365 and Defender for Cloud Intune security baselines  Purview data classification, DLP, retention Design governance models for Azure resources and M365 collaboration Align solutions to regulatory and compliance requirements (where applicable) 6. Deployment Leadership & Operational Readiness Own deployment plans, pilots, phased rollouts