M365 Platform Engineer

Location: McLean, VA

The Opportunity

Join a growing M365 platform engineering team supporting enterprise-scale information protection, compliance, governance, collaboration, productivity, and automation services across a complex multi-segment environment. This role serves as a key engineering resource for Microsoft Purview while contributing across the broader M365 platform ecosystem. This role offers the opportunity to contribute across a broad technology portfolio, influence engineering standards, advance strategic platform initiatives, and help scale secure, resilient, and well-governed services that enable the business. Due to the nature of work performed within this facility, U.S. citizenship is required.

What You'll Work On

Lead the architecture, engineering, and operational governance of Microsoft Purview capabilities, including Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Data Lifecycle Management, Data Governance, Insider Risk, Communication Compliance, eDiscovery, and emerging compliance solutions, while supporting related M365 workloads such as Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and Power Platform, including Copilot and Copilot Studio.

Contribute to architectural design, engineering, and governance strategies focused on information protection, data governance, compliance, collaboration, productivity, and automation services.

Support enterprise governance initiatives for Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, and agent-based experiences, ensuring alignment with security, compliance, data protection, and responsible AI requirements.

Drive resolution of complex incidents, perform deep‑dive troubleshooting, and implement service improvements across the M365 ecosystem.

Partner with engineering, support, cybersecurity, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable, secure, and well‑governed technical solutions.

Develop and maintain documentation, engineering standards, and repeatable implementation practices.

Support strategic initiatives related to data governance, AI enablement, platform modernization, compliance automation, and cross-service integration.

Join us. The world can't wait.

You Have

8+ years of experience architecting and engineering Microsoft 365 solutions, including Microsoft Purview and supporting M365 workloads, such as Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and Power Platform

Experience architecting, implementing, and governing Microsoft Purview solutions, including Sensitivity Labels, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Data Lifecycle Management, Information Protection, eDiscovery, Insider Risk Management, Communication Compliance, and Data Governance capabilities

Experience developing governance, security, and compliance controls supporting Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, and AI-enabled M365 services

Experience with incident resolution, scope determination, and structured root-cause analysis

Experience with PowerShell scripting and automation

• Ability to work with high levels of autonomy, proactively refining ambiguous requests and driving solutions end‑to‑end without prescriptive guidance
• Ability to collaborate across technical and non‑technical stakeholders and translate requirements into scalable solutions while clearly articulating design decisions, risks, and tradeoffs
• Ability to lead engineering workstreams, major escalations, and platform‑level initiatives
• Bachelor's degree

Nice If You Have

• Experience architecting Copilot and Copilot Studio solutions, with emphasis on data governance, environment and connector security, responsible AI configuration, and developing agents that reliably support business workflows at scale
• Experience deploying or administering Proofpoint products such as Proofpoint Protection Server, Email Fraud Defense, Targeted Attack Protection, Threat Response Auto-Pull, and Secure Email Relay
• Experience deploying or administering AvePoint products such as Cense, Cloud Governance, EnPower, Insights, MyHub, Opus, Policies for Microsoft 365, and ReCenter
• Experience executing M365 migrations and tenant‑to‑tenant transitions, including scenarios related to mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures, with an emphasis on data integrity, security, and minimal business disruption
• Experience mentoring others or coordinating technical work across teams
• Experience supporting regulated, high-security, or complex enterprise environments
• Experience supporting regulated, high-security, or complex enterprise environments
• Possession of strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Possession of strong written and verbal communication skills

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values.

Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $86,800.00 to $198,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

• Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.
• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.
• Commitment to Non-Discrimination
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.