Job Type: 2-month Part-time Contract (with strong potential of extension)
Location: 100% Remote (Must reside and be legally entitled to work in Canada)
Start Date: ASAP
Hours: 4 to 30 hours per week
Rate: $80/hr T4 OR $90/hr Inc.
Overview:
Our client is seeking an experienced Active Directory & Microsoft 365 Migration Specialist to support a migration engagement currently entering Phase 2 of delivery. The successful candidate will primarily focus on execution activities, production cutovers, migration support, and workstation migrations as part of a large-scale transformation involving approximately 300 users and workstations. The resource must be comfortable operating within a structured migration program and independently executing migration waves and real-time cutover activities.
Responsibilities:
- Execute Active Directory (ADDS) migration and transformation activities.
- Support Microsoft 365 tenant-to-tenant migrations and production cutovers.
- Configure and execute migration tooling, preferably Quest ODM.
- Support workstation and endpoint migration activities.
- Perform user migration execution and troubleshooting.
- Validate application dependencies and support application rationalization activities.
- Execute migration waves using structured runbooks and documented processes.
- Troubleshoot migration issues and coordinate with project stakeholders during cutover activities.
- Support pilot and production migration phases.
- Assist with planning and architecture activities if experience permits.
Required Skills & Experience:
- 5+ years of hands-on Active Directory (ADDS) migration experience.
- 5+ years of Microsoft 365 tenant migration experience.
- Strong experience with:
- Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS)
- Microsoft 365 Tenant-to-Tenant Migrations
- Production Cutovers and Migration Support
- Workstation and Endpoint Migration Processes
- Troubleshooting Complex Migration Issues
- Migration Wave Execution
- Structured Runbooks and Documentation
- Ability to work independently within fast-paced migration programs.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical abilities.
- Ability to work under pressure during production cutovers.
- Highly organized and process driven.
- Strong documentation and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical teams.
Preferred Skills:
- Previous experience with Quest On Demand Migration (ODM) is strongly preferred.
- Experience with other migration tools will be considered.
- Experience supporting approximately 300+ user migration engagements.
- Exposure to migration planning, architecture, and governance activities is considered an asset.
- Approximately 300 users and workstations.
- No application migrations currently in scope.
- Occasional after-hours work may be required to support production cutovers; weekend work is not anticipated.
- Potential for extension and additional work beyond the initial engagement.