Do you love Microsoft?  Specifically, Office 365 and Microsoft 365? Are you the go to person for your technical friends when they have O365 problems?  Do you like working with business owners to define requirements?  Have you been identified as a leader in team settings in the past?  The Purple Guys, a progressive IT Support company, is expanding our team in Kansas City and seeking an experienced Office 365 Architect.

This position will be a lead technical/project resource in the Kansas City area as we continue to grow and expand our team. You will be responsible for providing world class IT support for our customers in a variety of ways. You will be providing support to our customers, managing multiple projects across our various customers, performing the work and serving as a mentor and escalation point for technical issues and communicating project status to our customers. You will be supported by our current 43 person team.

This position will be responsible for:

• Serve as a Technical Leader in our Kansas City office, providing support for multiple customers
• Leading the technical implementation process and serve as the trusted technical advisor throughout the Office 365/ Microsoft 365 implementation projects
• Lead the scoping and creation of project plans
• Provide Project Management oversight for on-going project efforts
• Perform the actual project execution with the support of other team members as needed
• Serve as an escalation resource for the technical team
• Work with scheduling to ensure projects are completed on-time
• Participate in daily project team debriefs
• Participate in Customer Meetings and travel to customer sites as needed
• Assist with pre-sales project scoping as needed

The right candidate is well organized, has excellent communication, knows how to think on his or her feet, and brings exception critical thinking skills. A bachelor’s degree in a related field or experience would be preferred. 

Special Skills/Qualifications Required:

• 3+ years team leadership experience
• 7+ years of IT consulting/system administration experience
• 4+ years of Office 365 migrations
• 4+ years of SharePoint design and administration
• Extensive experience designing Office 365 solutions
• Customer-focused
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high pressure environment
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to effectively handle competing priorities
• High degree of initiative, motivation and enthusiasm
• Excellent problem-solving ability
• Positive attitude