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We are the #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us.\nJob Summary:\nWhy This Role Matters:\nMaximize Microsoft 365 E5 Value: Expand and operationalize Defender, Purview, application governance, and data protection capabilities already available in the enterprise platform.\nStrengthen Preventive Platform Controls: Configure and optimize Microsoft protection and governance technologies from a systems-management perspective.\nEnable Cross-Team Governance: Translate security, compliance, legal, and business requirements into maintainable Microsoft 365 and Entra technical controls.\nEssential Duties and Responsibilities:\nWhat You'll Do:\nWe are seeking a proactive Sr IT Engineer - M365 Platform Protection & Data Governance to support Microsoft 365 platform protection and data governance. 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