MSP Support / Microsoft 365 Engineer
Your Team, Your Way
Specialist technical Dedicated, not shared

Microsoft 365 Engineer

Administer tenants, licensing, Exchange Online, Teams and SharePoint at a specialist level — beyond what first- and second-line support handle.

This role · right now Screenshot Monitor
On shift · configuring conditional access policy #M365-118
Active today6h 50m of 8h
Microsoft 365 admin
46%
Entra ID
26%
PSA
18%
Documentation
10%
Timestamped screenshots
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11:15
13:52
15:08 · now
Illustrative sample — actual report via screenshotmonitor.com
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Why Virtual Team

Five reasons clients stay past the first hire

Dedicated

One resource, only yours

No shared queue, no rotating cast. Your dedicated resource works exclusively for you and stays.

Leadership

25 years of Australian market experience

Founder Rohit Sahdev's 25 years in the Australian market, including senior leadership at Telstra, shape how every dedicated team is managed.

Transparent

You always know what your team is doing

Every dedicated resource works behind Screenshot Monitor — auditable activity and reporting, not a black box.

Flexible

No more "That's not my job."

Your dedicated outsourced resource adapts to what your business needs, takes ownership and grows their career by stepping up to new challenges.

Built for now

Capacity without the hiring squeeze

Skilled and reliable operational talent is harder to hire locally right now. A dedicated resource adds capacity without adding to that pressure.

The outcome this role is built for

A cleaner, more secure Microsoft 365 tenant — because configuration follows a documented standard instead of ad hoc changes.

Role scope

What this role owns day to day

Core responsibilities

  • Administer Microsoft 365 tenants, licensing and user provisioning
  • Configure Exchange Online, Teams and SharePoint at a specialist level
  • Manage conditional access and identity protection policies
  • Troubleshoot complex Microsoft 365 issues escalated from L1/L2

Works inside

Microsoft 365 admin centreEntra IDExchange OnlineSharePointIntune

Reported on weekly

SLA attainmentSpecialist tickets resolved within target
Configuration accuracyChanges matching documented standard
Escalation qualityCompleteness of L1/L2 handover notes
Security posturePolicy compliance across the tenant
Flexibility

Works your hours. Picks up the work.

Australian business hours

Aligned to your primary time zone and holiday calendar for day-to-day coverage.

9am–5pm style coverage, matched to your roster

Extended coverage

Stretch shift start/end times to close the gap before and after your local team is online.

Early-start or late-finish shifts, by agreement

Round-the-clock rotation

Rotating dedicated resources for genuine 24-hour coverage, including weekends.

Multiple dedicated seats, handover documented

What "no that's not my job" looks like in practice: a tenant issue touches licensing, security and a user's mailbox all at once — it still gets untangled properly instead of being passed around.

What stays with your authorised staff

Works within approved access and change controls; high-impact changes, architecture and security decisions require authorised approval.

Not exclusive to MSPs

The same skillset, needed anywhere IT runs in-house

Common today

Paying an external MSP for Microsoft 365 support

  • Tenant changes queue behind other client work
  • Configuration standards vary by technician
  • You rarely get the same specialist twice
The alternative

Your own dedicated Microsoft 365 engineer, outsourced to us

  • One engineer who knows your tenant configuration cold
  • Reports to your own IT manager, not a third party
  • Same Screenshot Monitor transparency, direct to you
Where this shape of role also fits

Professional Services & Consulting

Any firm running its own Microsoft 365 tenant and laptops needs the same technical depth in-house.

Microsoft 365 · endpoints

Retail & E-commerce

Multi-site networks, POS systems and endpoints need the same troubleshooting skillset internally.

POS · network · Wi-Fi

Financial Services & Insurance

Regulated environments need the same identity, endpoint and cloud administration discipline.

M365 · Azure · Entra ID

Construction & Engineering

Site offices and project teams need the same endpoint and connectivity support internally.

Endpoints · connectivity
Transparent reporting, on this role too
Screenshot Monitor active
Daily
Activity & app-usage log
Weekly
Reviewed with your team lead

No guessing what this role worked on. Full sample report on the MSP Support page →

How it works

Discovery, role design, and a candidate you interview yourself.

You define outcomes, tools and work hours. We source, screen and put forward candidates you interview and approve. Once live, your resource follows your systems, escalation model and reporting cadence — reviewed together on a schedule you set.

See the full onboarding model
Common questions

Questions about hiring a dedicated Microsoft 365 Engineer

Cost depends on experience level, working hours and specific responsibilities. Tell us your requirements and we'll put together a proposal for a dedicated Microsoft 365 Engineer.
Yes — working hours are agreed during setup to align with your operational needs, whether that's standard Australian business hours or extended coverage.
A dedicated Microsoft 365 Engineer works exclusively for your business, inside your own systems, reporting to your nominated manager — not a shared resource split across an agency's other clients.
We shortlist candidates against your actual role requirements, you interview and approve before anyone starts, and your dedicated resource is trained on your specific systems and processes from day one.
Your Team, Your Way

Ready to add this role to your team?

Tell us your Microsoft 365 tenant size and configuration needs — we'll shortlist candidates against your actual task list.

Start team design Back to MSP Support or call 0405 550 999

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