Microsoft 365 Security Architect

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for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections with real specific content. Remove boilerplate, navigation, legal, EEO, duplicated lines, application instructions. We need to parse the job description. Job#: 3053837 Job Description: Microsoft 365 Security Architect Location: Addison, Texas (Onsite) Role Overview ... etc. We need to preserve all substantive information. We need to produce sections: maybe About the role (role overview), Responsibilities (Key Responsibilities), Requirements (Required Qualifications), Qualifications (Preferred Qualifications), Skills (Technical Skills?), Benefits (Everforth Apex Benefits Overview), Pay (none? Not mentioned), Schedule (none? Not mentioned). So we should not include Pay or Schedule if not present. We need to use

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  for prose. We need to not repeat job title as heading (the page already shows it). So we don't output a heading for the job title. We need to include a section only when posting has real specific content. We need to preserve all substantive info; do not invent or summarize away detail. We need to remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. Thus we need to strip out the EEO statements, the virtual recruiter note, the privacy policy link, the benefits overview details? Actually benefits overview is substantive; we need to keep benefits. But we need to strip out duplicated EEO lines (they appear twice). Also remove the "Everforth Apex Benefits Overview:" paragraph? That is substantive benefits; we keep it. We also need to remove the "Everforth Apex is an equal opportunity employer..." repeated lines. Also remove the "Everforth Apex Systems is part of the Commercial Segment..." etc. Also remove the "Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details." and the subsequent text about calls, AI-generated calls, etc. That's application instructions / boilerplate; remove. Also remove the "If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act..." etc. That's also boilerplate/legal; remove. Also remove the "UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex Systems." etc. That's legal; remove. Also remove the "© 2026 Everforth, Inc. All rights reserved." etc. Also remove the "Everforth Apex Systems is part of the Commercial Segment of Everforth, Inc. NYSE: EFOR 4400 Cox Road Suite 200 Glen Allen, Virginia 23060". That's boilerplate. Also remove the duplicated EEO lines. Also remove the "Everforth Apex Benefits Overview:"? Actually that is substantive benefits; we keep. But we need to ensure we don't include any application instructions like "Click here for more details." etc. Now we need to extract substantive content: - Job title: Microsoft 365 Security Architect (but we don't repeat as heading) - Location: Addison, Texas (Onsite) - we can include in a short

  maybe under About the role or as metadata. - Role Overview: "Our organization is seeking a Microsoft 365 Security Architect to lead the design, governance, and strategic implementation of Microsoft 365 security and compliance capabilities across the enterprise. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated technology leader with deep expertise in Microsoft 365 architecture, security, compliance, governance, and cloud service engineering. This role involves partnering with business stakeholders, cybersecurity teams, risk and compliance partners, and engineering organizations to implement secure and scalable solutions." We can put that under About the role. - Key Responsibilities: list of bullet points (the sentences start with verbs). We need to put each as

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  under Responsibilities. Let's extract them exactly: "Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of Microsoft 365 security, compliance, governance, and risk management solutions." "Define and maintain security and compliance frameworks aligned with regulatory requirements and corporate policies." "Architect cloud-based productivity solutions with a focus on data protection, information governance, and identity security." "Provide architectural leadership for Microsoft 365 services, including security controls, compliance capabilities, and governance processes." "Partner with Cyber Security, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Technology teams to ensure solutions meet security and regulatory requirements." "Develop and maintain architectural standards, design artifacts, and roadmaps." "Conduct assessments of existing platforms, identify gaps, and recommend remediation strategies." "Provide technical leadership on Microsoft Purview, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Information Protection, and related M365 compliance services." "Establish engineering best practices that support secure solution delivery and operational effectiveness." "Drive automation and control implementation to enhance monitoring, reporting, and policy enforcement." We need to preserve all detail; no summarizing. - Required Qualifications: Education, Experience, Technical Skills. Education: "A college degree in Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience is required." Experience: "10+ years of experience with architecture and engineering across email services is required." Technical Skills: list: "Expert-level knowledge of collaboration services, both cloud and on-premise." "Expert-level knowledge of cross-platform Directory solutions, Conditional Access, Identity & Access Management, Security/Compliance, Data Loss Prevention, and Data Classification." "High-level knowledge of foundational components such as Active Directory, network infrastructure (DNS/DHCP, routing), and PowerShell scripting." "Expert knowledge of data loss prevention services, including deployment, configuration, and administration." "Experience with ITIL foundational and Agile process methodologies." "Ability to create architecture documents, including network/data flows and test scope." We need to decide how to format: maybe under Requirements we have sub-sections? But we only have headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We could put Education and Experience under Requirements (as prose or list). Technical Skills could go under Skills. Preferred Qualifications could go under Qualifications. Thus: - Requirements: Education and Experience (maybe as
  • each). Or we could keep as

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    • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So Requirements is a list; we can list Education and Experience as items. - Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications list. - Skills: Technical Skills list. - Benefits: Everforth Apex Benefits Overview paragraph; we need to keep as prose? It's a paragraph describing benefits; we can put as

      . It includes multiple sentences; we can keep as is. We need to ensure we don't include any boilerplate like "We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package." That's part of benefits overview; we keep. We need to remove duplicated EEO lines etc. Now we need to output only HTML fragment. Let's craft:

      About the role

      Our organization is seeking a Microsoft 365 Security Architect to lead the design, governance, and strategic implementation of Microsoft 365 security and compliance capabilities across the enterprise. The ideal candidate is a self-motivated technology leader with deep expertise in Microsoft 365 architecture, security, compliance, governance, and cloud service engineering. This role involves partnering with business stakeholders, cybersecurity teams, risk and compliance partners, and engineering organizations to implement secure and scalable solutions.

      Location: Addison, Texas (Onsite)

      But we might not need a separate location paragraph; could be included in About the role. However we need to preserve location info. We can add a short

      after the overview. Now Responsibilities:

      Responsibilities

      • Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of Microsoft 365 security, compliance, governance, and risk management solutions.
      • Define and maintain security and compliance frameworks aligned with regulatory requirements and corporate policies.
      • Architect cloud-based productivity solutions with a focus on data protection, information governance, and identity security.
      • Provide architectural leadership for Microsoft 365 services, including security controls, compliance capabilities, and governance processes.
      • Partner with Cyber Security, Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Technology teams to ensure solutions meet security and regulatory requirements.
      • Develop and maintain architectural standards, design artifacts, and roadmaps.
      • Conduct assessments of existing platforms, identify gaps, and recommend remediation strategies.
      • Provide technical leadership on Microsoft Purview, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Information Protection, and related M365 compliance services.
      • Establish engineering best practices that support secure solution delivery and operational effectiveness.
      • Drive automation and control implementation to enhance monitoring, reporting, and policy enforcement.
      Now Requirements:

      Requirements

      • Education: A college degree in Computer Science, Technology, Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience is required.
      • Experience: 10+ years of experience with architecture and engineering across email services is required.
      Now Qualifications (Preferred Qualifications):

      Qualifications

      • Experience with enterprise security, including TLS, SMTP over TLS, certificates, and NIST standards.
      • Experience with the Microsoft Windows operating system environment.
      • Experience with M365, including OneDrive, SharePoint Online, Exchange Online & Teams.
      • Knowledge of authentication mechanisms, including domain authentication, OAuth/Modern Authentication, and Kerberos.
      • Experience with network and security components such as load balancers and firewalls.
      • Understanding of Financial Regulatory, Legal, and Compliance requirements.
      • MCP or higher certification.
      Now Skills:

      Skills

      • Expert-level knowledge of collaboration services, both cloud and on-premise.
      • Expert-level knowledge of cross-platform Directory solutions, Conditional Access, Identity & Access Management, Security/Compliance, Data Loss Prevention, and Data Classification.
      • High-level knowledge of foundational components such as Active Directory, network infrastructure (DNS/DHCP, routing), and PowerShell scripting.
      • Expert knowledge of data loss prevention services, including deployment, configuration, and administration.
      • Experience with ITIL foundational and Agile process methodologies.
      • Ability to create architecture documents, including network/data flows and test scope.
      Now Benefits: We need to extract the benefits overview paragraph: "Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well