Lead Senior Collaboration Platform Designer

Washington, DC


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Type: Contract-to-Hire

Category: Architecture

Industry: Government

Standard Hours: Open

Reference ID: JN -092026-108845

Date Posted: 09/29/2026

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/O5vB02


Description:

On-site in Washington, DC

 

Our client seeks a Lead Senior Collaboration Platform Designer to lead modernization and operational initiatives across Google Workspace and Microsoft 365. The role requires hands-on experience designing, deploying, automating, migrating, and supporting enterprise collaboration platforms, as well as leading an operations team and driving governance, reliability, and SLA adherence.

 

Due to federal security clearance requirements, the applicant must be a United States Citizen or Permanent Resident with an active Public Trust clearance. This is a contract-to-hire opportunity. Applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis and convert to FTE following contract duration. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

 

Rate: $85.00 to $95.00/hr. w2


Responsibilities:
  • Administer and support Google Workspace, Sites, and Drive, and Microsoft SharePoint, Teams, and OneDrive.
  • Manage configurations, permissions, and sharing using least privilege principles.
  • Configure and maintain governance for external sharing, retention, sensitivity labels, and lifecycle policies.
  • Monitor platform and service health, usage, and reporting using Google and Microsoft admin centers.
  • Troubleshoot production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and resolve problems to SLA.
  • Support development, test, and production tenants.
  • Design, build, and maintain solutions using Looker Studio, Power Apps, Dataverse, and SharePoint lists.
  • Automate processes with Google platform tools and Power Automate cloud and desktop flows.
  • Build dashboards and reports for operations and SLA reporting.
  • Standardize and automate to reduce manual effort.
  • Plan and execute migrations including Microsoft on-prem to cloud, Microsoft 365 migrations, cutovers, validation, and stabilization.
  • Analyze content, sites, and dependencies for migration readiness.
  • Integrate collaboration services with identity platforms, line-of-business apps, third-party tools, and APIs.
  • Define and manage collaboration governance, naming, and lifecycle standards.
  • Manage solutions for end users across Google and Microsoft collaboration tools, including provisioning, releases, performance, and adoption.
  • Review solution designs for scalability, security, compliance, and supportability.
  • Support reporting and analytics with Google Looker and Power BI, usage and adoption reporting, and KPI/SLA dashboards.

Experience Requirements:
  • 8-10+ years of hands-on experience designing and supporting collaboration platforms in production.
  • Team leadership experience managing 10–15 personnel in operations, incidents, problem management, QA, and SLA adherence.
  • Expertise with Google Workspace tools and Microsoft 365 including SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, and Groups.
  • Governance, permissions, and lifecycle management experience.
  • Experience with Google Gemini, AppSheet, Workspace Studio, Looker, and Sheets.
  • Power Platform experience including Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI.
  • Migrations experience including on-prem SharePoint to SharePoint Online and tenant-to-tenant.
  • Automation experience using Google Cloud CLI and PowerShell.
  • Incident and problem management, quality assurance, and SLA analysis.
  • Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and communication abilities, collaborating across teams.
  • Preferred: Experience at enterprise scale with Google Workspace and Power Platform, model-driven apps, Dataverse, ALM, Microsoft Graph, Azure, custom app integrations, and identity integrations with Entra ID/Azure AD and SSO.
  • Preferred: Familiarity with security, compliance, and information-governance best practices.
  • Preferred: Google or Microsoft certifications are optional.

Education Requirements:
  • BS or MS in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related experience.

Recruitment Transparency Notice
 
Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team (noreply@eliassen.com, 781-808-2924) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group’s use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.
 

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
If anyone reaches out to you about an open position connected with Eliassen Group, please ensure that you are working directly with us by confirming the following:

· When you work with Eliassen Group, all email communication will come from an Eliassen.com address, never Gmail, Yahoo, etc.

· Eliassen Group will never ask you for personal information (home address, bank account, or check routing number) until you have worked with someone clearly associated with Eliassen Group.

If you have any indication of fraudulent activity, please contact fraud@eliassen.com.

 
About Eliassen Group:
 
Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients’ capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.
 
Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.
 
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