At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage and optimise Microsoft platforms, ensuring security and operational excellence.
- Company: Join a dynamic tech team focused on cloud transformation and innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, permanent benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Fully on-site role with a collaborative environment and excellent career prospects.
- Why this job: Be at the forefront of cloud technology and make a real impact in a growing company.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in infrastructure, cloud, or Microsoft 365 with strong admin skills.
The predicted salary is between 42750 - 52250 £ per year.
We're seeking a Senior Microsoft Platform Engineer to join a growing technology team responsible for maintaining and enhancing a complex hybrid estate spanning on-premises infrastructure, Microsoft 365 and public cloud platforms. This is an opportunity to play a key role in cloud transformation, platform automation, identity management and Microsoft 365 optimisation whilst helping shape a secure and scalable technology environment.
What You'll Be Doing
- You'll take ownership of core Microsoft platforms and services across both cloud and on-premises environments, ensuring availability, security and operational excellence.
- Your responsibilities will include:
- Administering and optimising Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive and Intune
- Managing identity and access across Active Directory and Entra ID
- Designing and supporting hybrid cloud infrastructure across Azure and on-premises environments
- Implementing and maintaining SSO, MFA and Conditional Access policies
- Supporting Microsoft 365 security, compliance and governance initiatives
- Managing hybrid connectivity including VPNs, DNS, routing and Firewall integrations
- Automating operational processes through PowerShell, Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code practices
- Supporting platform monitoring, patching, resilience and disaster recovery
- Delivering cloud migration, transformation and optimisation projects
- Producing and maintaining technical documentation and operational standards
- Working closely with infrastructure, networking, security and service teams to improve platform performance and reliability
What We're Looking For
We're looking for an experienced Microsoft platform professional with a strong blend of infrastructure, cloud and M365 expertise. You'll ideally have:
- 5+ years' experience within Infrastructure, Microsoft 365, Cloud or Platform Engineering
- Strong hands-on administration experience across Microsoft 365
- Expertise in Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, Intune and Entra ID
- Experience supporting hybrid Microsoft environments
- Strong Active Directory and identity management experience
- Experience with Azure cloud services
- PowerShell Scripting and automation experience
- Good understanding of networking fundamentals including DNS, VPNs, routing and Firewalls
- Experience supporting Windows Server environments
- Knowledge of platform security, monitoring, backup and disaster recovery
- Excellent troubleshooting and stakeholder communication skills
Desirable Experience
Any of the following would be advantageous:
- Microsoft Defender suite
- Microsoft Purview
- Microsoft Sentinel
- VMware
- Azure DevOps
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