Microsoft 365 Solution Architect in Birmingham

Company Overview: Version 1 has celebrated over 28 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Our expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly changing Digital‑First world we live in. We foster strong partnerships with leading technology giants including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, and Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.

Job Description: Strong analytical skills to interpret data from Microsoft 365 tools and translate it into actionable recommendations, ensuring continuous improvement in service delivery and security. Effectively communicating, proposing and driving implementation of the same. Beneficial to have experience implementing Microsoft Purview solutions, including data classification and DLP, with a strong understanding of their implementation to ensure robust information protection and compliance. Experience in discovering, classifying, and protecting sensitive data within Microsoft 365 environments, leveraging Purview’s automated and custom classification capabilities to support effective implementation. Microsoft M365, Endpoint or Security Administrator/Expert Certifications would be considered beneficial. Experience delivering relevant projects in regulated industries similar to NIE Networks would be considered beneficial.

Responsibilities:

• Project experience in architecting and leading technical migrations of legacy EUC environments to modern Windows 11/M365 solutions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 portals and tools, including Adoption Score and Secure Score, to drive service utilization, adoption and security, and leveraging these insights to support integration of best practice into ongoing BAU processes.
• Working closely with 3rd parties and internal project teams to ensure common technical understanding across planning, delivery and acceptance into operation service.
• Migrating from on‑premises Group Policy (GPO) management to Intune management, including transitioning legacy GPOs to Intune policies, and applying best practices for aligning Intune policies with CIS standards to ensure secure and compliant configurations.
• Implementing Microsoft Defender for Identity, XDR, and other M365 security tools, ensuring correct configuration and optimization, and providing advice on these tools to enhance an organisation’s security posture.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 5 years relevant solution architecture experience.
• Project experience in architecting and leading technical migrations of legacy EUC environments to modern Windows 11/M365 solutions.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 portals and tools, including Adoption Score and Secure Score, to drive service utilization, adoption and security, and leveraging these insights to support integration of best practice into ongoing BAU processes.
• Working closely with 3rd parties and internal project teams to ensure common technical understanding across planning, delivery and acceptance into operation service.
• Migrating from on‑premises GPO management to Intune management, aligning policies with CIS standards for secure configurations.
• Implementing Microsoft Defender for Identity, XDR, and other M365 security tools, configuration, optimisation and strategic advice to enhance security posture.

Benefits:

• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance‑Related Profit Share Scheme.
• Strong career progression & mentorship through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme.
• Flexible/remote working, offering flexibility to achieve a healthy work‑life balance.
• Financial wellbeing initiatives including Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme.
• Employee wellbeing schemes such as Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops and the Employee Assistance Programme.
• Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies.
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications and accreditations (AWS, Microsoft, Oracle and Red Hat).
• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call‑Out’ platform.
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives for local fundraising and development opportunities.

Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type: Full‑time

Job Function: Information Technology

Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting