Contract 6+ Months(Inside IR35)
Canary Wharf, UK
Hybrid (2 days a week)
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Windows Infrastructure & Microsoft 365 Engineer to support the delivery of a strategic Microsoft Fabric / Power BI platform. The role will design, build, and implement Windows Server-based Power BI Gateway infrastructure and associated Microsoft 365 services, ensuring secure, resilient, and scalable operations across production and non-production environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement Windows Server 2022 infrastructure supporting Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.
- Develop Low-Level Designs (LLDs), build standards, implementation guides, and operational documentation.
- Deploy and manage highly available Power BI Gateway clusters across multiple data centers.
- Configure and administer Microsoft Entra ID, RBAC, service principals, and access controls.
- Implement and maintain Power BI/Fabric governance, workspace management, auditing, and compliance controls.
- Support Power Platform configuration, including Power Apps and Power Automate.
- Collaborate with Infrastructure, Security, Network, Analytics, and DevOps teams to deliver secure platform connectivity.
- Manage patching, vulnerability remediation, monitoring, certificate lifecycle, and operational readiness.
- Provide L3 support, knowledge transfer, and service transition to BAU teams.
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong Windows Server 2022 administration, hardening, patching, and troubleshooting experience.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft On-Premises Data Gateway deployment and support.
- Expertise in Microsoft 365, including Entra ID, Purview, Power BI/Fabric administration, and auditing.
- Experience with Active Directory, Group Policy, service accounts, and enterprise authentication.
- Strong understanding of RBAC, OAuth, service principals, and least-privilege access models.
- Knowledge of Power BI tenant administration, gateways, workspaces, monitoring, and deployment governance.
- Experience producing technical designs, implementation plans, runbooks, and support documentation.
- Good understanding of enterprise networking, DNS, firewalls, proxies, TLS, and certificates.
- Experience with monitoring and SIEM platforms such as Splunk or Dynatrace.
- Experience delivering highly available, multi-site infrastructure solutions.
Preferred Skills
- PowerShell scripting and automation.
- Power Platform administration (Power Apps, Power Automate).
- Microsoft Fabric capacity administration and monitoring.
- CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, Bitbucket, and REST API integrations.
- Experience with Delinea, Zscaler, Forcepoint, SailPoint, Qualys, Tanium, or similar enterprise tools.
- Exposure to highly regulated environments such as Financial Services.
- Windows Server and Microsoft 365 platform designs and build documentation.
- Production and non-production Power BI Gateway environments.
- Entra ID access model, roles, groups, and service principal configurations.
- Power BI/Fabric governance, monitoring, and compliance implementation.
- HA/DR documentation, operational runbooks, and BAU handover artifacts.
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Windows Infrastructure & Microsoft 365 Engineer (Power BI / Microsoft Fabric) employer: Xoriant
Xoriant is an excellent employer that values its employees by offering a dynamic work culture and opportunities for professional growth within the tech industry. With a hybrid working model, employees enjoy flexibility while being part of a supportive team that prioritises collaboration and innovation in providing critical support for enterprise applications. The company also invests in employee development, ensuring that team members are equipped with the skills needed to excel in their roles.
