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Senior Microsoft Platform Engineer (Azure & Microsoft 365)
Wembley - Fully On-Site
£50,000 per annum + Permanent Benefits
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:
- 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
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