Microsoft 365 Messaging & Collaboration Engineer

Job ID: 763
Skills: Conditional Access, Defender for Office 365, Email Authentication, Email Infrastructure, Entra ID, Exchange Online, ITIL Service Management, Information Governance, Intune, Microsoft 365 Copilot, Microsoft Automation Tools, Microsoft Graph, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Teams, PowerShell, Proofpoint Integration, Regulated Environments, SharePoint and OneDrive, Teams Telephony, Zero Trust

Microsoft 365 Messaging & Collaboration Engineer
Hybrid - 4 days on-site p/w in London
Inside IR35 Contract

Are you a Microsoft 365 messaging specialist who wants to be the technical authority for Exchange Online, Teams and the security that sits around them?

We're recruiting for a contract Messaging & Collaboration Engineer to join the client services team of a leading global financial services organisation. You'll lead the engineering and evolution of its Microsoft 365 messaging and collaboration platforms, acting as the Tier 3 escalation point and working closely with architecture, security, infrastructure and business stakeholders.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading the engineering, design and continual evolution of Exchange Online, Teams and wider Microsoft 365 collaboration services
• Leading messaging migrations, tenant optimisation and transformation initiatives
• Implementing and managing Defender for Office 365, Exchange Online Protection and Proofpoint integrations
• Designing Microsoft Purview capabilities including information protection, DLP, retention and eDiscovery
• Maintaining secure mail flow with SPF, DKIM and DMARC
• Providing Tier 3 support and automating with PowerShell and Microsoft Graph
• Driving adoption of Microsoft 365 Copilot and mentoring engineers

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years engineering Microsoft 365 messaging and collaboration platforms
• Expert knowledge of Exchange Online and Microsoft Teams in enterprise environments
• Microsoft Purview, Defender for Office 365 and enterprise email security (Proofpoint preferred)
• Exchange Hybrid and mail migrations, Entra ID and Conditional Access, Intune
• PowerShell and Microsoft Graph automation
• DNS, SMTP and certificate knowledge, and ITIL service management
• Experience in global or multi-tenant, regulated environments

Desirable: Copilot readiness and adoption, Teams Telephony, SharePoint Online and OneDrive, Power Platform, Azure Automation and Logic Apps, Zero Trust

Please note: this role needs four days a week on site in London.

Apply today with your CV for this Messaging & Collaboration Engineer contract role and we'll be in touch.

This role may suit candidates who have held roles including: Exchange Online Engineer, Microsoft 365 Engineer, Messaging Engineer, Office 365 Engineer, Collaboration Engineer, Teams Engineer, M365 Messaging SME