Microsoft Platform Engineer (Azure & Microsoft 365) - Wembley

Microsoft Platform Engineer (Azure & Microsoft 365)

Wembley - Fully On-Site 5 DAYS A WEEK

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:

• 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