About this role
Salary: £70,000 - 110,000 per year
Requirements: Excellent presentation and communication skills, both verbal and writtenSelf-starter with the ability to prioritise and plan complex work in a rapidly changing environmentResults-oriented, with the ability to produce products that deliver organisational benefitProven ability to work collaboratively on projects and provide technical leadershipStrong conceptual and analytical skills, including outside-the-box problem solvingEffective design and proposal documentation skillsSC clearance or willingness to gain itMicrosoft expert-level exams and certificationsSubject matter expert exams and certificationsSeveral years in a customer-facing role delivering and supporting technology solutions based on Microsoft technologiesIn-depth knowledge and experience of various Microsoft technologies, with SME knowledge in agreed areasIn-depth knowledge and experience of creating technical designs to deploy and implement without guidanceIn-depth understanding of Microsoft Cloud Platform, including services, security, capabilities, technology, applications, IT issues, best practice standards, methodologies and processesExperience leading technical workshops and solutions across multiple technologiesCommercial awareness to create proposals and draft responses to tendersSignificant pre-sales experience discussing solutions and technologies with customersTeam player with experience leading and collaborating cross-team to ensure successful delivery of solutionsExperience presenting technical solutions to customers and stakeholders Responsibilities: Involve ourselves in initial customer engagements to articulate our capabilities and help shape customer technical strategy and requirementsOwn the technical solution required to meet a customers specification, liaising proactively with colleagues and external partners to deliver technically elegant, feasible and commercially viable solutionsConstruct cost models to support implementation and ongoing delivery of solutionsOwn and manage risks associated with solution development and implementationAuthor and/or review technical elements of proposal documentation where requiredTake the technical lead in presenting technical and commercial solutions to customers, in collaboration with the sales teamProvide technical support in contract negotiations and developmentEnsure effective handover of technical solutions to delivery teams, in conjunction with programme managersContribute to the development of our technical solutions and capabilities, keeping abreast of industry developments and proposing innovationProvide quality assurance of technical solutions proposed and/or implemented by technical architects or engineers, where requiredConceptualise and design complex solutions covering multiple sites, including hosted data centre infrastructuresPerform pre-sales activity in support of business development, solution architecture and sales teamsApply detailed design skills specific to the individuals technology specialisation, with an architecture-level appreciation of complementary technologiesInitiate an ongoing proactive approach, working alongside colleagues to develop and deliver service offerings based on industry best practice and new-to-market technologiesUnderstand and develop opportunities within customer accountsMaintain a broad understanding across Microsoft technologies and complete training, exams and accreditations as identified as pertinent to the roleAct as a subject matter expert in agreed technologies in line with our solutions and designsMentor and guide the team to build and develop their skills to meet our requirements and those of our customersWork with the management team to build repeatable, robust policies, processes and approaches to enable consistent best-practice solution deliveryProvide support to Managed Services and Delivery Engineers as an SMECarry out all other duties as required Technologies: CloudSupportSecurityDevOps More:
We are Methods Business and Digital Technology Limited, a 100M+ IT services consultancy that has partnered with central government departments and agencies to transform public sector operations in the UK. Established over 30 years ago and UK-based, we apply transformation, delivery and collaboration skills from across the Methods Group to create end-to-end business and technical solutions that are people-centred, safe and designed for the future. We are known for our human touch, with people, technology and data at the heart of what we do, and we believe in creating value and sustainability for our clients, staff, communities and the planet. We support our clients collaboratively, encourage learning from mistakes, and offer autonomy, exciting project work that makes a difference in society, inspiring leadership, a supportive environment, LinkedIn Learning and development programmes, wellness support, social activities, 25 days holiday, a pension scheme, discretionary bonus, life assurance, private medical insurance, worldwide travel insurance and retail and leisure discounts. This full-time Modern Workplace Engineer role sits within our Capabilities, IT Cloud department and reports to CCM1.
last updated 36 week of 2026