About this role
Why G&T?
Gardiner & Theobald is an independent construction and property consultancy committed to providing world class service to our clients. Our dedicated team of over 1,300 people delivers Cost Management, Project Management and Specialist Consultancy services from a network of UK and US offices bound by a common purpose - to build a better tomorrow. We define our success by the value we create for our clients, the fulfilling careers we build for our people and our contribution to the communities we work in. Our own long-term business performance aligns profit with purpose, taking social and environmental responsibility for our actions and the legacy we leave behind. People are central to our mission. Rewarding individuals based on their unique abilities, talent and hard work, we believe in the quality of experiences and investing in a collaborative culture where all can thrive.
- We are recruiting a Microsoft 365 & Systems Administrator to join our IT Infrastructure & Security team.
- The role is focused primarily on the administration and support of our Microsoft cloud and endpoint environment, including Microsoft 365, Entra ID and Intune, alongside a range of supporting infrastructure, security and management platforms.
- You will also act as the escalation point within the team for technical issues raised by the Service Desk, resolving issues across our core platforms and escalating more complex work to the Senior Infrastructure Engineers where required.
Key responsibilities
- Administering Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Microsoft and SharePoint Online.
- Managing endpoint configuration, compliance policies and application deployment.
- Supporting Windows 11 endpoint management.
- Managing patching and third-party software deployment.
- Supporting application control and security tooling.
- Supporting Conditional Access, authentication and identity-related configuration.
- Administering Entra ID users, groups, enterprise applications and access.
- Supporting Microsoft Teams.
- Supporting Azure Virtual Desktop.
- Troubleshooting Microsoft 365, endpoint, identity, authentication and application issues.
- Using PowerShell for administration, troubleshooting and automation.
- Acting as the escalation point for Service Desk incidents, providing technical support, troubleshooting and knowledge transfer.
- Triaging infrastructure, platform and security alerts and incidents.
- Maintaining technical documentation and operational runbooks.
- Supporting and administering other business and infrastructure platforms used across the IT estate.
- Assisting with platform changes, upgrades and improvement work.
- Shift pattern Please note this role will operate on normal office hours (Mon-Fri 9am-5:30pm) with 4 days in the office and 1 day remote each week, and on call (evenings and weekends) 1 week in every 4.