About this role
Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements
- Significant hands-on experience managing enterprise hybrid Microsoft infrastructure
- Strong Azure expertise, including networking, ExpressRoute, Virtual WAN, backup, Site Recovery and security
- Excellent Microsoft Entra ID knowledge, particularly SSO, SCIM, Conditional Access and identity security
- Experience administering Microsoft 365, Intune, Autopilot and Windows 11
- Strong enterprise networking experience across switching, wireless, firewalls, VPN and SD-WAN; Cisco Meraki experience is desirable
- Solid Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy and PKI knowledge
- Proficiency in PowerShell scripting and automation
- A strong security mindset, with experience in vulnerability management, hardening and audit requirements
- Familiarity with Agile delivery, Azure DevOps, Git and CI/CD pipelines
- Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with the confidence to work independently and manage multiple priorities
- Technically strong and delivery-focused, with sound technical judgement, initiative, accountability and the ability to identify improvements
- Desirable: Infrastructure as Code experience using Terraform, Bicep or ARM
- Desirable: Microsoft certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-700, SC-300 or MD-102
- Desirable: Experience with Azure Virtual Desktop, Copilot Studio, AI governance or SIEM/MDR integrations
- Desirable: ITIL 4 Foundation
Responsibilities
- Design, build and manage Azure infrastructure, including networking, compute, storage, backup, disaster recovery and monitoring
- Administer Microsoft Entra ID, including SSO, Conditional Access, application integrations, identity governance and access controls
- Manage Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint and Power Platform governance
- Own endpoint management through Intune and Autopilot, including Windows 11 deployment, application packaging and patch management
- Deliver and support office and WAN networking, including Cisco Meraki, SD-WAN/SASE, firewalls, wireless and new office infrastructure fit-outs
- Maintain Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, PKI, DNS and DHCP services
- Drive security improvements, vulnerability remediation, infrastructure hardening and audit compliance
- Plan and execute backup, restore and disaster recovery testing
- Support Azure DevOps, Git repositories, permissions and deployment pipelines
- Develop PowerShell automation to improve operational efficiency, reporting and service delivery
- Maintain accurate technical documentation, configuration records and operational runbooks
- Lead technical work from initial requirements and design through implementation and handover
- Provide technical direction to third-party suppliers and challenge unclear proposals or expected outcomes
Technologies
- AI
- ARM
- Active Directory
- Azure
- CI/CD
- Copilot
- Cisco
- DevOps
- Git
- Support
- ITIL
- Microsoft 365
- PowerShell
- Security
- SharePoint
- Terraform
- VPN
- Windows
- Office 365
- Cloud
More
We are recruiting for our well-established client, which operates a multi-country business with a diverse hybrid Microsoft infrastructure. The role works within a small, agile team and combines project delivery with day-to-day operational responsibility across Azure, Microsoft 365, identity, endpoint management, servers and enterprise networking. The position is based on site three days a week and is inside IR35.
last updated 46 week of 2026