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Senior Systems Engineer
- , england, united kingdom, england, United Kingdom
- Job type not listed
- Full time
- £50 - £70 Per Hour
Job Description
Overview
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About the role and the impact you will have in shaping and owning our modern cloud environment and infrastructure.
About the Role
We’re looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to take ownership of our modern cloud environment and lead key infrastructure projects. This is a hands-on technical role where you’ll design and deliver practical solutions across Microsoft 365 , Azure/Entra ID , and core infrastructure, while helping us retire legacy systems. You’ll act as a role model for junior engineers and play a pivotal part in shaping our technology roadmap.
What You’ll Do
- Lead administration and optimisation of Microsoft 365, Entra ID/Azure AD, Conditional Access, PIM, Intune, Autopilot and other cloud services.
- Drive infrastructure modernisation, including retirement of legacy AD, SMB and virtualisation workloads.
- Act as the senior escalation point for complex incidents, providing structured troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
- Own delivery of technical projects end-to-end, including identity uplift, passwordless rollout, security improvements, automation and SaaS integrations.
- Produce and maintain technical standards, architecture notes, runbooks and post-incident reviews.
- Mentor junior engineers and collaborate across teams to ensure solutions are secure, scalable and aligned to business needs.
What We’re Looking For
- Strong experience with Microsoft 365 and Azure/Entra ID administration.
- Solid understanding of identity, access governance and security controls.
- Proven ability to deliver technical projects end-to-end.
- Skilled in Intune, Autopilot and modern device management.
- Good networking fundamentals (routing, VPN, Wi-Fi).
- Competent in PowerShell scripting for automation and tooling.
- Clear communicator with a calm, methodical approach to problem-solving.
Interview Process
- Screening with Talent team
- 1st stage - IT Manager
- 2nd stage - Panel
Seniority level
- Mid-Senior level
Employment type
- Full-time
Job function
- Information Technology and Engineering
Industries
- Research Services