Microsoft Platform Engineer - 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