Microsoft Cloud Senior Engineer

West Brom Building Society provided pay range

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We are looking for a highly skilled Microsoft Cloud Senior Engineer with extensive experience across the Microsoft technology stack, including both cloud-based solutions (Microsoft 365, Azure) and traditional IT infrastructure (Active Directory, DNS, Networking). The ideal candidate will play a key role in designing, implementing, and supporting secure and scalable Microsoft solutions for our organisation.

At the West Bromwich Building Society, The Microsoft Cloud Senior Engineer works in close collaboration with all business areas, the Microsoft Cloud Senior Engineer ensures the full potential of the M365 suite is realised to simplify and modernise business processes.

The Microsoft Cloud Senior Engineer will liaise with users, architects, project teams and suppliers to ensure that the best solutions are being implemented and that they are maintained in an efficient and secure manner.

What the role will look like:

• Implement and manage the Microsoft Cloud environment. This includes essential productivity and collaboration services like Exchange, SharePoint, Teams, and One Drive.
• Establish and maintain a secure IT infrastructure. This involves using advanced security controls for user access, roles, and identity protection.
• Oversee device management for all company-owned and personal devices in Microsoft Intune. This ensures secure access to corporate data across Windows, macOS, and mobile devices.
• Manage security and compliance controls. This protects data, enforces security policies, and prevents data loss across all company devices and platforms.
• Build and maintain the virtual infrastructure in Azure. This includes managing virtual machines and providing cloud-based desktops for the organisation.
• Securely integrate third-party applications and services. This ensures that all enterprise applications are configured safely within the IT ecosystem.
• Automate routine processes to improve efficiency. This is accomplished through scripting and platform integrations to streamline workflows.
• Manage and maintain core on-premises Active Directory (AD) including Group Policies for Users and Computers.
• Provide robust support for the hybrid environment which uses Microsoft Entra Connect.
• Troubleshoot DNS, DHCP, and core network services (including Proxy PAC) in the environment.
• Be a point of escalation for any issues relating to cloud services and their functionality. Security & Compliance:
• Management of the M365 Defender suite, including endpoint, Office 365, and Cloud App Security.
• Administer identity governance with Privileged Identity Management (PIM) and Role Based Access Control (RBAC).
• This role involves continuously strengthening the tenant and its services' security posture throughout their lifecycle by enforcing best practices and maintaining compliance with key frameworks such as ISO, NIST, and CIS, as well as regulatory standards like GDPR.
• Implementation of sensitivity labels and encryption using Microsoft Purview to classify and protect sensitive data.
• Configure and fine-tune DLP policies to prevent data leakage across M365 services.
• Manage eDiscovery requests maintaining audit logs to support legal and compliance requirements.

What you will bring to the role:

• Ability to improve and simplify processes to use fewer resources and use technology to increase efficiency.
• Ability to establish professional relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• Possess a deep understanding of M365 suite and Azure, with previous years experience in managing their capabilities, service roadmaps, and strategic implementation.
• Demonstrate significant experience with Microsoft and related technologies in a large-scale enterprise environment.
• Provide senior-level leadership and mentorship to effectively support a team or department in delivering project-based work.
• Experience in a technical role with an IT support capacity, much of it will include hands-on involvement in the design, implementation and support of systems and…