Senior Platform Engineer - Microsoft 365 & Azure

Inception42; Abu Dhabi; Vor Ort; AED 180.000 - 240.000; Vollzeit

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Zusammenfassung

Inception42, a G42 company, is seeking a Lead Engineer to own the design, security, and operation of the Microsoft 365 estate and Azure platform. You will define technical standards, mentor engineers, and drive significant platform migrations, with Entra ID, Conditional Access, and identity governance at the core.

You will collaborate with security, product engineering and business stakeholders to improve platform reliability, security, and cost while delivering auditable, code-driven

Qualifikationen

• Deep hands-on expertise across the Microsoft 365 estate at enterprise scale, including Exchange Online, SharePoint and OneDrive, Teams and Intune.
• Strong Entra ID engineering experience covering Conditional Access design, Privileged Identity Management, hybrid identity and directory synchronisation, application registration and single sign‑on, and identity governance.
• Has led large‑scale Microsoft 365 platform work such as tenant migration or consolidation, and taken it through to a stable outcome.
• Practical security and compliance capability within Microsoft 365, including Zero Trust principles, Defender, and Purview for data protection, retention and eDiscovery.
• Automation and infrastructure as code, with strong PowerShell and experience of Bicep, Terraform or ARM.
• Azure platform engineering and governance, including subscription and landing zone design, Azure Policy, RBAC, monitoring and cost control.
• Sound technical judgement, and the ability to explain technical decisions clearly to non‑technical stakeholders.

Aufgaben

• Own the architecture, security and operation of the Microsoft 365 estate, including Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Intune, Defender and Purview.
• Own Entra ID as the organisation's identity platform, covering Conditional Access, Privileged Identity Management, hybrid identity, application integration and identity governance.
• Own Azure platform engineering and governance, including landing zones, subscription and policy design, monitoring, access control and cost management.
• Define the technical standards for the platform and ensure they are applied consistently across the estate.
• Design and maintain the security posture across the estate, including Zero Trust access, device compliance, data protection and retention, and provide the evidence required for audit and customer assurance.
• Automate platform administration and manage configuration as code, with appropriate version control and change management.
• Lead significant platform changes such as migrations, tenant work and new service introductions, from design through to stable operation.
• Act as the senior technical escalation point for platform issues and ensure root causes are addressed permanently.
• Mentor engineers through design review, technical guidance and knowledge sharing.
• Assess the Microsoft roadmap and advise on adoption, including the implications for cost, security and user experience.
• Within six months, assess the estate, agree risks and priorities, close priority identity and privileged‑access gaps, publish technical standards, and begin automating repetitive administration.
• Within twelve months, demonstrate improved security, collaboration and identity reliability, auditable configuration as code, effective Azure cost and access governance, and stronger engineering capability.

Kenntnisse

Leadership

Architecture

Security mindset

Communication

Tools

PowerShell

Bicep

Terraform

ARM

Azure

Jobbeschreibung

Inception42, a G42 company, is seeking a Lead Engineer to own the design, security, and operation of the Microsoft 365 estate and Azure platform. You will define technical standards, mentor engineers, and drive significant platform migrations, with Entra ID, Conditional Access, and identity governance at the core.

You will collaborate with security, product engineering and business stakeholders to improve platform reliability, security, and cost while delivering auditable, code-driven