Microsoft 365 Infrastructure Engineer

Graphicsunlimited; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK government department is seeking a Microsoft 365 Infrastructure Engineer to join their innovative team. This role offers competitive pay and excellent benefits, including a generous pension scheme and flexible working arrangements. As part of a dedicated unit, you'll manage cloud solutions that impact millions across the UK. We're looking for individuals with expertise in Microsoft technologies, specifically in cloud service management and automation. If you're passionate about technology and infrastructure, this role provides a unique opportunity to contribute meaningfully to public services.

Benefits

28.97% employer pension contributions

Generous holiday package starting at 26 days

Flexible working hours and arrangements

Professional development opportunities

Discounts on shopping and leisure activities

Qualifications

• Experience managing Microsoft 365 workloads and cloud services.
• Strong problem-solving skills in a cloud environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support cloud solutions ensuring reliability.
• Automate tasks using Microsoft tools to improve efficiency.
• Support over 100,000 users with cloud services.

Skills

Microsoft 365

PowerShell

Azure services

Kusto Query Language (KQL)

Debugging

Education

Relevant Professional Certification

Job description

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Pay up to £68,517, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance.

DWP. Digital with Purpose.

We are looking for a Microsoft 365 Infrastructure Engineer who will support and maintain cloud solutions and services as to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital.

We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives.

DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people.

The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us.

What skills, knowledge and experience will you need?

• Microsoft 365 (Copilot, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Loop, Power Platform, Exchange etc.).
• Building and extending Copilot Agents.
• Leveraging and optimising the use of Microsoft Graph and REST APIs.
• Using and securing Azure services, such as: Azure Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure AI, Log Analytics/Sentinel.
• Debugging and troubleshooting Microsoft 365 workloads and custom solutions.
• Using the following languages: PowerShell/CLI, Kusto Query Language (KQL), YAML and in infrastructure as code language such as Bicep/ARM.
  
  

You and your role

We're looking for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to help us keep our cloud services running smoothly and reliably. You'll be part of a friendly and skilled team working on everything from day-to-day support to exciting projects using Microsoft's latest tech, including Generative AI and automation tools.

What You'll Do

• Keep our cloud systems healthy and efficient
• Work with a team of engineers to deliver top-notch infrastructure services
• Help design and build systems used by over 100,000 people
• Explore ways to automate manual tasks using Microsoft tools
• Share your knowledge and guide others on best practices
  
  

If you're passionate about infrastructure, love solving problems, and want to work on meaningful projects we'd love to hear from you!

Details. Wages. Perks.

Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle, whichever is most convenient for you.

Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub.

Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £68,517.

Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £16,000 per year.

Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time.

You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays.

We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes:

• An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100)
• Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies
• Time off volunteering and charitable giving
• Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP'
• Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more
• Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference
• Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities.
  
  

Process

We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages:

Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through.

Interview: a single stage interview online.

CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Data Infrastructure and Analytics

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