Modern Workplace Engineer

ao.com; Bolton; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Modern Workplace Lead to drive productivity and collaboration through the Microsoft 365 platform. In this pivotal role, you will enhance user experience and ensure security standards while managing a team of Corporate Application Engineers. Your expertise in Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and Power Platform will be crucial in delivering innovative solutions that transform internal processes. This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead impactful projects and contribute to the ongoing digital transformation within the organization. If you are passionate about leveraging technology for workplace improvement, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Comprehensive expertise in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem is essential.
• Experience as a technical lead for Corporate Application Engineers.

Responsibilities

• Enhance productivity and collaboration through Microsoft 365 services.
• Develop and maintain key areas of the Microsoft 365 platform.

Skills

Microsoft 365 expertise

Power Automate

Power Apps

IT troubleshooting

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Tools

Microsoft Teams

SharePoint

OneDrive

Exchange

Copilot

Microsoft Power Platform

Job description

As our Modern Workplace Lead, you will be pivotal in utilising technology to provide Modern Workplace services via the Microsoft 365 platform. Your responsibilities will include enhancing productivity, promoting collaboration, improving user experience, and ensuring adherence to industry-leading security standards and best practices.

You will develop, maintain, support, and optimise key areas of the platform, ensuring its stable operation, governance, and capacity management. Additionally, you will deliver innovative products and services with a strategic mindset and practical approach, converting internal systems and manual processes into Microsoft Power Platform applications.

Working with internal technology SMEs and business teams is crucial to contributing to ongoing transformations in productivity, collaboration software, End User Computing, Mobile Device Management, Mobile Application Management, data management, and analytics.

Here's What You Can Expect To Be Doing

You will have comprehensive expertise in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, encompassing applications and services such as Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange, Copilot, and Power Platform. Additionally, you have experience in delivering, implementing, and managing Microsoft Modern Workplace services included within the Microsoft 365 Enterprise application suite.

You will possess experience as a technical lead for a team of Corporate Application Engineers, contributing to the roadmap and execution of key projects and initiatives related to the Microsoft 365 ecosystem and Modern Workplace.

High proficiency in using Power Automate and Power Apps for workflow automation, along with a broad knowledge of IT troubleshooting and support, is essential.

A Few Things About You

• Expertise across the Microsoft 365 Suite
• Experience delivering projects from initial ideas through to go live
• Understanding of industry standards and best practices
• High-level stakeholder management, both internally and with external partners & vendors
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills
• Ability to use technical knowledge to provide business recommendations