Professional Services Consultant

Salesforce Sites; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Job summary

Salesforce Sites seeks a Professional Services Consultant to lead Microsoft cloud, infrastructure and platform projects for its customers. The role targets an experienced Windows infrastructure engineer with hands-on Azure, Microsoft 365, identity, networking and automation capabilities.

You will own technical work packages from discovery through to implementation and handover. The ideal candidate has 3–5 years in infrastructure engineering or professional services, with strong AD/Group Policy,

Qualifications

• Able to deliver Microsoft 365 tenant, Exchange Online, file and identity migrations.
• Strong Windows Server and AD/ GPO troubleshooting abilities.
• Experience with Azure IaaS, NSGs, VPNs and automation.
• Good knowledge of networking, Terraform/IaC and CI/CD practices.
• Ability to scope and deliver projects with clear handover and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Microsoft cloud and infrastructure projects for customers.
• Own work packages from discovery to implementation and handover.
• Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Collaborate with project, pre-sales, service desk, and security teams.
• Ensure proper documentation, validation and risk review.

Skills

Windows Server

Active Directory

Group Policy

DNS

DHCP

Azure

Microsoft 365

Identity

Networking

PowerShell

Communication

Education

AZ-104 Azure Administrator Associate

AZ-400 Azure DevOps Engineer

Microsoft 365 Admin

Windows Server certifications

ITIL Foundation

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Terraform

Veeam / Azure Backup

FortiGate / Meraki

Job description

Job Details: Professional Services Consultant

Full details of the job.

Vacancy Name

Vacancy Name Professional Services Consultant

Vacancy No

Vacancy No VN990

Function

Function Syn - Delivery & Operations

Work Location

Work Location Isle of Man or Manchester

Basis

Basis Permanent

Full Time/Part Time

Full Time/Part Time Full time

Employment Duration

Employment Duration -

Hours Per Week 37.50

Drivers Licence Required

Drivers Licence Required Yes

Benefits Competitive Salary and Benefits package will be provided to the successful candidate.

About the Role

Position Overview

The Professional Services Consultant delivers Microsoft cloud, infrastructure and platform projects for Synapse360 customers. The role is suited to an experienced Windows infrastructure engineer with practical capability across Azure, Microsoft 365, identity, networking and automation. The postholder will take ownership of assigned technical work packages from discovery and planning through to implementation, documentation and handover. The role requires clear customer communication, disciplined delivery and the ability to work effectively with project, pre-sales, service desk, infrastructure and security teams.

Required skills and experience

• A minimum of 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience in infrastructure engineering, technical project delivery or professional services, ideally within an MSP, systems integrator or multi-customer environment.
• Strong Windows Server capability, including Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, file services, certificates and general server troubleshooting.
• Practical Azure administration and implementation experience, particularly Azure virtual machines, networking, storage, NSGs, VPN connectivity, identity integration and automation.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Intune, Conditional Access, Entra ID Join and Entra Connect scenarios.
• Ability to deliver customer projects from preparation through to implementation, validation, documentation and operational handover.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Good judgement, attention to detail and the confidence to work independently while escalating risks or seeking peer review when appropriate.

Ideal Candidate Characteristics

• A minimum of 3 to 5 years of hands-on experience in infrastructure engineering, technical project delivery or professional services, ideally within an MSP, systems integrator or multi-customer environment.
• Strong Windows Server capability, including Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, file services, certificates and general server troubleshooting.
• Practical Azure administration and implementation experience, particularly Azure virtual machines, networking, storage, NSGs, VPN connectivity, identity integration and automation.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Intune, Conditional Access, Entra ID Join and Entra Connect scenarios.
• Ability to deliver customer projects from preparation through to implementation, validation, documentation and operational handover.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Good judgement, attention to detail and the confidence to work independently while escalating risks or seeking peer review when appropriate.

Technical capability

Technology area Expected level / focus

Windows Server 2016-2025 Strong: installation, configuration, troubleshooting, roles and features, certificates, file services and RDS/IIS awareness.

Active Directory / Group Policy Strong: users, groups, OUs, GPO design and troubleshooting, domain controller awareness and replication/DNS dependencies.

DNS / DHCP / Core Network Services Strong: practical configuration and troubleshooting in customer environments.

Microsoft Azure IaaS Working to proficient: VMs, storage, virtual networks, NSGs, VPNs, backup integration, identity integration and general administration.

Microsoft Entra ID Working to proficient: users, groups, MFA, Conditional Access, identity sync, join and registration concepts.

Microsoft 365 Working to proficient: Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, licensing awareness and migration/support tasks.

Intune / Endpoint Management Working knowledge: enrolment, policies, compliance, configuration profiles and Autopilot awareness.

VMware vSphere / Hyper-V Working knowledge: VM lifecycle, snapshots, basic troubleshooting and migration support.

Networking Working to proficient: TCP/IP, VLANs, routing basics, VPNs, DNS resolution and firewall rule troubleshooting.

PowerShell Working knowledge: administration, repeatable tasks, reporting, bulk changes and troubleshooting support.

Backup Technologies Awareness to working knowledge: ensuring project-delivered workloads have suitable backup and recovery considerations addressed.

Security Fundamentals Working knowledge: least privilege, MFA, secure configuration, hardening basics, certificates and secure administration.

Project Delivery Proficient: implementation planning, change records, risk notes, rollback planning, validation and customer handover.

Documentation Strong: as-built documents, implementation notes, handover packs, diagrams and support-ready information.

Azure DevOps / GitHub Working knowledge: repositories, branching concepts, pull requests, work items, boards and practical project delivery use.

CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code Awareness to working knowledge: build/release pipelines, approvals, variables, controlled deployment practices, Bicep, ARM templates or Terraform.

Experience

• Experience in a professional services, project engineering or MSP delivery role.
• Experience delivering Microsoft 365 tenant, Exchange Online, file, server or identity migrations.
• Exposure to Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, CI/CD pipelines, Azure Bicep, ARM templates, Terraform, YAML or similar automation tooling.
• Experience with firewall platforms such as FortiGate, SonicWall, Cisco Meraki, Sophos or similar.
• Awareness of Veeam, Azure Backup or similar backup platforms.
• Basic understanding of ITIL processes, particularly incident, request, change and problem management.
• Ability to support pre-sales scoping by identifying technical risks, dependencies and delivery considerations.

Education

No single certification is mandatory where the candidate can demonstrate strong practical experience across Windows infrastructure and customer project delivery. Evidence of continued technical learning and a strong Microsoft infrastructure background is expected.

• Microsoft AZ-104 Azure Administrator Associate, or equivalent Azure administration experience.
• Microsoft AZ-400 Azure DevOps Engineer Expert, or equivalent practical exposure to Azure DevOps, CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code.
• Microsoft 365 or Endpoint Administrator certification, or equivalent practical experience.
• Microsoft Windows Server, legacy MCSA/MCSE certifications, or equivalent practical experience.
• ITIL Foundation, or practical experience working within structured change and incident processes.

Close Date

Close Date 31 Oct 2026

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