Senior Cloud Engineer - M365 & Azure Security Lead

Symmetric Recruitment Ltd; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Symmetric Recruitment Ltd in Lincoln is seeking a Microsoft 365 & Cloud Engineer to design, implement and secure Microsoft 365 and Azure environments. You will own tenant configuration, security hardening and ongoing improvements, acting as senior escalation for complex cloud issues and driving automation and standardisation across platforms.

The role focuses on Conditional Access, Defender/Sentinel implementation and FinOps governance, with hands-on IaC and policy design.

Qualifications

• Configuring and securing Microsoft 365 and Azure in production.
• Deep knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID and Conditional Access.
• Hands-on with Defender, Sentinel, Purview or Intune.
• Strong PowerShell scripting and automation using Graph API.
• Cloud governance, tenant hardening and operational best practices.
• Clear communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Configure, secure and optimise Microsoft 365 services across Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online and OneDrive.
• Administer and harden Azure infrastructure with a security-first approach.
• Own identity and access: Entra ID, Conditional Access, and MFA policy design.
• Implement and manage security tooling: Defender, Purview, DLP, Intune endpoint management.
• Lead escalation for complex M365, Azure and identity incidents; drive permanent fixes.
• Build automation for provisioning and configuration using PowerShell, Graph API and IaC.
• Set governance standards and configuration baselines; drive FinOps insights.
• Lead migrations and deployments with other engineers; align with security controls.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to Cloud Engineers.

Skills

Microsoft 365

Azure

Identity & Access

Automation

Conditional Access

PowerShell scripting

Graph API

Tools

PowerShell

Graph API

Terraform

Bicep

Intune

Defender

Sentinel

Purview

Job description

Symmetric Recruitment Ltd in Lincoln is seeking a Microsoft 365 & Cloud Engineer to design, implement and secure Microsoft 365 and Azure environments. You will own tenant configuration, security hardening and ongoing improvements, acting as senior escalation for complex cloud issues and driving automation and standardisation across platforms.

The role focuses on Conditional Access, Defender/Sentinel implementation and FinOps governance, with hands-on IaC and policy design.