Senior Engineer Workplace Technology

IG Infotech; City Of London; Presencial; GBP 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

IG Group seeks a Senior Engineer, Workplace Technology to lead the Microsoft platform estate, migrating to Azure, designing secure, resilient services, and mentoring junior engineers.

You will own the MS 365/Entra ID roadmap, work with Active Directory, PKI, and hybrid environments, and collaborate with Cyber Security and Service Management to meet regulatory requirements.

Formación

• Extensive experience in a senior Microsoft infrastructure, platform or cloud engineering role.
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online/OneDrive and Intune.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory and hybrid identity architectures.
• Advanced knowledge of Windows Server administration and enterprise Microsoft infrastructure services.
• Experience supporting Exchange Online and hybrid Exchange environments, including email security, compliance, retention and journaling.

Responsabilidades

• Provide senior engineering, design, implementation and operational support across IG's Microsoft platform estate, including on-premises, hybrid and cloud services.
• Own the technical roadmap and lifecycle management of Microsoft 365, Entra ID, Exchange Online, SQL Server, Windows Server, Intune and related workplace technologies.
• Design, implement and support Azure infrastructure services with security, governance and resilience.
• Lead design, deployment and operation of Azure Virtual Desktop and related user experience optimisations.
• Mentor engineers and promote engineering best practices across Workplace Technology.

Conocimientos

Senior Microsoft infra

Microsoft 365

Azure

Identity management

Automation (PowerShell)

Herramientas

PowerShell

Microsoft Graph

Azure Automation

Descripción del empleo

Job Title

Senior Engineer Workplace Technology

Job Description

Senior Engineer, Workplace Technology

About IG Group

IG Group is a FTSE 100 fintech operating across five continents, serving over 1.4m customers and handling billions of dollars in transactions - built on scale, trust, and proof. We didn't pivot to innovation; it's how we've always operated. What that means for the people who work here is real, genuinely complex problems to solve, the technology and resources to tackle them properly, and the kind of scope that's rare in established businesses.

The bar is high - bring a curious and forward-thinking mindset and we'll give you the platform to define what comes next.

Join us at IG - The future gets built here.

Your role in the team:

You will join the Workplace Technology team in Infrastructure & Operations, which owns IG's end-user technology: devices (Windows and Mac), Microsoft 365 and Intune, identity, endpoint security, audio-visual and meeting room tech, and AI tooling. The team combines support and engineering skills and is responsible for a secure, productive, modern workplace experience for colleagues across the Group.

You will report to the Principal Engineer -Workplace Technology The role has no direct reports, but you will lead projects technically and mentor junior engineers. You will work day to day with Information Security, Network and Infrastructure Services, the Service Desk, application owners and engineering teams, Compliance and Audit, and our suppliers.

Your role :

This role exists to engineer the platforms that shape how IG's people work, from the Windows Server estate running our back-office IT, Azure Infrastructure-as-a-Service, Azure Virtual Desktop, Microsoft 365 and Entra ID. You will design and automate secure, resilient services as part of the estate moves from on-premises to Azure, while keeping what stays on premises dependable for the medium and long term. You will be a senior technical voice in a capable team, raising engineering standards and developing the engineers around you.

What you'll do:

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior engineering, design, implementation and operational support across IG's Microsoft platform estate, encompassing on-premises, hybrid and cloud services.
• Own the technical roadmap and lifecycle management of Microsoft 365, Microsoft Entra ID, Exchange Online, SQL Server, Windows Server, Intune and associated workplace technologies.
• Design, implement and support Azure infrastructure services, ensuring alignment to the Cloud Adoption Framework: security, governance, resilience and operational standards.
• Lead the design, deployment and ongoing operation of Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) services, including host pools, session hosts, image management, FSLogix and user experience optimisation for a globally distributed user-base.
• Engineer and manage enterprise identity and access management solutions, including Active Directory, Entra ID, Conditional Access, MFA, Privileged Identity Management and Single Sign-On.
• Support and modernise core Microsoft infrastructure services including Active Directory, Group Policy, PKI and Exchange hybrid environments.
• Drive adoption of cloud-native and modern workplace technologies while managing the transition from legacy platforms.
• Develop and maintain automation, orchestration and self-service capabilities using PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, Azure Automation and related technologies.
• Lead technical investigations, problem management activities and root cause analysis for critical service incidents.
• Define and maintain monitoring, alerting, operational procedures, recovery processes and service documentation for Microsoft platforms.
• Partner with Cyber Security, Infrastructure, Architecture and Service Management teams to ensure services meet compliance, regulatory and security requirements.
• Act as a senior technical escalation point and provide leadership during major incidents and complex technical challenges.
• Mentor engineers, share technical knowledge and promote engineering best practices across Workplace Technology.
• Evaluate emerging Microsoft technologies and provide recommendations to support IG's Workplace Technology strategy and future roadmap.

What you’ll need:

Role Requirements

Essential

• Extensive experience in a senior Microsoft infrastructure, platform or cloud engineering role.
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online/OneDrive and Intune.
• Strong experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory and hybrid identity architectures.
• Advanced knowledge of Windows Server administration and enterprise Microsoft infrastructure services.
• Experience supporting Exchange Online and hybrid Exchange environments, including email security, compliance, retention and journaling. Good understanding of SMTP routing and transport.
• Proven experience designing, deploying and supporting Microsoft Azure services within enterprise environments.
• Strong understa