Senior Solutions Engineer

Third Nexus Group Limited; Oxford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Third Nexus Group Limited in Oxford is seeking a Senior Solution Engineer to design, deliver, and continuously improve core Microsoft 365 services. You will own projects end‑to‑end, contribute to SOPs and governance, and help keep the environment running smoothly through documentation and automation.

You will work independently and with the team, shaping backlog items, and supporting sprint progress with strong technical leadership across Entra ID, Intune, Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive

Qualifications

• Strong hands‑on experience with design and delivery of Microsoft365 solutions.
• Experience with Entra ID and Intune/Microsoft Endpoint Manager.
• Ability to own and deliver large, complex projects end‑to‑end.
• Familiarity with PowerShell and Microsoft Graph for automation.
• Comfortable defining backlog stories and delivering with minimal supervision.
• Proven ability to create and maintain knowledge articles, SOPs and docs.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Strong time management and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver large, complex technical projects end‑to‑end.
• Develop and maintain SOPs and process documentation.
• Contribute backlog stories and deliver them with minimal supervision.
• Provide deep Microsoft365 expertise across teams and stakeholders.

Skills

Microsoft 365

Entra ID

Intune

End-to-end delivery

PowerShell

Microsoft Graph

Backlog ownership

Documentation

Stakeholder mgmt

Time management

Team player

Tools

Intune

Azure AD

Microsoft Graph

Job description

Senior Solution Engineer

Oxford

Perm

Up to £75,000pa + Bonus

Based in our Oxford office, you will join the Engineering Team within Internal Technology. The team is responsible for the design, delivery, continual improvement, and escalation support of the core services that provide staff with the processes, tools and technology needed to perform their best work.

Reporting into the Architecture and Engineering function, you will work as a proactive senior engineer providing deep expertise and proven delivery experience across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem — including Entra ID, Intune, Exchange Online, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams, and the underlying identity and network services that connect them.

The successful candidate will take ownership of projects and operational improvements by ensuring attention to detail, contributing to the documentation, enriching governance, and developing the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that keep our environment running well. You should be comfortable working independently and with your team, as you contribute to the completion of each Sprint.

What we are looking for

Required attributes:

• Strong hands‑on experience with the design and delivery of well‑engineered solutions utilising the Microsoft365 suite (Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams) and Windows
• Experience with Entra ID and Intune/Microsoft Endpoint Manager (including identity governance, managed endpoint lifecycle management)
• Ability to own and deliver large, complex technical projects end‑to‑end with minimal supervision
• Familiarity with PowerShell and Microsoft Graph for automation and reporting
• Comfortable contributing to defining backlog stories for projects you own, and picking up ready defined backlog stories and delivering them to completion with minimal supervision
• Demonstrable experience creating and maintaining knowledge articles, SOPs, and process documentation
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills; with the ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels of the business and with team members to collaboratively design long‑lasting solutions.
• Excellent time management, organisational skills, and attention to detail
• Flexible approach to work, positive, can‑do attitude, and a team player
• Able to work independently to manage priorities and deliver to deadlines
• A passion for technology and how it can be used to solve real business challenges

Desirable attributes:

• Experience with broader Microsoft technologies – Cloud App Security, Copilot Studio, Defender, Power Platform, and Purview
• Networking proficiency — DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP fundamentals, VPN, Wi‑Fi, firewall concepts, and hybrid connectivity to Azure
• Relevant Microsoft certifications
• Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps tooling for configuration management across environments including Azure DevOps, Git, Terraform, OpenTofu
• Experience working within a fast‑paced, scaling organisation
• Experience working with any of our other Tier1 systems: Azure, Jira, Confluence, Salesforce, SAP SuccessFactors, or Dynamics365 F&O