Technical Lead-Cloud & Infra Engg

Birlasoft; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Birlasoft Ltd. in London is seeking an experienced Senior Microsoft 365 Engineer to design, implement, administer, and optimize Microsoft 365 services across a large enterprise environment.

The role focuses on collaboration, messaging, identity, security, governance, and automation within the Microsoft ecosystem. The candidate will manage Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Entra ID, and Power Platform; provide Tier 3 support; administer tenant licensing and governance; and

Qualifications

• 7+ years of infrastructure/platform engineering experience.
• 5+ years of Microsoft 365 engineering and administration experience.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Microsoft Entra ID, Power Platform.

Responsibilities

• Design and support Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Power Platform, and Entra ID.
• Provide Tier 3 support for complex identity, collaboration, and messaging issues.
• Manage Microsoft 365 tenant administration, licensing, governance, and user lifecycle management.
• Implement and maintain security, compliance, retention, and information protection solutions.
• Administer Entra ID, Hybrid Identity, Conditional Access, MFA, and Identity Governance.
• Manage Exchange Online mail flow, transport rules, messaging security, and hybrid environments.
• Develop automation using PowerShell and Microsoft Graph API.
• Monitor platform health, performance, security, and adoption trends.
• Create technical documentation, operational procedures, and knowledge articles.
• Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and business teams on enterprise solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to Microsoft 365 roadmap and architecture decisions.

Skills

Exchange Online

Microsoft Teams

SharePoint Online

OneDrive for Business

Microsoft Entra ID

Power Platform

Hybrid Identity

Active Directory integration

Conditional Access

MFA

PowerShell scripting

Microsoft Graph API

Governance, security, and compliance

Git / GitHub

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field

Tools

PowerShell

Microsoft Graph API

Power Platform Admin Tools

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About Birlasoft Ltd.
Birlasoft combines the power of domain, enterprise, and digital technologies to reimagine business processes for customers and their ecosystem. Its consultative and design thinking approach makes societies more productive by helping customers run businesses. As part of the multibillion-dollar diversified CK Birla Group, Birlasoft with its 12,500+ professionals, is committed to continuing the Group’s 161-year heritage of building sustainable communities.
Senior Microsoft 365 Engineer
Location: London, UK
Contract: 4-Month Fixed Term Contract

Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced Senior Microsoft 365 Engineer to design, implement, administer, and optimize Microsoft 365 services across a large enterprise environment. The role focuses on collaboration, messaging, identity, security, governance, and automation within the Microsoft ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and support Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Power Platform, and Entra ID.


• Provide Tier 3 support for complex identity, collaboration, and messaging issues.


• Manage Microsoft 365 tenant administration, licensing, governance, and user lifecycle management.


• Implement and maintain security, compliance, retention, and information protection solutions.


• Administer Entra ID, Hybrid Identity, Conditional Access, MFA, and Identity Governance.


• Manage Exchange Online mail flow, transport rules, messaging security, and hybrid environments.


• Develop automation using PowerShell and Microsoft Graph API.


• Monitor platform health, performance, security, and adoption trends.


• Create technical documentation, operational procedures, and knowledge articles.


• Collaborate with security, infrastructure, and business teams on enterprise solutions.


• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to Microsoft 365 roadmap and architecture decisions.

Required Skills & Experience

• 7+ years of infrastructure/platform engineering experience.


• 5+ years of Microsoft 365 engineering and administration experience.


• Strong hands-on expertise in:
  
  
  
  1. Exchange Online
  
  
  2. Microsoft Teams
  
  
  3. SharePoint Online
  
  
  4. OneDrive for Business
  
  
  5. Microsoft Entra ID
  
  
  6. Power Platform
  
  
  
  


• Experience with:
  
  
  
  1. Hybrid Identity and Active Directory integration
  
  
  2. Conditional Access and MFA
  
  
  3. Microsoft Purview, DLP, Sensitivity Labels, Retention & eDiscovery
  
  
  4. PowerShell scripting and automation
  
  
  5. Microsoft Graph API
  
  
  6. Enterprise-scale Microsoft 365 environments
  
  
  7. Governance, security, and compliance frameworks
  
  
  8. Git/GitHub
  
  
  
  

Preferred Skills

• Microsoft Defender for Office 365


• Microsoft Defender XDR


• Microsoft Copilot for Microsoft 365


• Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI administration


• Multi-tenant/global Microsoft 365 environments

Certifications (Preferred)

• Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert


• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate


• Microsoft Certified: Messaging Administrator Associate

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).