Level 2 M365 Support Engineer - Remote (SA Contract)

Uptime Solutions Ltd; Johannesburg; Remote; ZAR 386,000 - 462,000; Full time

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Job summary

Uptime Solutions Ltd. is seeking an experienced Microsoft 365 specialist to provide advanced support for Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, and Intune.

This is a fully remote, in-country SA contract with a monthly salary of around R38,000 plus benefits, and opportunities to optimize tenant configurations and security policies for a cloud-first enterprise environment. You will lead incident responses, manage identity and access via Entra ID, deploy Intune/Autopilot baselines,

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced technical support for Microsoft 365 services (Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, Intune).
• Diagnose and resolve complex issues related to identity, access, collaboration, and endpoint management in a cloud-first enterprise environment.
• Lead incident response and root cause analysis for service outages and performance degradations across M365 workloads.
• Administer and optimize Microsoft 365 tenant configurations, user accounts, licenses, and security policies using admin centers and automation tools.
• Implement and manage identity and access controls via Entra ID, including conditional access and multi-factor authentication.
• Deploy and manage endpoint configurations and security baselines using Intune and Autopilot.
• Monitor service health, audit logs, and usage analytics to proactively identify trends, ensure compliance, and enhance performance.
• Apply advanced AI-driven tools such as Claude, Copilot and ChatGPT to accelerate troubleshooting, automate tasks, and deliver proactive solutions that enhance client satisfaction and operational efficiency.
• Customize M365 services to meet organizational needs, including mailbox policies, Teams settings, SharePoint configurations, and device compliance rules.
• Integrate Microsoft 365 with third-party tools and services, ensuring seamless interoperability and alignment with business requirements.
• Implement and maintain security and compliance features such as DLP policies, retention labels, and alerting mechanisms.]
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Job description

Uptime Solutions Ltd. is seeking an experienced Microsoft 365 specialist to provide advanced support for Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, and Intune.

This is a fully remote, in-country SA contract with a monthly salary of around R38,000 plus benefits, and opportunities to optimize tenant configurations and security policies for a cloud-first enterprise environment. You will lead incident responses, manage identity and access via Entra ID, deploy Intune/Autopilot baselines,