Senior Modern-Work Engineer: Microsoft 365 & AI Ops

On Direct Business Services Limited

Wes-Kaap

Hybrid

ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000

Full time

22 hours ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Un capped annual leave
Group life & disability cover
Medical & pension contributions
Fitness allowance
Employee assistance programme
Enhanced parental leave
Professional growth opportunities

Job summary

On Direct Business Services Limited is seeking a Modern-Work Expert Support Engineer (T3) in Cape Town to deliver advanced Microsoft cloud support across multiple workloads. You will own complex incidents, coordinate with senior engineers, and drive onboarding and transition efforts with rigorous documentation.

The role requires 5+ years in Microsoft cloud operations, strong incident leadership, and hands-on 365/Entra/Purview expertise.

Qualifications

  • At least 5 years in Microsoft cloud operations or support, incl. 2+ years Tier 3 work.
  • Proven ownership of complex incidents and root-cause analysis from discovery to resolution.
  • Expertise in Microsoft 365 and Entra administration, security and troubleshooting across workload dependencies.

Responsibilities

  • Own complex incidents and escalations with evidence-led diagnosis and clear handover.
  • Lead major incident responses and coordinate specialist input and RCA actions.
  • Guide onboarding and service transition with design input, remediation and acceptance criteria.

Skills

Microsoft 365 Admin
Microsoft Entra Admin
Microsoft Purview
PowerShell
Root-cause Analysis

Education

Microsoft 365 Certified: Copilot and Agent Administration Fundamentals (AB-900)
Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert (MS-102)
Microsoft 365 Certified: AI Services Administrator Associate (AB-650)

Tools

Azure Monitor
Log Analytics
GitHub
Azure DevOps
CI/CD

Job description

On Direct Business Services Limited is seeking a Modern-Work Expert Support Engineer (T3) in Cape Town to deliver advanced Microsoft cloud support across multiple workloads. You will own complex incidents, coordinate with senior engineers, and drive onboarding and transition efforts with rigorous documentation.

The role requires 5+ years in Microsoft cloud operations, strong incident leadership, and hands-on 365/Entra/Purview expertise.

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