Modern Workplace Engineer

About the job you’re considering

Capgemini Cloud Infrastructure Services (CIS) UK has the largest Projects & Consulting (P&C) practice in CIS globally - covering all of the CIS portfolio. We work on a range of exciting projects for many different clients across all sectors. The roles of the Workplace Engineer operate within the User Experience capability, focusing on consulting, architecture designing, building, migrating, and testing workplace services and solutions.

Are you passionate about helping organizations transform their work culture and productivity with Microsoft Cloud solutions? Do you have the skills and experience to design and implement modern workplace solutions that meet the needs and goals of complex enterprises? If so, we are looking for you.

Hybrid working: The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service).

Your role

As a Modern Workplace Engineer, you will be responsible for leading the design, planning, and delivery of modern workplace solutions for our enterprise customers. You will work closely with business stakeholders, IT leaders, and technical teams to understand the customer's vision, challenges, and requirements, and to propose innovative and scalable solutions that leverage Microsoft 365, Azure, and AI capabilities. You will also oversee the implementation and adoption of the solutions, ensuring that they align with the customer's business objectives, security policies, and compliance standards. The role will require you to:

• Engage with enterprise customers to assess their current and desired state of modern workplace maturity, and to identify opportunities and gaps for improvement. Define and document the modern workplace strategy, roadmap, and architecture for the customer, based on best practices and industry standards.
• Design and architect modern workplace solutions that leverage Microsoft 365, W365, and Azure with features and services, such as Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange, Intune, Entra ID, Azure Sentinel, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the project team and the customer throughout the solution lifecycle, from pre-sales to deployment and adoption.
• Manage and mitigate technical risks and issues, and ensure that the solutions meet the customer's expectations, requirements, and SLAs. Collaborate with Microsoft and partner resources to ensure the quality and success of the solutions and conduct workshops, training sessions, and presentations to educate and empower the customer and the end users on the benefits and usage of the modern workplace solutions.
• Stay updated on the latest trends, technologies, and best practices in the modern workplace domain, and share insights and feedback with the Microsoft and partner communities.

You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini, striving for equity, diversity and inclusion is part of everyday life, and will be part of your working reality. We have built an inclusive and welcoming environment, for everyone.

Your skills and experience

• Experienced in IT consulting, solution architecture, and project management, with a focus on modern workplace and cloud solutions along with knowledge and experience in designing and implementing Microsoft 365, Azure and AVD solutions for enterprise customers.
• Deep knowledge and expertise in Microsoft 365, and Azure features, services, and architectures, and how they can be integrated and customized to meet the customer's needs and goals.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts and solutions to various audiences, from executives to end users. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills, with the ability to handle multiple and competing priorities and deliver results under pressure.
• Strong customer focus and relationship management skills, with the ability to understand the customer's business context, challenges, and expectations, and to build trust and rapport.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience (desirable), Certifications in Microsoft 365 and Azure are highly desirable.

We are a Disability Confident Employer

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

• Declare they have a disability, and
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Please opt in during the application process.

Your security clearance and pre-employment checks

To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance.

To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements.

Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality.

Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.

Make it real - what does it mean for you?

Flexibility to work your way

You will be encouraged to have a positive work-life balance. Our hybrid-first way of working means we embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.

Your wellbeing

You’d be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2023. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

Shape your path

You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgemini’s ‘learning for life’ mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard ManageMentor, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more.

Shared energy

You’ll be bringing your unique skills and perspectives to the team, inspiring and taking inspiration from your teammates as you unlock value in everything you do. You’ll be joining a professional community of experts, who have got your back and will support you, every step of the way.

Why should you consider Capgemini?

Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a thriving company and become part of a collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible. It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses, and it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. You’ll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.

About Capgemini

Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of over 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2025 global revenues of €22.5 billion. Make it real | www.capgemini.com