# Senior Engineer - Microsoft

Key Responsibilities Provide L3 technical support, advanced troubleshooting and root-cause analysis across Microsoft on-premises, hybrid and cloud environments. Design, architect and implement Microsoft enterprise infrastructure solutions. Lead complex Microsoft 365, Azure and Windows Server deployments, upgrades and migrations. Manage escalated technical incidents and ensure timely resolution of complex client issues. Provide technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to L1 and L2 engineers. Drive Microsoft Modern Workplace implementations, including Intune, Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams and Microsoft Defender. Oversee identity and access management, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID and hybrid identity solutions. Develop PowerShell scripts and automation to improve operational efficiency. Establish technical standards, documentation and best-practice procedures. Participate in client technical engagements, solution design reviews and pre-sales scoping. Ensure technical delivery aligns with Microsoft best practices, security standards and ITIL frameworks. Minimum Requirements 8-10 years' experience in IT infrastructure support, enterprise engineering and project deployme

- **Id**: 3604722
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/job-mail-senior-engineer-microsoft>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: explicit
- **Locations**: South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: closed
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-02T11:12:10Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-02
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-02T20:16:10Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Closed at**: 2026-11-02T20:16:10Z
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5257
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Hybrid work, Professional development
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Identity Management

## Company

- **Id**: 701519
- **Name**: Job Mail
- **Domain**: jobmail.co.za
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/job-mail>
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: yes
- **Listed via**: jobmail.co.za
- **Ats vendor**: Schema

## Technologies

- **Active Directory** — Optional: no
- **Azure** — Optional: no
- **ITIL** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Defender** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Entra ID** — Optional: no
- **PowerShell** — Optional: no
- **SharePoint** — Optional: no
- **Windows** — Optional: no
- **Windows Server** — Optional: no
- **Azure SQL Database** — Optional: yes
- **DHCP** — Optional: yes
- **DNS** — Optional: yes
- **Hyper-V** — Optional: yes
- **ITSM** — Optional: yes
- **Microsoft Teams** — Optional: yes
- **Model Context Protocol** — Optional: yes
- **OneDrive** — Optional: yes
- **PKI** — Optional: yes
- **Rest API** — Optional: yes
- **VPN** — Optional: yes
- **Zero Trust** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 8
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Languages

- Language: English; Level: Upper-Intermediate (B2); Optional: no

## Hiring locations

- **South Africa** — Iso: ZA; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-02T11:12:10Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-11-02T20:16:10Z

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