Senior Systems Engineer - M365 Operations

Role Purpose

Provide senior-level operational and technical support for Microsoft 365 collaboration, messaging, and identity services, ensuring availability, security, and compliance with organisational policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate, administer, and support account lifecycle management using in-house application (Account Provisioning System), on-premise Active Directory servers, Microsoft 365 services including Entra ID (Azure Active Directory), Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, and OneDrive for Business
• Manage configurations for mailboxes, distribution lists, shared mailboxes, Teams, and SharePoint Online sites in accordance with approved standards
• Configure and maintain security-related settings such as MFA, role assignments, and service-level access controls within Microsoft 365
• Troubleshoot complex collaboration, identity, and messaging issues across Microsoft 365 services
• Resolve incidents with minimal supervision and escalate to Microsoft Support where required
• Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and configuration records
• Work closely with various departments to manage account lifecycle

Required Skills & Experience

• Senior hands-on experience administering Microsoft 365 services (Minimum 8-10 years)
• Must have worked in large enterprise environments
• Strong AD and M365 background
• Very strong knowledge on Identity and Access Management using M365, AD, and Azure AD
• Strong working knowledge of Entra ID, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, and OneDrive
• Experience supporting large enterprise Microsoft 365 environments
• Ability to operate independently with minimal supervision

Skills

Microsoft 365, Microsoft Azure, Active Directory Federation Services, Active Directory, ADFS, Microsoft Exchange, SharePoint Administration, SharePoint, Identity & Access Management, Messaging Services, Microsoft Support, Exchange Server, Microsoft Teams, RBAC, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Technical Support