Job Role: Modern Workplace Lead Engineer
Location: London
Job Sector: IT Operations
Hours: 35 hours per week - Monday to Friday
The Role
Emeria UK is appointing a Modern Workplace Lead Engineer to take technical ownership of the organisation’s Microsoft 365 and End User Computing platform, ensuring it is secure, scalable, and aligned to business needs.
Reporting to the Head of IT Operations, this role is accountable for the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of core workplace technologies including Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, Microsoft Copilot, Microsoft Intune, and Entra ID.
This is a senior technical role responsible for driving standardisation, automation, and modern device management through Autopilot and Intune. The role acts as the subject matter expert for the modern workplace, ensuring the environment evolves in line with business requirements while maintaining strong governance, security, and operational stability.
Key Accountabilities
- Own and manage the Microsoft 365 platform, including Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, and Copilot
- Lead the design and implementation of modern device management using Microsoft Intune and Autopilot
- Manage and optimise identity and access through Microsoft Entra ID, including Conditional Access and security policies
- Drive automation across the environment using PowerShell, Power Platform, and other tooling to improve efficiency
- Define and enforce governance, security, and compliance standards across Microsoft 365 and endpoint management
- Act as the technical authority and escalation point for Microsoft 365 and modern workplace technologies
- Drive adoption and best use of Microsoft 365 tools across the organisation
- Collaborate with IT Operations to ensure stable, secure, and high-performing services
- Work with stakeholders to identify opportunities to improve productivity through technology
- Support and lead technical delivery of M&A integrations, including tenant consolidation, device migration, and identity alignment
- Maintain technical documentation, standards, and roadmap for the modern workplace platform
- Engage with Microsoft and third-party vendors to align with product roadmap and best practices
- Support M&A activity, including due diligence, planning, and integration of systems, users, and processes
Person Specification
Experience
- Proven experience in a senior Microsoft 365 / Modern Workplace engineering role
- Strong hands-on experience with Intune, Autopilot, and endpoint management at scale
- Experience managing Microsoft Entra ID, identity lifecycle, and access controls
- Strong experience with Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams, and OneDrive
- Experience delivering automation using PowerShell and/or Power Platform
- Experience delivering tenant migrations, device rollouts, or M&A integration projects
Skills & Capabilities
- Deep technical expertise across Microsoft 365, Intune, Autopilot, and Entra ID
- Strong automation mindset with the ability to remove manual processes and improve efficiency
- Excellent problem-solving skills within complex, enterprise environments
- Ability to translate business needs into scalable, secure technical solutions
- Strong communication skills, able to influence stakeholders and drive adoption
The Benefits
Our customers deserve the best and the same applies to our people. We’ll support you with all of the technology, training and support that you need to do your job well. We offer competitive salaries and a range of benefit packages. In addition to the core benefits, we also offer a range of exclusive discounts on extra benefits to help you and your family make the most of your money, safeguard your future and look after your health.
Diversity
We’re committed to promoting diversity at Emeria and recruit on merit. We will consider applications from job share applicants.
Ready to Apply?
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If you meet the criteria for the role we’ll be in touch to arrange a short telephone interview and our shortlist of candidates will be invited to attend interviews with the hiring manager and up to three other key stakeholders.