Cloud Engineer

Core is a Microsoft Cloud Managed Service Partner, specialising in Microsoft 365 technology for people and businesses who want to realise modern workplace technology solutions to drive their business forward. We specialise in providing a wide range of services, solutions and software to optimise our clients’ Microsoft investments.

Job description: 

Core Technology Systems is a leading UK Microsoft Partner and has been delivering bespoke Microsoft solutions for customers for over 15 years. For this role, we are seeking a Cloud Engineer to join our professional services team, within our Cloud and Infrastructure practice. Our Cloud Engineer will be responsible for implementation of solutions within Core's delivery stack. This role will be primarily implementation focused, leveraging from content and designs produced by our Architects and Consultants, however this practice plays a key role in product development, and the Cloud Engineers are encouraged to be as involved in these products as possible.

The candidate should have a forward drive to increase their knowledge base of our current and future products, to drive towards aiding in more and more consulting activities. Any prior experience in delivering technical works, as part of a Managed Services, or Professional Services team is welcomed. Ongoing product development is a key part to this role, as such feedback through implementation experience will be vital to ongoing success delivering our products. 

This role will be very hands on, working directly on customer implementations initially. However, we expect the Cloud Engineer's role to change over time, adopting more and more of a consultative function within the team. It's expected for the Cloud Engineers to be 80% billable for their role, with projects assigned via our PMO function, and working closely alongside project technical leads, likely Consultants or Architects accordingly. 

Duties & Responsibilities:

• This role will perform a Delivery Engineer function for the Cloud and Infrastructure practice, which includes products in the below workloads:
  •    Microsoft 365
  •    Microsoft Intune
  •    Microsoft Azure
  •    Microsoft On-premises solutions
  
• Generate new product ideas, drive them through the Innovation Forum, and own the product during its life cycle.
• Innovate on existing products, leveraging new features/technologies, as a core amendment or additional service.
• Work with Consultants and Architects on an ongoing basis to learn new skills and technologies.
• Implement technologies outside product set, where knowledge sets align.
• Actively seek improvements in both personal, as well as organisational knowledge, to help improve processes and solutions on an ongoing basis.
  
  

What we’re looking for:

Skills/Experience

• Experience implementing Microsoft technologies in SMB/SME environments
• Facilitates collaboration and involvement with other team members as project work is distributed across various roles
• Experience working in technical support/implementation roles
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Fundamental knowledge of Microsoft cloud and on-premises solution capabilities

Knowledge or experience in any of the below product areas are desirable:

• Next Gen Windows - Windows 11, Intune, Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365
• SCCM, Co-management, Hybrid AADJ, migration to Intune from SCCM/alternative MDM
• Identity solutions - ADDS, Entra ID
• Collaboration - Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Exchange - both cloud and on-premises
• Defender - Office 365, Endpoint, Cloud Apps, Cloud, Identity
• Purview - Information Protection, Information Governance, Data Loss Prevention
• Azure - Compute, Storage, Networking, Security, IaC
• Migration with on-premises solutions to cloud, be that files, Exchange, identity, or wider
• On-premises technologies - Azure AD Connect, ADFS, PKI, Files, Server, AOVPN
• Tenant-tenant migrations

Competencies & Behaviours

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Highly motivated with attention to detail
• Internal drive to constantly improve and deliver at the highest level
• Experience working within a team-orientated, collaborative, and cross-functional environment
• Able to work alone, or as part of a team
• Able to work under pressure, remain calm and deliver consistently high-level work

We offer:

·       Work from home contract but alternatively, you can also work from our offices (London, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Glasgow or Edinburgh).

·       Appropriate, modern technology to support the fulfilment of your role.

·       Significant focus on Learning + Development, including training courses, seminars, and social events in London.

·       Two paid leave days per year to volunteer for causes that resonate with Core's values, such as charitable efforts, environmental initiatives, and supporting the next generation in tech.
·      Private healthcare.
·      Death in Service Life Assurance.