M365 Engineer

Sword is the trusted technology partner to enterprise and critical national infrastructure organisations, where resilience and security matter most. You’ll play a part in modernising legacy systems, securing day-to-day operations and helping organisations adopt new technology with confidence, so they can reduce risk and operate safely. 

From engineering, cyber security, OT and digital platforms to consultancy, commercial and operations, there’s a place for your expertise at Sword, collaborating with talented, supportive colleagues on challenging work that has real-world impact. 

In response to our continued high-growth trajectory, Sword’s Cloud & Cyber Team have a new opening for an experienced and motivated Digital Workplace/M365 Engineer to support our broad client base with their digital transformation, innovation and cyber resiliency requirements.

Duties of the role include:

• Engineering & Client Delivery
• Deliver digital workplace engineering engagements including:
• Discovery, assessments and maturity reviews
• Health checks, platform management and optimisation activities

Technical readiness, migration planning and remediation

• Facilitate discovery sessions and technical workshops (e.g. “Art of the Possible”) to define requirements, dependencies, business outcomes and use cases
• Develop target-state architectures, migration plans, roadmaps, and implementation plans
• Design and deliver Microsoft 365 solutions aligned to security, compliance, and user experience requirements
• Lead or contribute to migrations and transformational programmes to Microsoft 365 (including tenant to tenant migrations), from discovery and planning through to cutover and post-migration support

Technical Solution Design & Implementation

• Design, implement and manage solutions across key Microsoft 365 workloads (e.g. collaboration, identity, security)
• Administer, monitor and maintain the Microsoft 365 platform, including configuration, change and service health management
• Translate business requirements into scalable, supportable, and secure technical solutions
• Produce high-quality deliverables including:
• High-level and low-level designs
• Architecture diagrams

Implementation & support documentation

• Ensure alignment to best practices, governance frameworks, and security standards

Cloud & Cyber Integration

• Embed security, identity, and compliance into all digital workplace solutions
• Ensure relevant cyber principles and standards are embedded, particularly Microsoft Zero Trust principles
• Support clients in improving resilience, compliance, and operational maturity

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary cloud, cyber, and engineering team
• Mentor junior engineers and consultants and support knowledge sharing within the practice
• Stay current with Microsoft roadmap, emerging technologies, and industry trends