Technical Consultant

Job Title: Technical Consultant

Location: Home Based

Salary: Highly Competitive + Bonus

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

The Technical Delivery team is expanding. As a Technical Consultant, you will architect and deploy solutions within Microsoft 365 and Azure, designing, planning, executing, and completing projects within agreed deadlines and budget.

• Design and implement technical solutions primarily within Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure.
• Act as design authority for the Project Delivery team.
• Pre‑project liaison with customers / Client Success Managers / Client Directors and Technical Specialists to agree objectives.
• Prepare technical plans and execute plans to completion with customer acceptance.
• Hardware and software installations based primarily on Microsoft / Hewlett Packard technologies at customer sites UK wide.
• Document all project work to a high standard.
• Maintain awareness of new and emerging technologies.
• Assist with post‑installation issues where required.

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• At least one Microsoft Azure certification – preferably Microsoft Azure Architect Expert (AZ303/304 or AZ104/305).
• Current or working toward Microsoft Expert, CCNA, VCP or equivalent qualification would be desirable.
• Prince2 Foundation / Practitioner or other project management qualifications would be an advantage.
• Significant experience in a similar role.
• Proven effective communication and influencing skills.
• Excellent knowledge of current IT technologies.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Azure, Azure Iaas, Paas, Storage and Networking, Identity and Authentication (MFA), Azure HA/DR, scaling and backup, Azure Monitor.
• Microsoft 365 Threat Protection, Identity and Access Management, Device and Application Management, Information Protection, Compliance, Email and Teams.
• Microsoft Windows Server (up to at least 2024).
• Virtualisation – Microsoft Hyper‑V, VMware.
• Microsoft desktop operating systems – Windows 11 etc.
• LAN technologies – switching, routing, VLANs etc. (hardware to include HPE, Cisco).
• WAN technologies – routers, firewalls (hardware to include Sophos, Cisco, Draytek).
• Private Cloud infrastructure – Private and Iaas including hybrid deployments.
• Antivirus – preferably Microsoft Defender and Sophos Endpoint.
• Backup Technologies – Datto, Veeam, Azure.
• Experience with Azure Automation, Azure CLI, Power Shell scripting.
• Azure Dev Ops, including Automation.
• Kubernetes and Docker.
• HPE Server and SAN infrastructure.

• 25 days annual leave plus public holidays, rising with length of service.
• Employee benefits trust.
• Company bonus scheme.
• Life assurance 4× salary.
• Contributory pension scheme at 4% matched.
• Healthcare and cash plan.
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee discounts.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Paid CSR days.
• Company sick pay and income protection cover.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Employee recognition scheme.
• Eyecare vouchers.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Long service rewards.

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