Microsoft 365 Solution Architect

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Leverage strong analytical skills to ensure data protection and compliance in Microsoft 365 environments while leading migrations to modern solutions, enhancing security and operational efficiency.

Strong analytical skills to interpret data from Microsoft 365 tools and translate it into actionable recommendations, ensuring continuous improvement in service delivery and security. Effectively communicating proposing and driving implementation of same.
Beneficial to have experience implementing Microsoft Purview solutions, including data classification and DLP, with a strong understanding of their implementation to ensure robust information protection and compliance. Experience in discovering, classifying, and protecting sensitive data within Microsoft 365 environments, leveraging Purview's automated and custom classification capabilities to support effective implementation.
Microsoft M365, Endpoint or Security Administrator/Expert Certifications would be considered beneficial.
Experience delivering relevent projects in regulated industries similar to NIE Networks would be considered beneficial.

A minimum of 5 years relevant solution architecture experience with:-
- Project experience in architecting and leading technical migrations of legacy EUC environments to modern Windows 11/M365 solutions
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 portals and tools, including Adoption Score and Secure Score, to drive service utilization, adoption, and security. Experience in leveraging these insights to support integration of best practice into ongoing BAU processes. 
- Working closely with 3rd parties and internal project teams to ensure common technical understanding across planning, delivery and acceptence into operation service.
- Migrating from on-premises Group Policy (GPO) management to Intune management, including transitioning legacy GPOs to Intune policies. Strong understanding of best practices for aligning Intune policies with CIS standards to ensure secure and compliant configurations.
- Implementing Microsoft Defender for Identity, XDR, and other M365 security tools, ensuring correct configuration and optimization. Strong capability to provide advice on these tools, their use to effectively to enhance an organisation's security posture.

Why Version 1?

At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.

  • Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits.
  • Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme.
  • Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance.
  • Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme.
  • Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies.
  • Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.
  • Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform.
  • Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.

And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Education Stipend: Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.
  • Flexible Work Hours: Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance.
  • Health Insurance: Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme.
  • Paid Time Off: Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies.

Version 1 has celebrated over 26 years in the IT industry and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver IT solutions that drive customer success. Version 1 has several strategic technology partners including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems and Snowflake. We’re also an award-winning employer reflecting how employees are at the heart of Version 1. We’ve been awarded: Innovation Partner of the Year Winner 2023 Oracle EMEA Partner Awards, Global Microsoft Modernising Applications Partner of the Year Award 2023, AWS Collaboration Partner of the Year - EMEA 2023 and Best Workplaces for Women by Great Place To Work in UK and Ireland 2023. As a consultancy and service provider, Version 1 is a digital-first environment and we do things differently. We’re focused on our core values; using these we’ve seen significant growth across our practices and our Services Reliabilities Group (SRG) team is preparing for the next phase of expansion. This creates new opportunities for driven and skilled individuals to join one of the fastest-growing consultancies globally.

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