Company Description
Here at esure, we're no strangers to change. As one of the industry leaders in the insurance business, striving to become a world class digital insurer, we're getting ready for more. It's creating great new opportunities for innovative and talented industry professionals to join us at a pivotal point in our development.
Job Description
We are currently migrating our core tech services from a managed, on-premise data centre to a cloud solution managed in house. To support this new infrastructure, we are recruiting a Workplace Tech Engineer skilled in Azure, Intune and M365 configuration and lifecycle support to contribute to the strategic direction of the team.
The motivated individual will manage Azure, including AD, Virtual Desktop, and servers. They will coordinate Windows 10 devices with Intune and MacBooks with Jamf, ensuring configuration, patching, deployment, and security. Additionally, they will handle the M365 suite, including Exchange, Teams, and SharePoint.
What you will do:
- Support the team in becoming a centre of excellence, who runs and supports innovative cloud based technologies to enhance customer experience
- Administer Azure AD, employingsophisticatedd techniques for identity and roles management, user provisioning, and access controls.
- Manage Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure, encompassing deployment, configuration, and ongoing monitoring to ensure optimal performance and user experience.
- Oversee server management tasks within the Azure environment, including provisioning, patching, monitoring, and implementing performance optimization strategies.
- Manage Windows devices end-to-end via Intune, demonstrating configuration profiles, implementing comprehensive patch management strategies, orchestrating seamless autopilot deployments, and ensuring efficient application packaging and distribution.
- Manage MacBooks end-to-end using Jamf, encompassing configuration, app packaging, patching, and adherence to rigorous security policies to safeguard organizational data and ensure compliance.
- Administer the M365 estate, while maintaining the highest standards of security, availability, and user productivity.
- Collaborate closely with multi-functional teams to fix and resolve sophisticated technical issues related to Azure, Windows 10, MacBooks, and M365 applications, ensuring prompt resolution and minimal disruption.
- Stay abreast of the latest industry trends, emerging technologies, and standard methodologies, while providing proactive recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Provide 24 hour on call support for Azure, Intune, JAMF and M365 services.
Qualifications
We'd love you to have:
- A passion for technology, innovation and how we can do things differently for our business and customers.
- Experience of ITIL Service Management applied in an Agile model (ITIL Certified preferable).
- MS365 and Azure certified (AZ900 and MS900 Essential, AZ140 & AZ104 desirable)
- Extensive hands-on experience in Azure administration, including Azure Active Directory, Azure Virtual Desktop, and server management, with a deep understanding of Azure services, security, and networking.
- Strong proficiency in managing Windows 10 devices via Intune.
- Advanced expertise in managing MacBooks end-to-end using Jamf.
- In-depth knowledge of M365 applications, including Exchange, Teams, SharePoint, and other Microsoft applications, with experience in administering and optimizing these services.
- Solid understanding of networking protocols, security principles, and identity management.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to analyse complex technical issues and develop effective resolutions.
Additional Information
Why choose us?
This is your opportunity to be at the forefront of our game-changing journey and be part of something truly special! And to top it off, here are some perks to life at esure...
- A competitive salary that recognises your skills and potential
- A bonus scheme that celebrates your contribution to esure's success
- Discounts on our insurance products, for you and your family
- 25 days annual leave, plus 8 flex days to be taken as and when suits you
- Benefits just for you: our hub – My Benefits Box – is loaded with perks to choose from, so you can build a personal toolkit to support your health, wellbeing, lifestyle, and finances.
- Grow your career with us: whatever your goals, we'll support you with hands-on training, mentoring, a LinkedIn Learning licence, access to our exclusive Academies, regular career conversations, and expert partner resources from the likes of Women in Data and Women in Tech.
- Join our communities: our networks give you the chance to connect, learn and share with like-minded colleagues across the business – for work and play. So, it's no surprise our people consistently rate ‘making friends at work' one of the highest scorers in our colleague engagement survey
- More flexibility for you: we're a proud supporter of the ABI's Make Flexible Work campaign and welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need, whether it's part time, job sharing, or compressed hours. Our hybrid working approach also puts you in the driving seat of how and where you do your best work.
- Live a healthy lifestyle: we offer lots of support, so you feel like the best version of yourself – like specialist advice through our employee assistance programme, wellbeing classes, access to the My Health Advantage app, our Big Team Challenge, and learning sessions on topics like menopause.
- A helping hand to do your bit for a greener and safer world: driving good in the world couldn't be more important to us. That's why we encourage colleagues to use volunteering days to support their local communities and have lots of initiatives to help you live a greener lifestyle.
- Everyday appreciation: praise from your colleagues means the world! Our social recognition tool makes it easy to give colleagues the praise they deserve, and you could even be shortlisted for a company-wide ACE Award.
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