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Microsoft 365 Specialist

£15.5 - £17.3 per hourEstimated
Full-time

Are you the technical expert who can keep our identity systems and Microsoft 365 services secure, resilient and performing at their best? If yes, join us!

This is an opportunity to play a key role in supporting the technology platforms that underpin the delivery of essential Council services. You will provide senior technical expertise across our Microsoft identity and productivity services, ensuring they remain secure, reliable and fit for the future.

This is an expert-level technical role providing leadership, support and development across the Council's Microsoft identity and productivity services. You will be responsible for the ongoing maintenance, enhancement and governance of our identity platforms, including on-premises Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID, ensuring these critical services remain secure, resilient and highly available.

Working as part of a skilled technical team, you will provide expert support across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem, including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Intune and Microsoft Copilot. You will proactively identify and resolve complex technical issues, implement service improvements, and ensure platforms are optimised for performance, security and reliability.

As the Council's Microsoft 365 Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in the design, implementation and governance of Microsoft 365 services and emerging technologies, including Copilot, Microsoft Fabric and the Power Platform. Acting as a technical lead and subject matter expert, you will ensure new capabilities are introduced securely, integrated effectively with existing services, and governed in line with the Council's information governance, compliance and cyber security requirements.

We are looking for candidates who:

  • Significant experience of supporting Microsoft technologies in a large or complex enterprise environment.

  • Strong technical knowledge of core Microsoft 365 services, including Entra ID, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Teams and Intune.

  • Experience of supporting identity, access management and authentication services.

  • Experience of diagnosing and resolving complex technical issues across integrated Microsoft services.

  • Understanding of Microsoft 365 administration, security, governance, and compliance requirements.

Please download the job description and person specification for more information.

To apply for this role, please follow the ‘Apply Now’ button above and upload your CV and a Supporting Statement. We will be using your Supporting Statement to shortlist so please be sure to address how you meet all the criteria in the person specification, drawing on any relevant work/life experience, education, or personal interests.

For guidance on how to write an application see our how to apply page and our statement on the use of AI .

Interviews will take place in person at County Hall in Lewes . Interviews are expected to take place in October 2026. If you are unavailable, please let us know and we may be able to schedule an alternative date to interview you.

Candidates who meet certain criteria are given priority when we shortlist. See our priority status page for details.

We offer a diverse range of benefits to help and support you during your employment. More information can be found on our benefits page .

Vocational Training through Apprenticeships is now available to our staff, ranging from entry level to degree level qualifications. You can talk to the hiring manager and the apprenticeship team about what qualifications would be relevant to you and this job role, and if it is possible to support you in apprenticeship training.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity contact Mike Brett, Head of Infrastructure at ***email_hidden*** to request a MS teams call or phone call.

Be part of something that makes a difference – for our communities, our colleagues and our future choose East Sussex!

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