Salary: £41,000 - 69,500 per year Requirements: Proven experience owning enterprise Microsoft platform services Strong hands-on expertise across SQL Server, SharePoint, Azure Cloud Services, IIS/web infrastructure, reporting platforms, and identity management (SSO and MFA) Experience operating at third-line support level within complex, global environments Strong understanding of performance tuning, availability, monitoring, capacity planning, and disaster recovery Experience delivering upgrades, deployments, and DevOps-style changes under formal change control Ability to provide technical leadership, mentor others, and act as a trusted adviser to stakeholders Responsibilities: Provide third-line support for business-critical platform services Own and support SQL Server, reporting infrastructure, SharePoint (on-prem and cloud), IIS/web platforms, Azure services, and identity services including SSO and MFA Proactively monitor, optimise, and maintain platform performance, availability, capacity, load balancing, and disaster recovery Lead complex troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and incident resolution Deliver code releases, platform upgrades, deployments, and infrastructure changes in line with change and service management processes Act as technical lead, coaching engineers and coordinating BAU and project delivery Work closely with application teams, business services, and third-party vendors Participate in an on-call rota supporting core infrastructure services Technologies: Azure Cloud DevOps Support Load Balancing SQL SharePoint Web More: We are a leading professional services organization seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join our Core Services and Platforms team in Birmingham. This hybrid role requires in-office presence three days per week. We offer a competitive salary and the opportunity to play a critical role in owning, supporting, and evolving enterprise Microsoft platforms in a regulated, high-availability environment. last updated 5 week of 2026