Role Overview
Salford is investing in a digitally confident, AI-augmented workforce and we are hiring a Senior Modern Workplace Engineer to help make that a reality. You’ll play a key role in shaping and maintaining our Microsoft 365 environment, ensuring our colleagues can work securely, collaboratively and efficiently across Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Power Platform, Viva and Copilot.
Responsibilities
You’ll own day‑to‑day M365 engineering, configuration and governance, implementing best‑practice standards and ensuring our platform is stable, secure and well‑optimised. You’ll also support organisation‑wide up‑skilling through expert guidance, hands‑on training and targeted adoption support that helps teams get the most out of M365 tools.
Qualifications
We’re looking for a highly skilled Modern Workplace engineer with strong technical expertise across M365 and the Power Platform, excellent problem‑solving skills and a passion for helping people work smarter. You’ll contribute to responsible AI/automation delivery, support the development of new digital capabilities, and help track improvements through meaningful KPIs and service performance measures.
Digital, Data and Technology Team
Digital, Data and Technology Team, or DDaT as it’s also known, is led by Steven Fry, Director of Digital and Customer Services — Steve has been voted one of the top 100 Chief Information Officers (CIO) within the UK. The DDaT function has won numerous awards over the past five years, including Digital Leaders ‘Digital Council Of the Year’ and ‘Overall Digital Leaders 100 Winners’ in 2019 and 2023. We have also won awards for having the ‘Best Digital Pandemic Response in the UK’ and more recently the ‘Best Digital Public Service Innovation Of The Year’.
Enterprise Collaboration
Our team enables and supports all parts of the council as well as partner organisations. We also work regionally with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and nationally with the Local Government Association (LGA) and other central government bodies.
Digital Strategy
We leverage the power of digital and data to make the council more efficient and sustainable, with less duplication and waste. We are at the forefront of integrating digital processes and systems empowering all our staff with access, knowledge and opportunity, no matter where they work.
Portfolio
DDaT’s portfolio ranges from data analysis and insight to monitoring cyber security and protecting our digital assets, and from leading the development of software and modernisation to providing project management expertise, all whilst ensuring digital inclusion is at the forefront.
Support & Collaboration
We also do a lot more that is unseen by our customers. We make sure the city has digital connectivity, your devices work seamlessly and we enable our remote working methodology to align with MyWork principles.
About Salford
Want to know more about Salford? As an authority we are dedicated to improving the lives of our residents, and as an employer we are passionate about helping individuals to thrive in their work. We are committed to developing a diverse and inclusive culture and are proud of our professional accreditations which champion this.
Benefits
Continuous Service commitment – New employees can keep their service related benefits when moving between a whole host of public sector organisations within Greater Manchester, which include: Councils, NHS, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue, Transport for Greater Manchester, as well as many others under this scheme. Find out if this applies to you here.
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