Salary £50,000 - £55,000 Technology Engineer – SecOps
Salary £50,000 to £55,000 depending on experience
9-Month FTC
Hybrid – Folkestone, Kent
Here at Saga Plc, we are recruiting for an experienced Technology Engineer to join our in-house team to support on some business-critical projects that focus on technology security enhancements across insurance, travel and our partners.
You will be able to step into this role quickly and already be an established and knowledgeable Technology Engineer. You will work closely with our Head of Infrastructure Operations, Lead SecOps Engineer and team of engineers. The team are based from Folkestone 2 days a week with 3 days from home. You’ll have the chance to be involved in some exciting technology transformation projects here. Sometimes our FTC vacancies can lead to a permanent opportunity after the term of contract or even before.
If you are comfortable being hands on with Microsoft 365, Intune, Entra ID, and Exchange Online, helping to keep environments secure, efficient, and future-ready, then this contract is for you.
We work in a hybrid way at Saga both at home and in the office. In this team we work mainly from Folkestone, Kent and tend to have a pattern of 2-3 days per week. Role Responsibility Our Technology Engineer will be responsible for the following:
• To provide technical expertise to support project delivery tasks; implementation of new infrastructure and security functionality to support the Saga business units.
• Monitor systems and proactively raise issues to the business and to the technology team where required.
• Initiate and implement technical change requests where required to support business projects or to resolve incidents, communicating progress to both internal and external stakeholders.
• The Ideal Candidate We are keen to speak with Tech Engineers from large organisations or MSP’s who have exposure to technology infrastructure in a customer facing organisations.
Microsoft 365 administration - strong knowledge of Intune, Exchange Online, including license management, security and compliance configuration and general product administration within the Microsoft 365 Admin Center.
Microsoft Entra - strong knowledge of Entra ID (Azure Active Directory) architecture, configuration and management. Experience with conditional access policies, MFA, SSO and application integrations.
Automation and scripting - proficiency in PowerShell for automation of M365 and Entra tasks.
Experience with monitoring and reporting tools.
• Experience of maintaining and administering SharePoint Online, Teams and OneDrive.
• Microsoft 365 security and compliance knowledge - implementing and managing security controls, including DLP, MIP, and Defender for Office 365. Understanding of compliance features (eDiscovery, retention policies, auditing).
• Other relevant Microsoft certifications (e.g., Azure Administrator Associate, Security Engineer Associate) are desirable.
We believe our colleagues deserve rewards for the excellence they demonstrate every single day, that's why we have put together an amazing benefits package for all colleagues.
25 days holiday + bank holidays
~ Option to purchase additional leave - 5 extra days
~ Pension scheme matched up to 10%
~ Company performance related annual bonus - Up to 5%
~ Life assurance policy on joining us, 4 x salary
~ Wellbeing programme
~ Colleague discounts including family discounts on cruises, holidays and insurance
~ Range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies
~ Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
~ About the Company Over the past 70 years we have become the UK's specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50 in the UK. The Saga brand has become one of the most recognised and trusted brands amongst UK consumers in this demographic, recognised for its high quality products and exceptional standards of service. These include cruises and holidays, insurance, personal finance and the Saga Magazine.At Saga we are committed to treating all employees fairly and to offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement. We value diversity not just because it is the right thing to do, but because diverse teams perform better.Fair consideration is given to applications from all applicants, including those with disabilities and those over who are over 50 as we are champions of age inclusivity. We are an official Disability Confident Committed employer and ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and we will make reasonable adjustments as required. For more information on our DEI policies please visit our Saga Careers page.Saga does not accept agency CVs unless specifically engaged on the role by the Talent Acquisition Team.