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Role Mission To support customer outcomes by making deep, hands-on Microsoft centric expertise available to customers and internal teams across hybrid identity, security and endpoint management. This includes Windows Active Directory and integration with Microsoft Entra ID, unified security operations with Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Sentinel, and modern endpoint and device management with Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Configuration Manager (SCCM/ConfigMgr), providing practical guidance, design assurance and implementation support where needed. Objectives & Key Results Deliver consulting-grade architecture assurance and outcomes for customers Provide high-quality architecture reviews and design assurance for complex customer opportunities and deliveries, highlighting risks, trade-offs and pragmatic options Produce clear customer-facing technical outputs (e.g., current-state assessments, target-state architectures, and phased roadmaps) that accelerate decision-making Improve consistency and reduce avoidable rework for customers by using repeatable patterns, checklists and standards aligned to Claranet ways of working. Essential Roles & Responsibilities Technical Leadership & Delivery Serve as a senior technical expert within the Office of the CTO, providing hands-on technical depth and assurance in support of the UK CTO Provide hands-on technical contribution and specialist support across Microsoft identity, security, endpoint and cloud platforms-drawing on broader networking and architecture skills where customer engagements require it Behavioural Competencies - Organisational & Behavioural Fit Technological Curiosity: Naturally curious, proactively explores how new and existing technologies work, experiments safely, and shares what they learn Hands-On Mindset: Enjoys being "on the keyboard" solving technical challenges Customer Engagement: Exceptional presence and clarity when engaging with customers Influence Without Authority: Guides teams through expertise and collaboration, not hierarchy Clear Communicator: Able to articulate complex problems simply and confidently Calm & Composed: Operates effectively in high-pressure or ambiguous situations Ownership & Accountability: Takes responsibility for delivering high-quality outcomes Continuous Improvement: Always seeking ways to enhance technical and engineering quality, security and efficiency Travel: Ability to travel to different sites and locations on a weekly basis Critical Competencies - Technical Competencies (Essential) Strong architectural capability across Microsoft Azure and core Microsoft cloud services Proficiency in security technologies, frameworks, and secure architecture patterns (including Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Sentinel) Strong expertise in Windows Active Directory and hybrid identity integration with Microsoft Entra ID Experience with modern endpoint and device management and configuration management, including Microsoft Intune and Microsoft Configuration Manager (SCCM/ConfigMgr) Hands-on capability in automation, IaC, CI/CD, scripting and platform engineering Comfortable using AI tools to achieve outcomes (e.g., accelerating analysis, troubleshooting, automation and documentation) with appropriate security and data-handling practices Critical Competencies - Technical Competencies (Desirable) Experience with distributed systems or modern application architectures Exposure to data engineering, observability platforms or edge networking Please note: You will be required to have been resident in the UK for five years prior to application and to hold or be prepared to undergo UK Non-Police Personnel Vetting (NPPV) and/or a Security Check (SC) clearance as part of this role.

Directory Services SME Duration: Until December 2026 Rate: 500 - 600 per day (Inside IR35 via umbrella) Location: Warwickshire with occasional travel - Candidates UK wide can be considered Our leading financial services client in the Midlands requires a very experienced, high level Windows Technical Engineer, with expertise in Directory Services, to support a major IT Data Centre Exit transformation programme. Our client is migrating its infrastructure from traditional on-premises physical data centres to Agile, cloud-based environments. The role - Full discovery and mapping of AD, Entra and intune estate including responsibilities and current standards Document new standards, policies, recommendations, responsibilities, design principles and alignment of directory services Implementation of new standards, policies, recommendations, responsibilities, design principles and alignment of directory services, working with vendors where applicable Ensure that new operational activities are in place and ready Post implementation support and troubleshooting Collation of all out of scope findings and recommendations into follow on documentation Essential skills required for the assignment - Strong and demonstrable experience in the following - in terms of understanding, design, migration and implementation - Active Directory Entra Azure InTune We need someone who can look holistically at how it should work and the whole design piece. You will be required to do the Discovery piece, understand the AS IS and TO BE, Guardrails etc. There are allot of polices and procedures. If your profile demonstrates strong and recent experience in the above areas - please submit your application to Jackie Dean at TXP for consideration. Please note due to the high volume of applications and to ensure a fair process, we are unable to accept phone calls. All applications must be submitted online. Rest assured, our team will review your application and provide an update via email as soon as possible.