IT & Software

M365 Architect

EDF Energy

Gloucester · Gloucestershire · United Kingdom

Overview

As an M365 Architect, you will define and deliver the technical vision for EDF's Digital Workplace platforms, focusing on Microsoft 365, identity and device technologies. You will shape secure, scalable, user-centric solutions across the organisation to enable collaboration and productivity at scale. You’ll influence platform direction and engineering standards while leading enterprise-scale initiatives and mentoring engineers. This role blends strategic design with hands-on leadership in a hybrid, flexible UK-wide environment, contributing to EDF's journey toward An Electric Britain.

Pay / Benefits
  • competitive salary
  • annual bonus
  • market-leading pension scheme
  • electric vehicle leasing
  • discounted gym membership
  • life assurance
Responsibilities
  • Lead technical design and strategic platform direction across Microsoft 365, identity and device services
  • Deliver secure, compliant, enterprise-scale solutions aligned with architecture and business objectives
  • Define engineering standards, technical policies and design guardrails across Digital Workplace platforms
  • Mentor Platform Engineers and act as a senior technical escalation point for complex challenges
  • Collaborate with architecture, security, product and operations teams to drive continuous improvement and platform excellence
Key requirements
  • Strong leadership and hands-on experience across Microsoft 365, identity and device platforms
  • Proven experience designing enterprise-scale solutions
  • Solid understanding of security, compliance and governance
  • Experience with DevOps, automation and configuration as code
  • Ability to influence senior stakeholders
  • Collaborative cross-functional working with Enterprise technology and business teams
  • Commitment to health, safety, wellbeing and environmental responsibilities
  • Security Clearance (SC) eligibility / British residency for the last five years
  • Stakeholder influence
  • Collaboration and teamwork
  • Strategic thinking and leadership
  • Microsoft 365
  • Identity and device platforms
  • Security, compliance and governance

Reference: WJ-747_30200430

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