Senior Microsoft Cloud Platform Engineer

WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT

Wellington Management offers comprehensive investment management capabilities that span nearly all segments of the global capital markets. Our investment solutions tailored to the unique return and risk objectives of institutional clients in more than 50 countries draw on a robust body of proprietary research and a collaborative culture that encourages independent thought and healthy debate. As a private partnership we believe our ownership structure fosters a long-term view that aligns our perspectives with those of our clients.

The Opportunity

Wellington Management is seeking a Senior Microsoft Cloud Platform Engineerto design build and evolve the firms Microsoft cloud platform with primary responsibility for Azure Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Entra ID.

This is a senior engineering role focused on building secure scalable and resilient cloud services that support the firms global technology environment. Working closely with Cloud Infrastructure Security Identity and Architecture teams you will contribute to the evolution of the Microsoft cloud platform through engineering automation governance and continuous improvement.

This role is focused on engineering platform ownership and continuous improvement rather than traditional operational support. You will take ownership of key platform capabilities improve reliability and security through engineering and modernize Azure Microsoft 365 and identity services through automation and thoughtful platform design.

The successful candidate will be a proactive engineer who is comfortable taking ownership of complex technical challenges working independently and exercising sound technical judgment while collaborating effectively across teams.

Based in London this role provides meaningful daily overlap with US-based engineering teams enabling close collaboration shared ownership and consistent engineering practices across global operations.

Responsibilities

Core Responsibilities

• Design build and evolve Wellingtons Microsoft cloud platform across Azure Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft 365.

• Design implement and own secure scalable and resilient platform capabilities supporting business-critical services.

• Implement and enhance cloud governance identity security and access management capabilities.

• Develop automation using PowerShell Microsoft Graph Infrastructure as Code and Microsoft-native cloud services.

• Drive platform improvements through automation simplification standardization and lifecycle management.

• Lead technical troubleshooting root cause analysis and resolution of complex issues spanning Azure Microsoft Entra ID Microsoft 365 and hybrid identity environments.

• Evaluate emerging Microsoft cloud capabilities and recommend and implement technologies that improve platform security operational efficiency or business value.

Technical Contribution

• Contribute technical expertise to platform architecture engineering standards and modernization initiatives.

• Lead complex technical investigations and drive long-term engineering improvements.

• Proactivelyidentify prioritize and deliver engineering improvements that enhance platform capability reliability and operational maturity.

• Share technical expertise through design reviews documentation and collaborative problem solving.

• Contribute to cross-functional cloud initiatives and platform projects across Infrastructure Security Identity and Architecture teams.

• Stay current with emerging Microsoft cloud technologies and identify opportunities to strengthen the platform.

Collaboration

• Build strong partnerships across Infrastructure Security Architecture Application Engineering and Operations teams to deliver secure scalable and reliable cloud services.

• Work collaboratively across global engineering teams to solve complex technical challenges and deliver consistent platform capabilities.

• Contribute to technical documentation engineering standards operational guidance and knowledge sharing.

• Promote engineering best practices through collaboration technical excellence and continuous learning.

Qualifications Required

• Strong experience engineering and operating enterprise Microsoft cloud platforms including Azure Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft 365 workloads.

• Strong experience engineering and modernizing enterprise Active Directory as part of a hybrid Microsoft identity platform including integration with Microsoft Entra ID and Microsoft 365.

• Strong experience designing and implementing secure identity and access management solutions.

• Experience designing and implementing secure well-governed cloud platforms.

• Advanced automation experience using PowerShell and Microsoft Graph.

• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code and modern cloud engineering practices.

• Experience designing and operating highly available resilient cloud platforms.

• Demonstrated ability to identify prioritize and deliver engineering improvements through automation simplification and platform modernization.

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve complex technical challenges.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently prioritize competing work and proactively identify opportunities to improve platform capabilities and operational efficiency.

• Proven ability to independently own complex technical initiatives from design through implementation and operational support exercising sound technical judgment with minimal direction.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with the ability to build trusted partnerships across engineering architecture security and operations teams while working effectively with a high degree of autonomy.

Preferred

• Experience contributing to cloud architecture platform modernization or transformation initiatives.

• Experience working within regulated or security-sensitive environments.

JOB TITLE

Senior Microsoft Cloud Platform Engineer

JOB FAMILY

Systems Administration

LOCATION

London

Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications Thats ok. If you believe that you could excel in this role we encourage you to apply and welcome a chance to review your background. We are dedicated to building and maintaining a diversified workforce and considering a broad array of candidates with a variety of skill workplace experiences and backgrounds.

As an equal opportunity employer Wellington Management considers all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression religion creed national origin age ancestry disability (physical or mental) medical condition citizenship marital status pregnancy veteran or military status genetic information or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you are a candidate with a disability or are assisting a candidate with a disability and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs please email us at .

We believe that in person interactions inspire and energize our community and are essential to our support of this commitment our employees work from our offices 4 days a week with flexibility to work remotely 1 day a week. We believe that this approach ultimately supports our mission to deliver investment excellence to our clients and their beneficiaries over the long term.

Required Experience:

Senior IC

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1