Principal Engineer (M365)

Principal Engineer (M365)
Department: Digital, Data & Technology Group
Salary: Starting from £45,585, rising to £54,395
Closing date: Sunday 11 February 2024
We are seeking a Principal Engineer (M365) to join our Digital, Data & Technology Group.
About the role 
The Principal Engineer role will play a key role in shaping and implementing the changes and improvements required to transform the service provision of technology services across the University. 
Reporting to their respective ‘Head of’ (Head of Technology Enablement & Support, Head of Infrastructure or Head of Platforms & Applications). This role forms part of the wider leadership team providing direction for the wider Delivery & Operations function. As an expert in their field, they will be responsible for the effective leadership of their technical and functional areas of responsibility.
The role will be responsible for engineering across a wide-ranging technology stack including on-premises solutions and cloud-based solutions. The Principal Engineer has the skills necessary to plan and manage all phases of work across the team, driving continual improvement, and embedding good practices, processes, and methods. 
As a Principal Engineer, you will be responsible for effective operational IT Service Delivery within your area, ensuring services are managed in accordance with agreed service levels, standards and policies. Working with the DDaT Portfolio team, the role will be responsible for the effective planning and delivery of the Projects within your area, ensuring alignment to the agreed organisational priorities and adherence to the agreed project delivery and assurance framework. 
About you 
- Managing Microsoft 365 projects from initiation to completion, including planning, execution, monitoring, and ensuring project delivery within scope and schedule.
- Building sustainable relationships across key stakeholders and managing organisational change, particularly related to Microsoft 365 initiatives, and the ability to facilitate smooth transitions for end-users.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Leading and guiding teams, including setting clear expectations, providing regular feedback, and recognising and addressing areas for improvement.
- Having broad and deep knowledge of current IT technologies and their application in a Higher Education context.
What we can offer you:
- a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
- generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
- we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
- an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
- a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
- a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.
We consider ourselves to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on our teams. 
We are very proud to be an autism-friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.
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Other organisations may call this role Principal Security Engineer, Managed Services Engineer, Senior Desktop Engineer, IT Support Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, or IT Service Desk Engineer.  
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