Job Description

Core Technology Systems is a leading UK Microsoft Partner and has been delivering bespoke Microsoft solutions for customers for years. For this role, we are seeking a Consultant to join our professional services team, within our Cloud and Infrastructure practice. The Consultant will be responsible for delivery of client engagements and solutions within Core's delivery stack. This role will be multi-faceted with both client facing activities, as well as implementation both being expected for the Consultant. The Consultant will be working closely with other Consultants and Cloud Engineers within the practice to deliver an optimal customer experience with each engagement. This role will offer the opportunity for both client facing work, but also internal product and solution development to increase our client offerings.



The candidate should have a forward drive to increase their knowledge base of our current and future products, to drive towards expanding current knowledge sets for a wider breadth of customer engagement types. Any prior experience in similar client-facing consultative roles is welcomed. Ongoing product development is a key part to this role, as such feedback through discovery/design/implementation experience will be vital to ongoing success delivering our products.



This role will be hands on, working directly with customers and in customer environments. It's expected for the Consultants to be 80% billable for their role, with projects assigned via our PMO function, and delivering Technical Lead capacity of projects, working with other Project Team members.

What we offer

Full-time position to start as soon as possible. Work from home contract. Appropriate modern technology to support the fulfilment of your role. Key focus on Learning & Development. Two paid leave days per year to volunteer for causes that resonate with Core's values, such as charitable efforts, environmental initiatives, and supporting the next generation in tech. Private healthcare. Death in Service Life Assurance.

Duties & Responsibilities

This role will perform a consultative function for the Cloud and Infrastructure practice, which includes products in the below workloads: + Microsoft 365
+ Microsoft Intune
+ Microsoft Azure
+ Microsoft On-premises solutions
Generate new product ideas, drive them through the Innovation Forum, and own the product during its life cycle. Innovate on existing products, leveraging new features/technologies, as a core amendment or additional service. Work with Cloud Engineers and Consultants on an ongoing basis to learn new skills and technologies. Implement technologies outside product set, where knowledge sets align. Actively seek improvements in both personal, as well as organisational knowledge, to help improve processes and solutions on an ongoing basis.

What are we looking for

Skills/Experience

Experience designing and implementing Microsoft technologies in SMB/SME environments Facilitates collaboration and involvement with other team members as project work is distributed across various roles Experience working in hands on and hands off capacities Good communication and presentation skills Strong knowledge of Microsoft cloud and on-premises solution capabilities

Recommended Technical Skills

Knowledge or experiences in any of the below product areas are desirable:



Next Gen Windows - Windows 11, Intune, Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365 SCCM, Co-management, Hybrid AADJ, migration to Intune from SCCM/alternative MDM Identity solutions - ADDS, Entra ID Collaboration - Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Exchange - both cloud and on-premises Defender - Office 365, Endpoint, Cloud Apps, Cloud, Identity Purview - Information Protection, Information Governance, Data Loss Prevention Azure - Compute, Storage, Networking, Security, IaC Migration with on-premises solutions to cloud, be that files, Exchange, identity, or wider On-premises technologies - Azure AD Connect, ADFS, PKI, Files, Server, AOVPN Tenant-tenant migrations

Qualifications

The below qualifications are desirable, the candidate should be willing to renew existing, as well as achieve new certifications as they arise:



Microsoft Certified: Teams Administrator Associate Microsoft Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate Microsoft Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate Microsoft Certified: Information Protection and Compliance Administrator Associate Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate Microsoft Certified: Azure Solution Architect Expert Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate

Competencies & Behaviours

Very strong communication and interpersonal skills Highly motivated with attention to detail Internal drive to constantly improve and deliver at the highest level Experience working within a team-orientated, collaborative, and cross-functional environment Able to work alone, or as part of a team * Able to work under pressure, remain calm and deliver consistently high-level work