Overview
Salary £50,000 – £55,000
Technology Engineer – SecOps
Salary £50,000 to £55,000 depending on experience
9-Month FTC
Hybrid – Folkestone, Kent
Here at Saga Plc, we are recruiting for an experienced Technology Engineer to join our in-house team to support on some business-critical projects that focus on technology security enhancements across insurance, travel and our partners.
You will be able to step into this role quickly and already be an established and knowledgeable Technology Engineer. You will work closely with our Head of Infrastructure Operations, Lead SecOps Engineer and team of engineers. The team are based from Folkestone 2 days a week with 3 days from home. You’ll have the chance to be involved in some exciting technology transformation projects here. Sometimes our FTC vacancies can lead to a permanent opportunity after the term of contract or even before.
If you are comfortable being hands on with Microsoft 365, Intune, Entra ID, and Exchange Online, helping to keep environments secure, efficient, and future-ready, then this contract is for you.
We work in a hybrid way at Saga both at home and in the office. In this team we work mainly from Folkestone, Kent and tend to have a pattern of 2-3 days per week. When we do come together as a team, it allows us to grow and learn plus it is a great opportunity to socialise and celebrate too!
Role Responsibility
Our Technology Engineer will be responsible for the following:
• To provide technical expertise to support project delivery tasks; implementation of new infrastructure and security functionality to support the Saga business units.
• Develop and maintain technical and process documentation, and ensure all information is accurate and up to date.
• Monitor systems and proactively raise issues to the business and to the technology team where required.
• Initiate and implement technical change requests where required to support business projects or to resolve incidents, communicating progress to both internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide technical support to incidents raised by the business and ensure these are resolved within target resolution times.
• Research and apply the required security remediation and vulnerability management activities when required and within expected timescales.
The Ideal Candidate
We are keen to speak with Tech Engineers from large organisations or MSP’s who have exposure to technology infrastructure in a customer facing organisations.
Candidates will need to demonstrate these key skills and meet the criteria below:
Microsoft 365 administration – strong knowledge of Intune, Exchange Online, including license management, security and compliance configuration and general product administration within the Microsoft 365 Admin Center.
Microsoft Entra – strong knowledge of Entra ID (Azure Active Directory) architecture, configuration and management. Experience with conditional access policies, MFA, SSO and application integrations.
Automation and scripting – proficiency in PowerShell for automation of M365 and Entra tasks.
Troubleshooting and support – advanced troubleshooting of authentication, access and service issues across M365 and Entra.
Candidates will ideally have;
• Knowledge and understanding of RBAC, privileged identity management (PIM) and Just-In-Time access.
• Experience with monitoring and reporting tools.
• Experience of maintaining and administering SharePoint Online, Teams and OneDrive.
• Microsoft 365 security and compliance knowledge – implementing and managing security controls, including DLP, MIP, and Defender for Office 365. Understanding of compliance features (eDiscovery, retention policies, auditing).
• Other relevant Microsoft certifications (e.g., Azure Administrator Associate, Security Engineer Associate) are desirable.
Saga Values: Make it Happen, Do the Right Thing, Customer First, Excellence Every Day, Our People Make Us Special
Package Description
At Saga we recognise that our people make us special. We believe our colleagues deserve rewards for the excellence they demonstrate every single day, that’s why we have put together an amazing benefits package for all colleagues.
BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO ALL COLLEAGUES:
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Option to purchase additional leave – 5 extra days
- Pension scheme matched up to 10%
- Company performance related annual bonus – Up to 5%
- Life assurance policy on joining us, 4 x salary
- Wellbeing programme
- Colleague discounts including family discounts on cruises, holidays and insurance
- Range of reductions and offers from leading retailers, travel groups and entertainment companies
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Grandparents leave
- Income protection
- Access to Saga Academy, our bespoke learning platform
About the Company
Over the past 70 years we have become the UK’s specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50 in the UK. The Saga brand has become one of the most recognised and trusted brands amongst UK consumers in this demographic, recognised for its high quality products and exceptional standards of service. These include cruises and holidays, insurance, personal finance and the Saga Magazine.
At Saga we are committed to treating all employees fairly and to offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement. We value diversity not just because it is the right thing to do, but because diverse teams perform better.
Fair consideration is given to applications from all applicants, including those with disabilities and those over who are over 50 as we are champions of age inclusivity. We are an official Disability Confident Committed employer and ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and we will make reasonable adjustments as required. For more information on our DEI policies please visit our Saga Careers page.
Saga does not accept agency CVs unless specifically engaged on the role by the Talent Acquisition Team. Please do not forward CVs to our recruiters, employees or any other company location. Saga will not be responsible for any fees related to CVs received in this unsolicited manner.
Job Reference: saga/TP/135599/3359
