Collaboration Platform Engineer
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Job description
You will work with an experienced Manager who will develop and improve your skill set through hands-on project experience, and structured training. Longer term you will help you support and improve our Microsoft 365 collaboration services (Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, Exchange), assist with identity and access management (Entra ID/Azure AD), and contribute to automation initiatives (ServiceNow, Power Platform, PowerShell, Graph). This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys solving problems, learning quickly, and improving user experience through modern workplace technology.
The Role:
The Technology: Microsoft 365 is a powerful suite of business applications that helps organisations run smarter and more efficiently.
The Junior Collaboration Platform Engineer is part of the Collaboration Platform team within Technology Operations, with responsibility for the design, administration, configuration and specialist support of our M365 platforms.
As a Junior Collaboration Platform Engineer, you'll support our employees and teams across the businesses, driving positive user experience and frictionless collaboration throughout our tenants whilst maintaining best practice and security standards as defined in collaboration with Information Security. You'll be at the forefront of significant work modernisation programmes as we migrate from legacy systems, educate our users on efficiencies that can be achieved through our platform and enable our wider teams to maximise their usage of M365.
The Junior Collaboration Platform Engineer will have a passion for digital experience and transformation with a focus on automation, reliability and security.
Your manager will tailor a learning journey that will include hands on project experience, working with Microsoft 365, including:
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Monitoring and improving tools such as Teams, Outlook, Intune (Device management), SharePoint Online
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Identity: Managing the Entra ID and Auth0 platforms across internal and external customer identities
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Automation: Implementation of sustainable and effective automation to support the reduction of manual, repeatable exercises
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In time you will learn to be able to step into a Collaboration Platform Engineer role. You'll work directly with stakeholders, support larger projects, and help maintain and improve the Collaboration Platform. You'll collaborate across different teams, take ownership of project delivery, and have the confidence and expertise needed to take on larger platform responsibilities.
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We're looking for someone analytical, logical, curious and passionate about technology and the customer experience it provides.
About your learning journey:
90% of your learning will be achieved through hands on project experience, including:
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Business Orientation: Get to know our organisation, how we work, and how technology drives value.
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Project 1 - Junior M365 Platform Engineer: Learn & understand the Microsoft 365 technology stack, implement reporting and drive adoption and standardisation.
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Project 2 - Junior Identity Engineer: Build skills in identity management, across Entra ID & Auth0 (customer facing identity). Understanding security controls implemented at an identity level.
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Project 3 - Junior Automation Engineer: Learn how to improve standardisation and reduce manual effort through automation.
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10% of your learning will be achieved through professional development including core business soft skills as well as academic professional certification such as Project Management and expert certification in AWS and DevOps
You will also have the support of a wider Constellation Automotive Group Graduate community, skilled mentors and Learning Development experts.
It will be your learning journey, developed with your Manager, but owned by you.
A little more on the hands-on projects you will participate in:
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Assist with day-to-day support and administration of Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Exchange Online and Intune.
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Help manage collaboration artifacts such as Teams/Channels, SharePoint sites, M365 Groups, and distribution lists in line with governance
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Contribute to improving service reliability through knowledge articles, runbooks, and standard operating procedures
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Assist in the rollout/adoption of M365 features (communications, guidance, FAQs)
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Writing clear platform requirements and supporting technical delivery
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Designing and implementing platform reporting covering compliance, operations, insight and adoption
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Learning and participating in Agile working practices, including sprint planning, team stand ups and retrospectives
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Help maintain access hygiene: group ownership, stale accounts, license assignment, and audit evidence preparation
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Work within ITSM processes (Incidents, Requests, Changes, Problems)
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Supporting backlog management and sprint planning
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Utilising PowerShell and Microsoft Graph to implement automation and reporting across the Microsoft stack
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Exploring Microsoft Graph for inventory, reporting, and automation opportunities
Requirements
Apply for one or more of our Junior roles starting in September 2026, designed for recent graduates with ambition and a desire to learn to make the most of the career you want., The Junior role doesn't need to everything about Microsoft 365, but you must be able to master these core skills:
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Enthusiasm for understanding business problems and how technology can solve them
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Strong analytical and problem solving skills
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Ability to turn complex information into clear insights
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A passion for technology, innovation, and customer experience
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Comfortable working independently and as part of a team
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Strong written and verbal communication skills
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Enjoys working in a fast-paced and diverse environment
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Confident with Microsoft 365 Product suite
Benefits & conditions
We've put everything in place to ensure you thrive. Competitive salaries, strong core values and an excellent benefits package that includes:
- Onsite parking
- Company Pension Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- An Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
- Access to trained Mental Health First Aiders
- Access to BCA Rewards which provides online and store discounts with a range of retailers
And so much more…
As the automotive industry changes, we're changing with it - putting our people in the front seat for the journey. We're the number one in what we do for a reason and that's because of the people we have on our teams. If you want to be a part of a business like this; unrivalled, exciting and appreciative of the work you do, join BCA.
We are proud to be Level 1 Disability Confident and committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible.
Our policy is to employ the best qualified people and provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees including promotion and training and not to discriminate against any person because of gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion, belief, or disability.