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Microsoft Enterprise Engineer (L3)

Status

Job Location:

Cape Town - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer

Posted: 24 October 2026 (20 hours ago)

Application Deadline: 21 January 2027

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We are recruiting on behalf of our client for an experienced Microsoft Enterprise Engineer (L3) to join their team in a hybrid role with offices in Cape Town and the Eastern Cape. The ideal candidate will have 810 years of IT infrastructure support experience strong hands-on expertise in Windows Server Microsoft 365 and Azure and a proven track record in project deployments and mentoring L1/L2 engineers. Relevant Microsoft certifications ITIL Foundation and a solid understanding of both on-premises and cloud environments are essential. If you are a technically strong professional ready to take ownership of enterprise infrastructure and deliver high-quality IT solutions we would love to hear from you.

A recent professional profile photo is to accompany your application
EMPLOYMENT TYPE : Permanent
SECTOR : Information Technology
BASIC SALARY : Market related
START DATE : A.S.A.P

REQUIREMENTS:

English fluency: Comfortable fluency in English.
IT Infrastructure Experience: Minimum of 810 years experience providing IT infrastructure support and leading project deployments.
Windows Server Experience: Minimum of 5 years hands-on experience with on-premises Windows Server infrastructure in addition to cloud environments.
Microsoft 365 Experience: Minimum of 5 years hands-on experience with Microsoft 365.
Microsoft Azure Experience: Minimum of 5 years hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure.
Leadership Experience: Demonstrated experience mentoring and/or leading L1/L2 engineers.
Education: Matric certificate (Grade 12) with Higher or Standard Grade.
ITIL Certification: ITIL Foundation Certification.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:

Minimum Required:

AZ-104: Microsoft Certified Azure Administrator Associate.
MS-102: Microsoft 365 Administrator.
MD-102: Endpoint Administrator Associate.
SC-300: Identity and Access Administrator Associate.

Highly Desirable:

AZ-305: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
SC-100: Cybersecurity Architect Expert.
AZ-700: Azure Network Engineer Associate.
MS-700: Managing Microsoft Teams.
AZ-800 / AZ-801: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator.

Advantageous Certifications:
The following certifications are not mandatory but will be considered advantageous:

MCSE: Server Infrastructure / Cloud Platform and Infrastructure.
MCSA: Windows Server.
MCSE: Messaging (Exchange Server).
MCITP: Enterprise Administrator / Server Administrator.
MCTS: Windows Server / Exchange Server specializations.
MCSA / MCSE: Windows Server 2003 or earlier.
MCP: Microsoft Certified Professional.
Other legacy Microsoft certifications.

DUTIES:

Perform complex troubleshooting and root-cause analysis across on-premises hybrid and cloud environments.
Lead solution architecture and technical design for client projects.
Manage and lead project implementations infrastructure deployments and migrations.
Provide senior-level technical guidance and support to L1 and L2 engineers.
Mentor coach and upskill junior engineers in troubleshooting methodologies technical best practices and industry standards.
Conduct technical peer reviews of solution designs and change implementations.
Develop maintain and improve technical documentation knowledge base articles internal standards and best practices.
Lead internal technical workshops knowledge-sharing sessions and technical training initiatives.
Provide certification guidance and mentoring to support ongoing technical development.
Conduct solution design reviews for new client projects and proposed technical implementations.
Participate in customer technical strategy sessions and roadmap discussions.
Provide pre-sales technical assistance solution scoping and technical input for client requirements.
Ensure technical governance and promote the adoption of Microsoft best practices across client environments.
Manage customer technical escalations taking ownership from initial investigation through to resolution.
Identify opportunities to improve infrastructure performance service delivery and operational efficiency.