Senior Infrastructure Specialist (Microsoft 365)
| Company: | Abertay University |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £47,389.29 to £56,535.57 a year, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Dundee, DD1 1HG |
| Working pattern: | Hybrid - 4 days remote |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 15 Sept 2026 |
| Closing date: | 6 Oct 2026 |
Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking IT Services team and play a key role in the University's digital transformation agenda. Working closely with colleagues across the institution, you will help ensure our Microsoft 365 environment is secure, well-governed, efficient and ready to support emerging technologies such as Microsoft Copilot and other AI-enabled services.
The University now seeks to appoint a Senior Infrastructure Specialist (Microsoft 365) to lead the governance, administration, optimisation and continuous improvement of our Microsoft 365 environment, with a particular focus on SharePoint Online, Purview and AI readiness.
Reporting to the Infrastructure Manager, a significant part of the role will support InfoSmart, Abertay's information management project, which is improving how information is organised, governed, secured and accessed across Microsoft 365. You will develop practical governance standards, design and implement appropriate information architecture, support migration and improvement projects and ensure the University's information assets are managed effectively and responsibly.
You will:
• Lead the administration, governance and support of SharePoint Online, Purview and related Microsoft 365 productivity and collaboration apps and services.
• Develop and maintain standards for site governance, lifecycle management, permissions, ownership and content organisation.
• Design and improve information architecture, metadata structures and compliance controls.
• Support the implementation of information protection, retention, records management and data governance controls using Purview.
• Drive improvements that enable the responsible adoption of Microsoft Copilot and other AI-enabled capabilities.
• Provide technical leadership for Microsoft 365 projects, migrations and service improvements.
• Develop practical guidance, standards and documentation to support users and service owners.
• Work closely with stakeholders, suppliers and colleagues across the University to deliver secure, sustainable and user focused solutions.
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