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Senior Platform Engineer Birmingham – Hybrid (3DPW in office) Competitive salary VIQU have partnered with a leading professional services organisation seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to join their Core Services and Platforms team. This senior, hands-on role will focus on the ownership, support, and evolution of enterprise Microsoft platforms, covering database, web, cloud, identity, and reporting services, while providing technical leadership in a regulated, high-availability environment. Key Responsibilities of the Senior Platform Engineer: Provide third-line support for business-critical platform servicesOwn and support SQL Server, reporting infrastructure, SharePoint (on-prem and cloud), IIS/web platforms, Azure services, and identity services including SSO and MFAProactively monitor, optimise, and maintain platform performance, availability, capacity, load balancing, and disaster recoveryLead complex troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and incident resolutionDeliver code releases, platform upgrades, deployments, and infrastructure changes in line with change and service management processesAct as technical lead, coaching engineers and coordinating BAU and project deliveryWork closely with application teams, business services, and third-party vendorsParticipate in an on-call rota supporting core infrastructure services Key Requirements of the Senior Platform Engineer: Proven experience owning enterprise Microsoft platform servicesStrong hands-on expertise across SQL Server, SharePoint, Azure Cloud Services, IIS/web infrastructure, reporting platforms, and identity management (SSO and MFA)Experience operating at third-line support level within complex, global environmentsStrong understanding of performance tuning, av