Senior M365 Copilot Engineer
Senior M365 Copilot Engineer L ondon (Fully Onsite) | Banking Inside IR35 Contract | £635.63pd We're seeking a Senior M365 Engineer with proven Copilot delivery experience to lead implementation, governance, and adoption within a highly regulated financial services environment.
This position requires hands-on Copilot rollout experience, with specific expertise in taking Copilot from pilot to production while managing the full end-to-end lifecycle.
Key deliverables
- Copilot technical configuration, data labelling, access controls, and desktop integration (Windows 11, Outlook clients)
- Governance frameworks: sensitivity labels, DLP, retention policies, Microsoft auto-enabled feature management
- 3rd/4th line escalation ownership for business-critical M365 incidents
- Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, Intune engineering (20-30% of role)
Essential experience
- Hands-on Microsoft Copilot implementation in large enterprises (pilot rollout adoption)
- End-to-end Copilot delivery: backend configuration + governance + client-side integration
- Financial services or heavily regulated sector background
- Microsoft 365 engineering (Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, Intune)
- PowerShell automation and Microsoft roadmap awareness
The team: 13-person messaging & collaboration team. Fully integrated contract role reporting into the messaging function. Location & commitment: Fully onsite, 5 days per week in London EC2Y (near Moorgate Tube station)
If you've held any of these roles or used these technologies, this role could be a great fit: Copilot Engineer, Senior M365 Collaboration Engineer, Modern Workplace Engineer (Copilot experience), M365 Platform Lead, Copilot Implementation Specialist, Microsoft Copilot, M365 Copilot, Copilot Governance, Copilot Rollouts.
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