We’re Gravita: the accountants fuelling ambitious businesses. We’re a full service, tech-enabled firm, working with entrepreneurs and businesses to help them achieve their goals, and make an impact in the world.
We’re growing fast and are bringing like-minded advisors together to form a full-service tech-enabled accounting partner for thousands of SMEs. Our team use their incredible expertise alongside intuitive technology to help businesses and entrepreneurs plan better and grow faster.
Our mission is to become the UK’s leading tech-enabled accounting firm for SMEs. We have ambitious goals and our high-calibre team work hard to achieve them. We are one team with one agenda, working collaboratively in a respectful environment to deliver a great service to our clients. So if you join us, you’ll not only be working on exciting client challenges, you’ll also be helping us shape the future of accounting
The Lead Infrastructure Engineer is responsible for defining and delivering Gravita's technology infrastructure, cloud architecture and cyber security platforms. They are responsible for the design and setup, and then handing over the separate IT Support team for on-going day to day support.
The role provides leadership across Microsoft 365, Azure, cyber security, identity management, digital workplace technologies and infrastructure architecture, ensuring technology platforms remain secure, resilient, scalable and aligned to business objectives.
The postholder owns the architecture, configuration, security and technical oversight across a modern Microsoft-first environment supporting multiple UK offices and acquired businesses.
The position plays a key role in technology modernisation, acquisition integrations and the ongoing evolution of Gravita's cloud and security capabilities. As a growing business that places technology at the forefront of its operations and future growth, Gravita offers the opportunity to help shape and influence the future direction of its technology estate.
Infrastructure & Cloud Roadmap
Own Gravita's infrastructure and cloud roadmaps across Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID, Azure Virtual Desktop, Windows 365, identity, networking, end-user computing and backup and recovery.
Drive modernisation, cutting technical debt and improving resilience, security and efficiency, while keeping platforms scalable, supportable and consolidated.
Microsoft Cloud Platform Configuration
Provide technical leadership across Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID, Intune, Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Defender, Purview and Azure Virtual Desktop.
Define architecture, configuration, technical standards, governance and best practice, ensuring secure configuration, lifecycle management, resilience, scalability and integration.
Set up core configurations across Azure landing zones, cloud infrastructure, virtual desktop, networking, storage, identity, collaboration and end-user computing, acting as senior technical authority for transformation programmes.
Cyber Security
Own infrastructure and security capability across Microsoft Defender XDR, Sentinel, Purview, endpoint security, identity protection, Conditional Access, privileged access management and Zero Trust.
Oversee security operations with security partners and SOC providers to improve monitoring, detection, incident response and threat visibility.
Drive cyber risk reduction, security governance, vulnerability and patch management, alert tuning, exposure reduction and continuous improvement of controls, evolving them with business needs and emerging threats.
Lead technically during major incidents and recovery, and support security assurance and compliance.
Identity & Access Management
Own enterprise identity architecture across Entra ID, hybrid identity, MFA, Conditional Access, Privileged Identity Management, identity governance and access reviews, applying least-privilege principles consistently.
Information Protection, AI & Governance
Lead technical configuration of Data Loss Prevention, data classification, information protection, records management, eDiscovery and Insider Risk through Microsoft Purview.
Ensure AI platforms run securely with appropriate governance, compliance, information protection and technical controls.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Lead technical due diligence and integration, delivering plans across Microsoft 365, identity, endpoints, collaboration and infrastructure, and driving post-acquisition consolidation and standardisation.
Leadership & Stakeholder Management
Provide leadership, mentoring and technical direction across infrastructure, cloud and security.
Work with Service Delivery, Support, DevOps, project teams and business stakeholders to meet operational needs, and build effective relationships with third-party partners, vendors and managed service providers.
Communicate technical risks, priorities and recommendations to leadership and business stakeholders.
Documentation & Operational Readiness
Maintain architecture and configuration documentation, runbooks and recovery procedures, and hand over all configurations to the support team for day-to-day operation.
Essential
Hands on experience in owning a M365/Azure/Security Tooling/network IT Infrastructure stack
Solid Microsoft 365 expertise and substantial Azure architecture and operational experience.
Good experience in deploying security tooling including Microsoft security capabilities (including Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Sentinel
Strong Entra / AD identity and access management experience.
Successful delivery of infrastructure and cloud projects.
Desirable
Relevant Microsoft Azure, Security, Microsoft 365 or Cyber Security certifications.
Recognised architecture, information security or risk qualification.
Experience in a regulated or client-confidential professional services environment.
Knowledge of Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001 and UK data protection requirements.
Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions and technology integration programmes.
When you join Gravita, we’ll support you on your own growth journey. We want to be the place you learn, grow and unlock your true potential.
We’ll work with you to build a progression plan to outline how you’ll grow at our company and everything we’ll do to help you get there. We’re also passionate about learning and development, to help you focus on your future.
Our standard working week is a 37.5-hour week on a hybrid basis
Core working hours are 10am - 4pm Monday to Friday
Flexible working and happy employees are at the top of our list here at Gravita and we have been working hard to support our teams through the fast-paced changes.
Your development won’t be forgotten, our development support is extraordinary for a firm of our size.
It's a busy, fast-paced environment here at Gravita. Feel free to check out our social media channels (Instagram, X, LinkedIn and Glassdoor).
Welcome to the new era of accountancy. At Gravita, our team of accounting and tax specialists use their incredible expertise alongside intuitive technology to help you plan better and grow faster. If you find yourself tied in knots with spreadsheets or facing corporate complexities that need an expert’s opinion, you’re in the right place. Gravita provides innovative yet practical solutions to help you work more efficiently and reach your goals faster. We take care of everything behind the scenes, moving at pace to let you get on with what really matters: growing your business.
Our team are seasoned professionals. There are no robots here, just talented people who use tech to work more efficiently with you to. We help solve your financial problems and unravel the difficulties experienced by both corporate organisations and owner managed businesses.
Our services include:
• Tax and VAT
• Audit and Assurance
• Accounts and Outsourcing
• Payroll Services
• Tax Advisory Services
• Business Tax Services
• Company Secretarial
• Wealth Management
If you would like to speak to a member of the team, call us on 020 7330 0000, or contact us via hello@gravita.com
