Senior Digital Workplace Engineer (Atlassian, Google Workspace)

TL;DR

Senior Digital Workplace Engineer (Atlassian, Google Workspace): Owning the lifecycle, strategy, and operational excellence for critical SaaS capabilities to maximize colleague productivity and security with an accent on architectural design, integration, and automation of SaaS products. Focus on evaluating and implementing AI-powered productivity tools, ensuring compliance, and providing technical leadership and mentorship.

Location: Hybrid, must be based in Manchester, UK, with 3 days per week in the Aeroworks office.

Company

hirify.global is one of the UK's largest online package holiday specialists, leveraging proprietary technology to connect customers with premium beach destinations, long-haul adventures, and vibrant city breaks.

What you will do

• Own the product vision, roadmap, and service lifecycle for critical SaaS products like Google Workspace and Atlassian.
• Lead architectural design and integration of SaaS products with enterprise systems using APIs and scripting.
• Drive sophisticated automation across the SaaS portfolio to improve colleague workflows and team efficiency.
• Evaluate and implement AI-powered productivity tools (Gemini, NotebookLM) into workflows.
• Define and champion best practices for SaaS platform operations and service management.
• Provide technical and strategic leadership, mentoring L1 and L2 engineers.

Requirements

• Deep expertise in administration, security, and governance of key SaaS platforms: Google Workspace (including AppSheet, AppScript), Atlassian (Jira/Confluence), and Cisco Umbrella.
• Advanced scripting (AppScript, PowerShell) and API usage for platform integration.
• Experience architecting secure, scalable SaaS integrations and understanding of zero-trust networking.
• Familiarity with emerging AI/ML capabilities and productivity tools (Gemini, NotebookLM).
• Proven ability to lead platform projects and strong product ownership mindset.
• Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible working hours with core hours between 10 am - 4 pm.
• Hybrid working with 3 days per week in the Manchester office.
• 25 days holiday plus birthday off and generous holiday discounts, plus 2 extra days annual leave for hirify.global package holidays.
• Access to Learnerbly learning platform, workshops, courses, and professional qualifications.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental leave, and adoption pay, plus other family friendly support.
• Onsite subsidised coffee shop, The Sandbox (our bar), food/drink discounts, and regular social events.