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Principal / Senior Telecom Engineer

Microsoft • London, UK

Salary

£75k – £123k

Posted

5 September 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Microsoft is hiring a Principal / Senior Telecom Engineer in London, a full-time engineering role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £75k – £123k. Microsoft holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Overview Microsoft Cloud Operations and Innovation (CO&I) is the team behind the cloud. Within CO&I, the Datacenter Engineering (DCE) team is responsible for delivering core datacenter infrastructure for Microsoft’s cloud business. The MS portfolio consists of complex, multi-disciplinary, large scale, multi-year datacenter construction and lease projects. We are looking for a passionate, high-energy individual to help build the cloud datacenters that power the world’s largest online services. I…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Microsoft — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £75k – £123k
How this salary compares: about 155% above the £48,000 median across 1,247 engineering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: London, UK · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 74 other live engineering roles in London — browse them
Posted: 5 September 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Engineering roles spanning civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and chemical disciplines are regularly sponsored by UK employers. Demand is strongest in infrastructure, construction, defence, and advanced manufacturing. Sponsored engineering vacancies frequently appear at Tier 1 contractors, consultancy firms, and utilities companies that recruit internationally to fill technical skills gaps.