Senior SharePoint Administrator

Responsibilities of the SharePoint Administrator include, but not limited to:

• Managing and maintaining an organization's SharePoint environment, ensuring it functions effectively for collaboration and document management.
• Collaborating with other IT teams, business users, other SharePoint users, and stakeholders to understand their needs and provide effective SharePoint solutions.
• Configuring, customizing, and troubleshooting the platform, managing user permissions, and developing workflows.
• Ensuring security, performance, and compliance within the SharePoint environment, including the latest updates, patches, and service packs.
• Implementing and maintaining security best practices, ensuring compliance with organizational policies and relevant regulations, and monitoring for potential security threats.
• Installing, configuring, and maintaining SharePoint servers, site collections, and other related components.
• Assigning appropriate access rights and permissions to users and groups, ensuring data security and proper collaboration.
• Diagnosing and resolving technical issues related to SharePoint functionality, performance, and user access.
• Monitoring SharePoint performance, identifying bottlenecks, and optimizing the system for optimal efficiency.
• Creating, configuring, and managing SharePoint sites, including team sites, communication sites, and hub sites.
• Designing, developing, and maintaining workflows to automate business processes and improve efficiency.
• Overseeing the organization and management of content within SharePoint, including libraries, lists, and workflows.
• Implementing and maintaining backup and disaster recovery plans to protect SharePoint data and ensure business continuity.

Required:

• Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D.; 16 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Requires a Top Secret with SCI eligibility
• Requires 8140/8570 IAT Level III certification
• Strong knowledge of SharePoint architecture, administration, and configuration, including both on-premises and cloud-based environments.
• Problem-Solving and Troubleshooting: Ability to diagnose and resolve technical issues effectively.
• IIS: Strong experience with IIS configuration and troubleshooting, including handling SharePoint web applications, SSL certificates, and performance tuning.
• Scripting: Familiarity with PowerShell scripting for SharePoint, IIS, SQL Server automation, XHTML, CSS, Net, Web Page, and JavaScript.
• Security Awareness: Understanding of security best practices and compliance requirements, encryption, and firewalls.
• User Support: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to provide technical support to users.
• Collaboration and Communication: Ability to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders.

Desired:

• Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals 
• Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert 
• Microsoft Certified: SharePoint Server or equivalent legacy certificates MCITP, MCSE, MCSD, or MCSM certifications 
• Workflow Development: Ability to design and implement workflows using SharePoint Designer or other tools.
• Microsoft 365 knowledge: Familiarity with Microsoft 365 and its integration with SharePoint.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Active Directory.
• Databases: familiarity and understanding of Microsoft SQL Server 2016/2019 always-on high availability clustering.