Senior Sharepoint Consultant

Job Role: Senior SharePoint Application Administrator

Job Type: W2 Contract

Job Location: Austin, TX (Hybrid)

Job Description:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Install, configure, and upgrade SharePoint environments including Windows features, IIS, SharePoint farms, service applications, office web app, and workflow.

Perform SharePoint development including custom webparts, SPFX, and some Power Apps.

Manage and configure SharePoint infrastructure and security policies and procedures.

Organize and implement patch management processes to ensure that SharePoint environments are up to date with the latest updates and security patches, without disrupting the business processes.

Perform capacity planning to ensure that the SharePoint infrastructure meets current and future requirements.

Work collaboratively with other IT professionals, including system administrators, network administrators, and developers. Assist junior administrators with learning and development, as well as troubleshooting and technical guidance.

A percentage of Power Platform (Power Apps, Power BI and Power Automate) Development and Support.

As part of customer service and stakeholder management, conduct needs negotiation and requirements gathering.

Independently work to schedule and plan workload within a larger team, managing tasks and timelines to meet larger deadlines, while coordinating within a dynamic project

Stay current with emerging SharePoint- and Microsoft Power-related trends and features.

Assist with learning and onboarding new technologies with the team.

Job Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

In-depth knowledge and experience with SharePoint technologies, including SharePoint Server 2013/2016/2019, SharePoint Online, and SharePoint migration tools such as ShareGate, Metalogix, etc.

Proficiency in managing and configuring SharePoint infrastructure, including windows servers, SharePoint farm, databases, and network components (load balancer, firewall, etc.).

Understanding of SharePoint security principles and experience in implementing and maintaining security policies and procedures. In-depth knowledge and experience with network firewall, certificate, and M365 security features

Experience and skill in the SharePoint development framework and in the Power Platform

Ability to design and implement effective backup and recovery strategies for SharePoint environments. Ability to design, implement, maintain, and monitor high-availability SharePoint system for business-critical services.

Strong troubleshooting skills to identify and resolve issues related to SharePoint performance, configurations, and integrations.

Proficiency in PowerShell for SharePoint on-premises and SharePoint Online. Expert in automating tasks and managing SharePoint environments using PowerShell and PnP PowerShell module.

Education and Experience:

A bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or equivalent technical work experience.

Nine or more years of experience in SharePoint administration role.

Strong written and verbal communications skills, ability to interact at all levels of the organization and tailor messages appropriately.

Ability to articulate requirements to both technical and business audiences.

Knowledge in SharePoint development, PowerApps, Power Automate, Nintex forms and workflow are a plus.