SharePoint Administrator Engineer

Linklaters and the Team

Linklaters are a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.

We look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.

Ours is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere.

We respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias, because we want everyone to feel that they belong. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common mindset.

We are currently in the planning phases for a migration to SharePoint online and for the right candidate its an ideal time to join and help support the team and firm on what promises to be both challenging and rewarding time.

Whilst the role is predominantly a BAU type of role there’s opportunities for you to automate / streamline many of the those BAU processes freeing both you and the team to work on more value add incentives.

Your role

You will be joining a friendly and dynamic team within the Technology function, based across the UK and Germany. The team consists of 8 members, 2 of which are responsible for the delivery and administration of all SharePoint services offered for the firm.

The primary purpose of the role is to work within the team to deliver, maintain and support SharePoint services in a high-availability and fast paced environment.

The role requires a high degree of collaboration with stakeholders outside of the Technology function. There will be direct internal collaboration, and with 3rd party suppliers and vendors to ensure that the services meet our customers’ needs.

Key Tasks

General BAU Work

- Assisting with Cyber Essentials compliance (incl. general server patching, CU installations and reporting).

- Compiling monthly usage stats.

- ServiceNow tickets; e.g.

Permission problems.

Unexpected results in search.

Web part errors.

Incorrect data feeding through.

- Housekeeping tasks e.g.

Deploying new site templates and solutions.

Site lifecycle management (creating, configuring and archiving/removing).

System Improvements

- Automate compiling the monthly usage stats.

- Improve monitoring of SharePoint (incl. data feeds).

- Various scripts;

Site removal and tidying up associated data and security groups.

Auditing sites; membership, activity, size etc.

New implementations

- Advise on new environment; e.g.

Mixing AAD and Okta auth

Backup solution

- Advise on on-prem to SPO migration; e.g.

Finding equivalent functionality in SPO.

Your experience

Demonstrated experience working in a 3rd line support role with SharePoint applications, on-prem, hybrid and in the cloud.

Demonstrated experience and proficiency in the following technologies:, SharePoint Online and On-Premises, IIS, .NET web applications using the .NET framework Microsoft Azure, Windows Operating Systems, Azure DevOps Release Pipelines, F5 Load balancing, SAML Single Sign-On, PowerShell and scripting, TCP/IP and basic networking concepts, diagnostics tools such as Wireshark or Fiddler, SCOM and Active Directory

Previous experience working in a global organisation and an understanding of the core business activities of legal or other professional services firms.

Strong commercial awareness and continual drive to maximise delivery of business value.

Effective & strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information clearly and concisely.

Demonstrated experience in working within a large team located globally.

Self-learner with a passion to learn modern technologies and to try new concepts and approaches and with a desire to impart knowledge to others.

Pragmatic & results orientated.

Key Benefits

Joining Team Linklaters will see you qualify for a range of benefits designed to reward the vital contribution you'll be making to our success. These include:

Health & Wellbeing

Private medical care

Free in-house fitness centre

Finance

Life insurance

Lifestyle

Worldwide travel insurance for business and non-business travel

Benefit Multisport club card or subsidised travel card

Wide range of training opportunities

What sets us apart

At Linklaters

We offer a truly global work experience and the opportunity to be involved in strategic projects that drive innovation and shape the future of our business

We belong to a firm that embodies its corporate social, environment and governance responsibility commitments

We celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion so our people can bring themselves to work

We advocate speak-up culture to empower our people in sharing their voices and an open-door policy to ensure they are listened to

We invest in custom-fit career paths for our people in line with their talents and aspirations

We provide agile working solutions to meet the changing needs of our people and our business

We are committed to people first relationships based on mutual trust, respect and appreciation

We support the health and wellbeing of our people, providing a safe space to talk about emotions and mental health with access to expert advice as needed

We invest in developing leaders of the future who demonstrate emotional intelligence and a passion to discover, coach and develop the talents of others

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Technical Skills:Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS), Microsoft SharePoint

This list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. It is intended to describe the general content of, and requirements for, the performance of this job. As such, the role may also include the undertaking of additional tasks as required.

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