SharePoint Administrator

Role & responsibilities

• Administer and support SharePoint Subscription Edition (SPSE) on-premises environments.
• Manage and maintain SharePoint farms, web applications, service applications, and site collections.
• Provide L2/L3 production support, including incident, problem, and change management through ITSM tools.
• Perform SharePoint installations, upgrades, Windows Server patching, and SharePoint Cumulative Updates (CUs).
• Plan and execute weekend and after-hours deployments, patching, and maintenance activities as required.
• Monitor SharePoint health, performance, logs, capacity, and availability, proactively identifying and resolving issues.
• Manage and support backup, restore, disaster recovery (DR), and high-availability (HA) environments.
• Configure and maintain security, authentication, Entra ID integration, and SharePoint permissions.
• Troubleshoot and support custom SharePoint solutions, workflows, and third-party add-ons.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, SQL, network, security, and other technical teams to resolve complex issues.
• Enforce SharePoint governance, operational standards, security practices, and administration best practices.
• Create and maintain runbooks, SOPs, patching plans, knowledge articles, and operational documentation.
• Contribute to continuous service improvement and optimization of SharePoint environments.

Preferred candidate profile

• 6-9 years of experience in SharePoint administration, with a strong focus on SharePoint on-premises environments.
• Hands-on experience administering SharePoint Subscription Edition (SPSE), SharePoint 2019, or SharePoint 2016.
• Strong understanding of SharePoint farm architecture, web applications, service applications, site collections, and troubleshooting.
• Proficiency in PowerShell for SharePoint administration, automation, and operational tasks.
• Good operational knowledge of Windows Server, IIS, and SQL Server in SharePoint environments.
• Hands-on experience with Windows OS patching and SharePoint Cumulative Update (CU) management.
• Experience with L2/L3 production support and ITSM processes, including incident, problem, and change management.
• Practical knowledge of SharePoint backup/restore, DR, and HA concepts and implementations.
• Experience with authentication, Entra ID, security, and SharePoint permissions.
• Exposure to troubleshooting custom solutions, workflows, and third-party SharePoint components.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to diagnose complex production issues.
• Good communication and collaboration skills, particularly when working with cross-functional infrastructure, database, network, and security teams.
• Willingness to participate in weekend/after-hours maintenance, patching, and deployment activities based on business requirements.
• Strong focus on documentation, governance, operational excellence, and adherence to best practices