Lead Modern Workplace SharePoint Engineer

CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)•Minneapolis, MN

1d•$108,000 - $185,000

About The Position

CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm dedicated to creating opportunities for clients, employees, and communities. We are growing and seeking an experienced Lead Modern Workplace SharePoint Engineer to join our Information Technology team. This role offers growth, flexibility, and a collaborative work environment. The Lead SharePoint Engineer will serve as the technical leader and subject matter expert for SharePoint Online, Microsoft 365 collaboration services, and content management solutions. This role leads the architecture, engineering, governance, and support of enterprise collaboration platforms that drive knowledge sharing, employee engagement, business process automation, and secure content management across the firm. The engineer will partner closely with Enterprise Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable solutions utilizing SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, Copilot, Power Platform, and related Microsoft technologies.

Requirements

6 years relevant experience required
Bachelor's degree or a combination of relevant experience and training may be considered in lieu of a degree.
SharePoint Online Architecture
Information Architecture and Taxonomy Design
Records Management and Retention
Microsoft Teams Integration
Power Automate
Microsoft Copilot
SharePoint Framework (SPFx)
Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
Content Migration and Modernization
Microsoft 365 Administration
Enterprise Content Management
Search and Knowledge Management
OneDrive for Business
Power Apps
Microsoft Graph API
Azure AD / Entra ID
Information Protection and Compliance
Site Provisioning and Governance Automation

Nice To Haves

8 years of SharePoint and Microsoft 365 engineering experience preferred
5+ years of SharePoint Online experience preferred
Experience leading enterprise-scale Microsoft 365 implementations and migrations preferred
Experience developing governance, information architecture, and content management strategies preferred
Experience integrating SharePoint with Power Platform and Microsoft Copilot preferred
Experience supporting large-scale enterprise collaboration and document management platforms preferred

Responsibilities

Lead the architecture, design, implementation, and ongoing optimization of SharePoint Online across the enterprise.
Serve as the primary technical authority for SharePoint Online, OneDrive for Business, Microsoft Teams integrations, and Microsoft 365 collaboration services.
Develop and maintain enterprise SharePoint governance frameworks, site provisioning standards, content lifecycle policies, information architecture, and metadata strategies.
Lead intranet, portal, document management, knowledge management, and collaboration platform initiatives.
Design and implement scalable content management solutions supporting business operations, employee experience, and client engagement.
Partner with business stakeholders to translate requirements into modern Microsoft 365 solutions while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
Drive SharePoint modernization efforts including migrations from legacy platforms, file shares, and on-premises SharePoint environments.
Lead the integration of SharePoint with Power Platform, Microsoft Copilot, Viva, ServiceNow, CRM systems, and other enterprise applications.
Design, develop, and maintain Power Automate workflows, Power Apps solutions, and automated business processes leveraging SharePoint as a core platform.
Establish and maintain enterprise content governance, retention, records management, and compliance capabilities in partnership with Risk, Legal, and Information Security teams.
Collaborate with security teams to implement appropriate permissions models, data protection controls, sensitivity labels, and compliance requirements.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, administrators, and project teams utilizing Microsoft collaboration technologies.
Lead platform health monitoring, capacity planning, performance optimization, and operational support activities.
Drive application lifecycle management activities including testing, deployment, release management, and continuous improvement.
Evaluate emerging Microsoft 365 technologies and provide strategic recommendations regarding SharePoint, Copilot, AI-enabled collaboration, and employee experience platforms.
Develop technical standards, reference architectures, operational procedures, and engineering documentation.
Support strategic initiatives involving data rooms, deal rooms, client collaboration portals, intranet modernization, and digital workplace transformation.