Senior SharePoint Administrator

GD Information Technology • Bossier City, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

GDIT is hiring a Senior SharePoint Administrator to support mission-critical government projects. The role administers enterprise SharePoint Server and SharePoint Online/Microsoft 365 environments, including platform operations, governance, compliance, security, performance, and supporting infrastructure. The administrator also automates operational work with PowerShell, supports Microsoft 365 integrations, maintains documentation and change processes, and provides technical guidance to junior staff.

The position is onsite in Bossier City, Louisiana, with 40 scheduled weekly hours and less than 10% travel. The role requires a bachelor's degree in a related field, at least six years of related enterprise systems administration experience, and the specified Microsoft and ITIL certifications. The candidate must be able to pass a background check to obtain Public Trust.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 6 years of related experience with enterprise-scale systems administration.
• Hands-on experience administering, managing, configuring, and governing enterprise SharePoint environments.
• Hands-on experience supporting both SharePoint Server and SharePoint Online/Microsoft 365 environments.
• Strong proficiency administering and configuring enterprise SharePoint Server (on-premises) and SharePoint Online/Microsoft 365 environments.
• Strong knowledge of SharePoint Central Administration, service applications, cumulative updates, backup and recovery, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with SharePoint Online tenant administration, including site lifecycle management, permissions, external sharing, app catalogs, storage, and migrations.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Purview DLP, retention, information protection, and compliance capabilities as they apply to SharePoint Online.
• Strong knowledge of Active Directory, IIS, SQL Server, and network load balancing.
• Expertise in PowerShell scripting for administration, automation, monitoring, and reporting.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform, particularly Power Apps and Power Automate integration with SharePoint.
• Understanding of SharePoint security, governance, permissions, and role-based access controls.
• Understanding of Agile methodology.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to translate complex business and technical needs into robust, scalable, reusable technical solutions.
• Ability to present technical concepts to people with diverse backgrounds, knowledge bases, and roles.
• Ability to mentor, coach, and develop junior staff.
• Microsoft Certified: Microsoft 365 Administrator (MS-102).
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104).
• ITIL v4 or v5 Foundation certification.
• Must be able to pass a background check to obtain a position of Public Trust.

Responsibilities

• Administer SharePoint Server, including Central Administration, service applications, PowerShell scripting, backup and recovery, cumulative updates, health monitoring, and troubleshooting.
• Administer SharePoint Online at the tenant level, including site lifecycle management, permissions, external sharing, app catalogs, storage, and migrations.
• Support Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention, retention, information protection, and compliance policies for SharePoint Online.
• Manage SharePoint security, permissions, role-based access, and governance controls.
• Monitor and maintain SharePoint availability, capacity, performance, and platform health.
• Support SharePoint backup, recovery, business continuity, and disaster recovery activities.
• Administer and troubleshoot supporting services and infrastructure, including Active Directory, IIS, SQL Server, and network load balancing.
• Use PowerShell to automate SharePoint administration, reporting, monitoring, and recurring operational tasks.
• Support integrations between SharePoint and Microsoft 365 services, including Power Apps and Power Automate.
• Maintain auditing, monitoring, and operational reporting.
• Manage licenses, service agreements, and procurement, as applicable.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures and technical documentation for operations and maintenance.
• Enforce change and configuration management processes.
• Present and communicate technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Provide troubleshooting, consultation, and guidance, and serve as a support resource to mentor, coach, and develop junior staff.
• Stay current on SharePoint, Microsoft 365, security, compliance, and emerging technologies.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Competitive pay.
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, and paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
• Full-flex work weeks where possible.
• Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
• Dental plan options.
• Vision plan.
• Short- and long-term disability benefits.
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.
• AI-powered career tool identifying career steps and learning opportunities.
• Internal mobility team focused on career goals.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior