SharePoint Administrator (Remote)

Xcel Engineering•Oak Ridge, TN

2d•Remote

About The Position

XCEL Engineering is seeking a SharePoint Administrator to support the Department of Energy at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The role serves as the technical lead for SharePoint Online administration and architecture, overseeing the day-to-day management, maintenance, and support of ORNL’s SharePoint Online environment. The administrator helps ensure the platform’s security, reliability, and performance while supporting improvements and evolving organizational needs. The position covers SharePoint systems administration, security, site monitoring, performance tuning, design and architecture, availability, reliability, monitoring, and security. It also supports deployment strategies for SharePoint technologies and other collaborative resources, along with disaster recovery planning, change control, configuration management, fault management, and trouble management. The work is in an inside office environment and involves extended computer use and potentially long periods sitting at a desk. The environment is fast-paced and may involve extreme deadline pressures. Employment is contingent on passing a background check and drug screening; random drug screenings may also occur during employment.

Requirements

Be a United States citizen with the ability to obtain a security clearance.
Have a bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field; the posting also lists a bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
Have at least 3 years of experience implementing SharePoint solutions for business needs.
Have 2–3 years of experience maintaining a SharePoint Online business instance.
Have strong collaboration, interpersonal, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Understand browser-specific compatibility issues across SharePoint technologies.
Have strong oral and written communication skills and the ability to convey ideas to technical and non-technical staff.
Be able to manage multiple concurrent projects.
Have in-depth analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills.
Demonstrate an aptitude for learning new technologies.
Have experience working outside of IT, consulting, developing, and supporting enterprise applications.
Be familiar with ITIL.
Have SharePoint administration skills, including web part deployment.
Have experience with PowerShell for common tasks.
Have experience maintaining site collections, document libraries, and permissions within SharePoint Online.
Be a self-starter able to perform at a high level with minimal supervision.
Have strong attention to detail while working in a diverse team environment.
Know SharePoint tools, including ULS Logs, workflows, and SharePoint forms.
Know how Power Automate and Power Apps are used in a SharePoint Online environment.

Responsibilities

Maintain the SharePoint Online platform and integrate apps, applications, and features.
Add users, control access to document libraries, and set permissions.
Troubleshoot and resolve SharePoint issues or malfunctions.
Perform data retrieval and backup procedures to help prevent data loss.
Ensure sufficient storage space through clean-ups and data archiving.
Review usage and activity reports and make adjustments to optimize user experiences.
Keep up to date with SharePoint developments.
Perform SharePoint systems administration, security, site monitoring, and performance tuning.
Participate in and support design, architecture, availability, reliability, performance, monitoring, and security.
Support deployment strategies to ensure optimal use of SharePoint technologies and other collaborative resources.
Support disaster recovery planning, change control, configuration management, fault management, and trouble management.