SharePoint Administrator - Memphis, TN (Remote)

Baker Donelson • Memphis, TN

7d • Remote

About The Position

Serves as the subject matter expert for all things SharePoint. Responsible for the overall administration and management of each SharePoint farm. Monitors the environment and takes corrective actions to ensure that the platform is operating at peak functionality and performance. Responsible for the security, integrity, and recoverability of data stored in the system. Works with other groups to ensure that the system is fault and disaster tolerant. They reduce manual work by automating repetitive tasks. Installs, configures, and maintains multiple SharePoint farms; various service applications such as the Search Service and User Profile service and third-party components that integrate with SharePoint. Maintains the servers comprising each farm. Applies SharePoint Cumulative Updates (CUs) monthly. Responds to issues assigned by the help desk, content administrators, or business owners. Monitors the ULS, IIS, and event logs to investigate and resolve issues. Monitors performance counter metrics to identify system bottlenecks and fine-tune application performance. Assists the business owners as they test new features in the testing environment. Deploys new features to the production environment. Assigns new work (bugs and enhancements) to the development team backlog. Addresses questions and concerns from the business owners about SharePoint functionality. Automates repetitive manual tasks using scripting technologies such as PowerShell. Keeps apprised of updates and makes sure that they are communicated to the business owners. Works with the DBA to make sure that data integrity is maintained, and that data is backed up and recoverable. Works with the Infrastructure team to ensure that the system is fault and disaster tolerant. Works with the Development team to understand and maintain custom functionality. Works with third-party vendors to resolve issues and implement new functionality. Assists other administrators in the support of various other enterprise applications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 3 years of experience working in SharePoint environments.
• Expert knowledge of SharePoint 2013/2016, including its various components.
• Experience using scripting technologies such as PowerShell to automate tasks and monitor the system.
• Knowledge of Microsoft 365 concepts and components.
• Expert understanding of how SharePoint can be leveraged to meet business needs.
• Expert understanding of web-based technologies such as IIS, ASP.NET, HTML and CSS.
• Familiarity with SharePoint Online.
• Familiarity with SharePoint’s Client-Side Object Model (CSOM).
• Familiarity with SQL Server database maintenance, including query execution using T-SQL.
• Familiarity with the Windows Server operating system.
• Familiarity with one or more third-party products that integrate with SharePoint.
• Familiarity with load balancing and disaster recovery concepts.
• Must provide minimum authorization to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Administer and manage each SharePoint farm.
• Monitor the SharePoint environment and take corrective actions to ensure peak functionality and performance.
• Ensure the security, integrity, and recoverability of data.
• Collaborate with other groups to ensure fault and disaster tolerance.
• Automate repetitive tasks using scripting technologies like PowerShell.
• Install, configure, and maintain multiple SharePoint farms and service applications.
• Maintain servers comprising each farm.
• Apply SharePoint Cumulative Updates (CUs) monthly.
• Respond to issues assigned by the help desk, content administrators, or business owners.
• Monitor ULS, IIS, and event logs to investigate and resolve issues.
• Monitor performance counter metrics to identify bottlenecks and fine-tune application performance.
• Assist business owners in testing new features.
• Deploy new features to the production environment.
• Assign new work (bugs and enhancements) to the development team backlog.
• Address questions and concerns from business owners about SharePoint functionality.
• Keep abreast of updates and communicate them to business owners.
• Work with DBAs to ensure data integrity, backup, and recoverability.
• Work with the Infrastructure team to ensure fault and disaster tolerance.
• Work with the Development team to understand and maintain custom functionality.
• Work with third-party vendors to resolve issues and implement new functionality.
• Assist other administrators in supporting other enterprise applications.

What This Job Offers

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