Microsoft SharePoint Farm Administrator

avacone Switzerland; Basel; Presencial; CHF 110 000 - 170 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

avacone Switzerland seeks a Microsoft SharePoint Farm Administrator to operate, secure, and maintain our on-premises SharePoint Server environments in Basel. You will own day-to-day farm administration across production and non-production environments, and lead the technical response to platform incidents with cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities include administering multi-server farms via Central Administration and PowerShell, monitoring health and capacity, performing updates, managing

Qualificações

• Hands-on experience administering and troubleshooting production, multi-server Microsoft SharePoint Server farms in an on-premises environment.
• Proficiency with SharePoint Central Administration and PowerShell, including scripting for health checks and maintenance.
• Experience patching SharePoint farms, validating service health after changes, and coordinating production maintenance windows.
• Working knowledge of Windows Server, IIS, Active Directory, DNS, TLS, and Microsoft SQL Server as they relate to SharePoint operations.
• Experience with backup and restore procedures, incident management, and change control in a production environment.
• Ability to write clear technical documentation and communicate incident impact, risks, and recovery status to technical and business stakeholders.

Responsabilidades

• Administer multi-server SharePoint farms using Central Administration and PowerShell.
• Monitor farm health, availability, performance, and capacity.
• Plan and execute SharePoint updates, configuration changes, and upgrades.
• Manage farm-level security and privileged access, and coordinate vulnerability remediation.
• Maintain backup and recovery procedures and test restores.
• Provide advanced support for platform incidents and coordinate escalations.

Conhecimentos

SharePoint administration

Troubleshooting

PowerShell scripting

Windows Server

Active Directory

DNS/TLS concepts

Formação académica

Information Technology or Computer Science degree

Ferramentas

SharePoint Central Administration

SQL Server

IIS

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Role Overview

We are looking for a Microsoft SharePoint Farm Administrator to operate, secure, and maintain our on-premises SharePoint Server environments. You will own day-to-day farm administration across production and non-production environments, lead the technical response to platform incidents, and work with infrastructure, security, database, and application teams to keep the platform reliable and recoverable.

Role Overview

We are looking for a Microsoft SharePoint Farm Administrator to operate, secure, and maintain our on-premises SharePoint Server environments. You will own day-to-day farm administration across production and non-production environments, lead the technical response to platform incidents, and work with infrastructure, security, database, and application teams to keep the platform reliable and recoverable.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer multi-server SharePoint farms using Central Administration and PowerShell. Manage web applications, service applications, content databases, and farm configuration.
• Monitor farm health, availability, performance, and capacity. Troubleshoot issues using Unified Logging Service (ULS) logs, Windows Event Viewer, and infrastructure monitoring tools.
• Plan and execute SharePoint updates, configuration changes, and upgrades. Validate changes in non-production environments, document rollback procedures, and verify service health after deployment.
• Manage farm-level security, including service accounts, authentication settings, TLS certificates, and privileged access. Coordinate vulnerability remediation and support audit activities.
• Maintain backup and recovery procedures with database and infrastructure teams. Test restores and document results against agreed recovery objectives.
• Provide advanced support for platform incidents, coordinate escalations, and document root causes and corrective actions.
• Automate recurring administrative tasks with PowerShell and maintain farm topology diagrams, configuration records, and operational runbooks.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated hands-on experience administering and troubleshooting production, multi-server Microsoft SharePoint Server farms in an on-premises environment.
• Proficiency with SharePoint Central Administration and PowerShell, including scripting for health checks, configuration, and routine maintenance.
• Experience patching SharePoint farms, validating service health after changes, and coordinating production maintenance windows.
• Working knowledge of Windows Server, IIS, Active Directory, DNS, TLS, and Microsoft SQL Server as they relate to SharePoint operations.
• Practical experience troubleshooting SharePoint service applications, authentication, and performance issues across application, web, and database tiers.
• Experience with backup and restore procedures, incident management, and change control in a production environment.
• Ability to write clear technical documentation and communicate incident impact, risks, and recovery status to technical and business stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SharePoint Server Subscription Edition and migrations from earlier SharePoint Server releases.
• Experience operating highly available SharePoint environments, including coordination with SQL Server Always On availability groups and load-balanced web front ends.
• Familiarity with SharePoint hybrid configurations and migrations to SharePoint Online.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring, vulnerability remediation, and security hardening.
• A degree in information technology, computer science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.