Microsoft 365 Engineer (Sharepoint)

DGH Recruitment Ltd.; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruiting firm is seeking a Microsoft 365 Engineer specializing in SharePoint for an initial 6-month Fixed Term Contract. This role requires extensive knowledge in SharePoint administration, web infrastructure management, and SSO. A hybrid working model is in place, necessitating 3 days per week in the office. The successful candidate will be responsible for 3rd line support and service improvement across global server infrastructures.

Qualifications

• Extensive administration and understanding of SharePoint, Web, SQL, and SSO.
• Good knowledge of web farm infrastructure, including load balancing best practices.
• Experience in SQL Server is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage web and SharePoint farm globally, ensuring operational uptime.
• Implement innovations to keep systems up-to-date and compliant.
• Collaborate with Business Services for service delivery improvements.
• Ensure design meets service level targets for web and Azure services.

Skills

SharePoint administration

Web infrastructure management

SQL Server knowledge

SSO understanding

Job description

Microsoft 365 Engineer (SharePoint) – Initial 6 month Fixed Term Contract (FTC)

Hybrid working: 3 days per week required in the office.

DGH Recruitment is currently recruiting on behalf of a leading global professional services firm for a Microsoft 365 Engineer with a specialism in SharePoint services. The role will be an initial 6 month Fixed Term Contract.

Role Overview

The role will be responsible for providing 3rd line support, optimisation and improvement to a global server estate that includes SharePoint services (on premise and cloud), Web infrastructure (IIS), SSO, Azure and SQL Server infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage web and SharePoint farm globally, ensuring operational uptime and delivery improvement to services through code releases and deployments.
• Technology and system innovation to ensure current systems are kept up-to-date and within software and hardware supported guidelines and recommendations.
• Work collaboratively with other Business Services and vendor teams, focusing on prompt delivery of deployments, support, and continuous improvement to service offerings in a rapidly changing environment.
• Ensure the design and architecture of web, SharePoint, Azure Cloud Services, and SSO infrastructure meets the underlying service level targets.

Required Skills & Experience

• Extensive administration and understanding of SharePoint, Web, SQL, and SSO.
• Good knowledge of web farm infrastructure, including load balancing best practices.
• Experience in SQL Server (Desirable but not essential).

In accordance with the Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003, this position is advertised based upon DGH Recruitment Limited having first sought approval of its client to find candidates for this position.

DGH Recruitment Limited acts as both an Employment Agency and Employment Business.