SharePoint Developer/ SME

Sopra Steria Limited; Rushmoor; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Farnborough is seeking an experienced SharePoint Developer to build resilient SharePoint solutions, implement secure access models, and integrate with enterprise systems. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in SharePoint development, especially with frameworks and automation techniques. This permanent position offers a competitive salary of up to £65K, plus benefits including a car allowance and private medical insurance.

Benefits

Car allowance

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Pension

Flexible benefits fund

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in SharePoint development (Online and/or On-Premise).
• Strong understanding of SharePoint architecture, administration, and configuration.
• Experience developing with SharePoint Framework (SPFx).
• Advanced SharePoint automation techniques.
• Knowledge of Azure AD integration and authentication models.
• Understanding of information governance and document management.

Responsibilities

• Build SharePoint solutions that are resilient and fault tolerant.
• Establish lists, libraries, and content types for business processes.
• Implement secure access and permissions models.
• Integrate SharePoint with enterprise systems.
• Customise the SharePoint user experience.

Skills

SharePoint development

SharePoint architecture

SharePoint Framework (SPFx)

Power Automate

REST APIs

Agile practices

Tools

ShareGate

Metalogix

Job description

Overview

Fantastic opportunity for an expert SharePoint Developer to work on a new Project that is groundbreaking. You will provide software development skills at a subsystem level and work as part of a team taking ownership to specify, develop and test the sub-system; also being responsible for varying specialist services which involve the choice and application of diverse processes, systems and techniques. Office based in Farnborough. SC Cleared or eligible for SC.

What you'll be doing

• SharePoint SME to build SharePoint solutions that are both resilient and fault tolerant, able to fail-over to alternative instances in a secondary datacenter.
• Build workflows and automation using Power Automate, Power Apps, and custom SharePoint Framework (SPFx) components.
• Establish lists, libraries, and content types to support business processes and governance requirements.
• Implement secure access and permissions models in line with organizational and MOD/NCSC policies.
• Integrate SharePoint with other enterprise systems (e.g. ServiceNow, Power BI, Azure, and legacy systems).
• Customise the SharePoint user experience through modern UI design, scripting (JavaScript/TypeScript), and web part development.

What you'll bring

• Extensive experience in SharePoint development (Online and/or On-Premise).
• Strong understanding of SharePoint architecture, administration, and configuration.
• Experience developing with SharePoint Framework (SPFx).
• Advanced SharePoint automation techniques for the Automation of new SharePoint instances.
• REST APIs and Microsoft Graph.
• Knowledge of Azure AD integration, permissions, and authentication models.
• Understanding of information governance, document management, and metadata design.
• Experience with Agile and DevOps delivery practices.
• Ability to produce clear documentation, including technical designs and release notes.

Desirable

• Experience working within secure environments (MOD, Defence, Government).
• Knowledge of security accreditation processes or NCSC guidelines.
• Experience in migration tools (ShareGate, Metalogix, etc.).
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines for SharePoint.

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Farnborough

Security Clearance Level: SC Cleared or eligible

Internal Recruiter: Jane

Salary: To £65K plus £5,400 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund.

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us? Sopra Steria's Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client's goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK's most complex safety- and security-critical markets.