SharePoint On-Prem Platform SME

Capgemini; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Capgemini is seeking a SharePoint SME / 3rd Line Technical Specialist to support and evolve our SharePoint estate across on-premises and Microsoft 365. This hands-on role covers upgrades, administration, and development, with a hybrid working pattern balancing company offices, client sites and home.

You will manage SharePoint 2019 SE and SharePoint Online, lead upgrades, optimize search, and ensure performance, security and reliability.

Qualifications

• SharePoint Server 2019 & Subscription Edition (SE)
• SharePoint Online (M365)
• Deep knowledge of SharePoint farm architecture and operational support
• Understanding of search-driven user interfaces and applications
• Extensive experience supporting SharePoint Search architecture
• Crawl configuration, indexing, query processing, and search optimization

Responsibilities

• Platform Operations & Support
• Manage SharePoint farm servers, web applications, service applications, content databases, and supporting infrastructure.
• Administer Search Service Applications, Managed Metadata, User Profile Services, Distributed Cache, and related components.
• Act as 3rd line escalation for complex SharePoint issues
• Lead SharePoint 2019 to Subscription Edition (SE) upgrades
• Manage and support SharePoint Online (M365)
• Ensure platform performance, security, and reliability

Skills

SharePoint 2019 SE

SharePoint Online

Farm architecture

Search architecture

Crawl config

Indexing

Education

SharePoint certification

Job description

About the job you’re consideringWe are seeking a skilled SharePoint SME / 3rd Line Technical Specialist to support and evolve our SharePoint estate across on-premises and Microsoft 365 platforms. This is a hands-on role requiring strong expertise in SharePoint upgrades, administration, and development.Hybrid working: The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service)Your rolePlatform Operations & SupportManage SharePoint farm servers, web applications, service applications, content databases, and supporting infrastructure.Administer Search Service Applications, Managed Metadata, User Profile Services, Distributed Cache, and related components.Act as 3rd line escalation for complex SharePoint issuesLead SharePoint 2019 to Subscription Edition (SE) upgradesManage and support SharePoint Online (M365)Ensure platform performance, security, and reliabilityYou can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini, striving for equity, diversity and inclusion is part of everyday life, and will be part of your working reality. We have built an inclusive and welcoming environment, for everyone.Your skills and experienceSharePoint Server 2019 & Subscription Edition (SE)SharePoint Online (M365)Deep knowledge of SharePoint farm architecture and operational support.Understanding of search-driven user interfaces and applications.Extensive experience supporting SharePoint Search architecture.Crawl configuration, indexing, query processing, and search optimizationWe are a Disability Confident EmployerCapgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:Declare they have a disability, andMeet the minimum essential criteria for the role.Please opt in during the application process.Your security clearance and pre-employment checksTo be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance.To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements.Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality. Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including: identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service).Make it real – what does it mean for you?Flexibility to work your wayYou will be encouraged to have a positive work-life balance. Our hybrid-first way of working means we embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.Your wellbeingYou’d be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2024. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions.To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.Shape your pathYou will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will benefit from Capgemini’s ‘learning for life’ mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard ManageMentor, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more.Shared energyYou’ll be bringing your unique skills and perspectives to the team, inspiring and taking inspiration from your teammates as you unlock value in everything you do. You’ll be joining a professional community of experts, who have got your back and will support you, every step of the way.Why should you consider Capgemini?Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a thriving company and become part of a collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs and industry experts. We find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible. It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses, and it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future. By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. You’ll use your skills to help our clients leverage technology to innovate and grow their business. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.About CapgeminiCapgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of over 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2025 global revenues of €22.5 billion. Make it real | www.capgemini.com