Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced SharePoint Migration & Administration Consultant to support a large-scale migration from Microsoft 365 (SharePoint Online) to Google Workspace. The consultant will be responsible for SharePoint discovery, site assessments, stakeholder engagement, data rationalization, migration readiness activities, and migration support throughout the project lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Conduct discovery and inventory of SharePoint Online environments.
- Identify and assess SharePoint sites exceeding Google Workspace migration thresholds and platform limitations.
- Analyze site structures, permissions, content types, document libraries, and storage utilization.
- Work closely with business stakeholders and site owners to review and rationalize SharePoint content.
- Identify redundant, obsolete, and duplicate (ROT) data and recommend retention, archival, or deletion strategies.
- Produce and maintain a validated migration site inventory, including ownership, business priority, and migration requirements.
- Identify migration risks, dependencies, and blockers and coordinate remediation activities.
- Collaborate with migration partners and project teams to support migration planning and execution.
- Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), migration validation, and go-live readiness activities.
- Develop documentation, governance recommendations, and knowledge-transfer materials.
Required Skills & Experience
- 5+ years of SharePoint Administration experience.
- Strong expertise in SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365.
- Experience with SharePoint migration, consolidation, and content discovery projects.
- Strong understanding of:
- SharePoint Sites
- Document Libraries
- Site Collections
- Permissions & Security
- Metadata Management
- Information Architecture
- Experience conducting content audits, cleanup, and migration readiness assessments.
- Knowledge of Google Workspace migration constraints and content migration considerations.
- Experience working with business stakeholders and executive users.
- Strong documentation and stakeholder management skills.
Preferred Skills
- Experience with migration tools such as:
- ShareGate
- AvePoint Fly
- Quest On Demand
- Google Workspace Migrate
- Knowledge of Microsoft Purview and Records Management.
- Experience in enterprise-scale cloud migration programs.
- Understanding of information governance and data lifecycle management.