Lead SharePoint Engineer: Upgrades, Farms & VMware

AMERICAN SYSTEMS; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

AMERICAN SYSTEMS in Dallas is seeking a Lead SharePoint SE Administrator to manage three on-premises farms and drive upgrades to SharePoint Server Subscription Edition. You will design and maintain farm architecture, implement patching and security, and coordinate with SQL DBAs and infrastructure teams.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years of hands-on SharePoint experience, DoD/IAT, and a track record of successful migrations.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on SharePoint administration experience.
• Experience planning and executing SharePoint upgrades (2016/2019 to Subscription Edition or later).
• DoD 8140 IAT II-level certification (e.g. Security+ CE) or equivalent.
• Proven experience managing multi-server SharePoint farms.
• Strong Windows Server, Active Directory, and SQL Server for SharePoint knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support three SharePoint farms (development/test and production).
• Monitor system health, performance, and capacity planning.
• Plan and execute upgrade projects to the latest version of SharePoint (to Subscription Edition or later).
• Manage patching, cumulative updates, and security configurations.
• Configure and maintain service applications (Search, Managed Metadata, User Profile, etc.).
• Troubleshoot and resolve SharePoint-related issues across the environment.
• Implement and maintain backup and disaster recovery strategies.
• Manage permissions, governance policies, and compliance requirements.
• Work with SQL DBAs to maintain SharePoint databases.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and provide technical solutions.
• Document architecture, configurations, and operational procedures.
• Design, deploy, and manage virtualization using VMware vSphere (ESXi, vCenter).

Skills

SharePoint architecture

Farm administration

PowerShell scripting

VMware vSphere

Windows Server

Active Directory

IIS configuration

SQL Server for SharePoint

Upgrades and migrations

SCI eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

VMware vSphere

SQL Server

PowerShell

IIS

Active Directory

Job description

AMERICAN SYSTEMS in Dallas is seeking a Lead SharePoint SE Administrator to manage three on-premises farms and drive upgrades to SharePoint Server Subscription Edition. You will design and maintain farm architecture, implement patching and security, and coordinate with SQL DBAs and infrastructure teams.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years of hands-on SharePoint experience, DoD/IAT, and a track record of successful migrations.