Senior Collaboration Platform Engineer – SharePoint & Microsoft 365

Devopsroles; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 115,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Ameriprise Financial is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to lead design, engineering and lifecycle support for Enterprise SharePoint Online and OneDrive services. The role requires delivering secure, scalable solutions, driving automation, and mentoring engineers, with strong emphasis on Power BI and Microsoft Fabric capabilities.

Responsibilities include establishing engineering standards, guiding governance, and collaborating with stakeholders to translate complex requirements into reliable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering or related field; or equivalent work experience.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior technical authority for SharePoint Online and OneDrive, providing engineering guidance for complex platform, solution, security, governance, and operational issues.
• Design, review and implement scalable enterprise solutions using SharePoint Online, OneDrive and related Microsoft 365 capabilities.
• Establish and maintain engineering standards, reference designs, configuration standards, operational procedures and technical documentation.
• Lead complex troubleshooting and root-cause analysis, developing sustainable corrective actions.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive administration, reporting, governance and operational processes.
• Evaluate platform risks involving permissions, sharing, lifecycle management, security and governance, working across teams to establish appropriate controls.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineers and operations staff without requiring formal people-management responsibility.
• Evaluate new Microsoft capabilities and recommend adoption when they provide meaningful business, security, operational or supportability benefits.
• Work directly with business and technology stakeholders to translate complex requirements into secure and supportable solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement across platform reliability, operational efficiency, governance and user experience.

Skills

SharePoint Online & OneDrive expertise

Automation & scripting

Technical leadership

Power BI knowledge

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related field

Tools

PowerShell

SharePoint Framework (SPFx)

Microsoft Graph

SharePoint REST APIs

Power Apps & Power Automate

ShareGate/Metalogix migration tools

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

About Our Company

We’re a diversified financial services leader with more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management, administration and advisement as of year-end 2024. Our team of 22,000 people across 19 countries, serves more than 3.5 million individual, small business and institutional clients. We are a longstanding leader in financial planning and advice, a global asset manager and an insurer. Our unwavering focus on our clients and strong financial foundation connects each of our unique businesses – Ameriprise Financial, Columbia Threadneedle Investments and RiverSource Insurance and Annuities. Here, we foster meaningful careers, invest in the future, and make a difference for clients, institutions and communities around the world.

Job Description

The Senior Design Engineer is responsible for the design, engineering, implementation and lifecycle support of enterprise SharePoint Online and OneDrive services. This senior individual-contributor role provides technical leadership, develops secure and scalable solutions, resolves complex platform issues, and drives automation and continuous improvement. Experience with Power BI and Microsoft Fabric is strongly desired.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior technical authority for SharePoint Online and OneDrive, providing engineering guidance for complex platform, solution, security, governance, and operational issues.
• Design, review and implement scalable enterprise solutions using SharePoint Online, OneDrive and related Microsoft 365 capabilities.
• Establish and maintain engineering standards, reference designs, configuration standards, operational procedures and technical documentation.
• Lead complex troubleshooting and root-cause analysis, developing sustainable corrective actions rather than relying on short-term fixes.
• Identify opportunities to automate repetitive administration, reporting, governance and operational processes.
• Evaluate platform risks involving permissions, sharing, lifecycle management, security and governance, working across teams to establish appropriate controls.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to engineers and operations staff without requiring formal people-management responsibility.
• Evaluate new Microsoft capabilities and recommend adoption when they provide meaningful business, security, operational or supportability benefits.
• Work directly with business and technology stakeholders to translate complex requirements into secure and supportable solutions.
• Drive continuous improvement across platform reliability, operational efficiency, governance and user experience.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering or related field; or equivalent work experience.
• 7-10 years of relevant experience required.
• 7-10 years engineering and integration experience with proven technical expertise in Microsoft 365 collaboration technologies, including SharePoint Online and OneDrive.
• Demonstrated expertise with platform utilization, performance and operational health; able to produce and evaluate measurement reporting, quickly identify outliers, and recommend solutions.
• Strong analytical and customer service abilities.
• Ability to communicate and articulate technical information across various organizational levels.
• Strong thought leadership abilities and a highly innovative problem solver.
• High reasoning aptitude and ability to quickly understand complex operating environments.
• Ability to coach and mentor experienced engineering staff.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with PowerShell and automation.
• Experience developing or supporting SharePoint Framework (SPFx) solutions.
• Experience with Microsoft Graph, SharePoint REST APIs, or comparable Microsoft 365 APIs.
• Experience with Power Apps and Power Automate.
• Experience with SharePoint migration technologies such as ShareGate, Metalogix or comparable tools.
• Experience with application lifecycle management and modern development/deployment practices.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 information governance, records management, retention and compliance capabilities.
• Experience with Power BI administration, engineering, governance or operations.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric, particularly platform operations, governance, security, capacity management or integration with Power BI.
• Experience working in a highly regulated enterprise environment.

Visa Sponsorship

Applicants must have a valid work authorization that does not now, or in the future, require visa sponsorship for employment in the United States (e.g., H-1B, F-1 CPT, F-1 OPT, TN).

In-Office Collaboration

We are a client-centric, relationship-based business. Working together, in-person, is foundational to how we achieve results. By fostering a culture of face-to-face collaboration, idea sharing, productivity and personal connection, we deliver for our stakeholders — clients, advisors, employees and shareholders. Our employees work in the office at least four (4) days per week, with flexibility to work from home one (1) day per week. Some roles may require additional in-office time or different in-office expectations, and specific requirements will be discussed during the hiring process.

Base Pay Salary

The estimated base salary for this role is $114,500 - $157,400 a year. We have a pay-for performance compensation philosophy. Your initial total compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and geographical work location. In addition, most of our roles are eligible for variable pay in the form of bonus, commissions, and/or long-term incentives depending on the role. We also have a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports all aspects of your health and well-being, including but not limited to vacation time, sick time, 401(k), and health, dental and life insurances.

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full time

Exempt/Non-Exempt

Exempt

Job Family Group

Technology

Line of Business

TECH Technology

Ameriprise Financial is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, disability status, marital status, family status or any other basis prohibited by law.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process for individuals with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, speak to your recruiter to discuss how we can support you.