Senior SharePoint Architect & Admin — Upgrades & Farms

AMERICAN SYSTEMS; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Paid leave

Retirement plans

Education and training assistance

Job summary

AMERICAN SYSTEMS in Washington, DC is seeking a talented SharePoint SE Administrator to manage three on-premises SharePoint farms and lead upgrades to the latest supported version of Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, including planning, execution, testing, and post-migration support.

The ideal candidate has strong experience in SharePoint architecture, farm administration, upgrades/migrations, and collaborating with infrastructure and business teams.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Active Top Secret clearance w/SCI eligibility.
• Bachelor's degree; additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• At least 8 years of hands-on SharePoint administration experience.
• DoD 8140 IAT II-level certification (e.g. Security+ CE, or equivalent).
• Proven experience managing multi-server SharePoint farms.
• Experience planning and executing SharePoint upgrades (2016 / 2019 to Subscription Edition or later).
• Strong understanding of Windows Server administration, Active Directory integration, IIS configuration, SQL Server for SharePoint.
• Experience with PowerShell scripting for SharePoint administration.
• Knowledge of SharePoint governance and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support three SharePoint farms (development/test and production environments).
• Monitor system health, performance, and capacity planning.
• Plan and execute upgrade projects to the latest version of SharePoint, including: Upgrade assessment and roadmap development.
• Infrastructure planning and design.
• Migration of content databases and service applications; testing, validation and end-user support.
• 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 infrastructure using VMware vSphere, including ESXI hosts and vCenter Server

Skills

SharePoint administration

PowerShell scripting

Windows Server administration

Active Directory integration

IIS configuration

SQL Server for SharePoint

Education

Bachelor's degree

DoD 8140 IAT II-level certification or equivalent

Tools

VMware vSphere

ESXi hosts

vCenter Server

SQL Server

SharePoint Server

Job description

AMERICAN SYSTEMS in Washington, DC is seeking a talented SharePoint SE Administrator to manage three on-premises SharePoint farms and lead upgrades to the latest supported version of Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, including planning, execution, testing, and post-migration support.

The ideal candidate has strong experience in SharePoint architecture, farm administration, upgrades/migrations, and collaborating with infrastructure and business teams.