Senior Sharepoint Consultant

Emerald Resource Group; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerald Resource Group is seeking a Senior SharePoint / Microsoft 365 Architect & Consultant to own end-to-end architecture, governance, and deployment for a major initiative.

You will lead from discovery through hands-on implementation, working with business leaders to design a scalable SharePoint Online intranet that improves collaboration, document management, and information sharing, with a focus on long-term ownership.

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience with SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365 architecture, design, and implementation.
• Proven success owning end-to-end SharePoint projects, from requirements gathering through production deployment.
• Strong experience architecting and building enterprise intranets, departmental sites, and hub-site structures.

Responsibilities

• Lead business discovery and translate requirements into a comprehensive SharePoint strategy, architecture, and implementation roadmap.
• Architect scalable SharePoint Online intranet with departmental sites, hub sites, and connected site structures; define navigation, metadata and permissions.
• Define governance standards, security permissions, site ownership, and ongoing administration practices; develop documentation.
• Provide hands-on configuration and implementation work; mentor internal teams for long-term ownership and maintenance.

Job description

Senior SharePoint / Microsoft 365 Architect & Consultant

Long-Term Contract Opportunity | 12+ Months | Emerald Resource Group

Own the SharePoint Strategy, Architecture, and Implementation - From Start to Finish

Emerald Resource Group is seeking a highly experienced Senior SharePoint / Microsoft 365 Architect & Consultant to lead a major SharePoint initiative for an established organization.

This is an opportunity for someone who wants to do more than administer SharePoint or contribute to a small piece of a project.

We need someone who can take complete ownership of a SharePoint environment, from initial discovery and architecture through hands-on implementation, deployment, governance, and knowledge transfer.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with business consulting skills. You'll work directly with business leaders, understand how the organization operates, and design a SharePoint solution that improves collaboration, document management, and information sharing.

We're looking for someone who has successfully led similar initiatives from beginning to end and can confidently do it again.

What You'll Own

Business Discovery & Strategic Planning

• Lead discussions with department leaders and stakeholders to understand business processes, workflows, and collaboration challenges.
• Evaluate the existing Microsoft 365 and SharePoint environment and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Translate business requirements into a comprehensive SharePoint strategy, architecture, and implementation roadmap.
• Serve as the primary SharePoint subject matter expert, recommending best practices and guiding technical decisions.
• Take full responsibility for designing, building, configuring, and implementing the SharePoint environment.
• Architect a scalable, user-friendly SharePoint Online intranet, including departmental sites, hub sites, and connected site structures.
• Develop site architecture, navigation, information organization, document libraries, metadata, and permissions.
• Establish a consistent approach to content management, collaboration, and information accessibility.
• Personally contribute to the technical configuration and implementation rather than simply overseeing the work.
• Troubleshoot architectural and implementation challenges and drive solutions through completion.

Governance, Adoption & Long-Term Sustainability

• Define SharePoint governance standards, security permissions, site ownership, and ongoing administration practices.
• Develop documentation covering architecture, configuration, governance, and support procedures.
• Partner with internal IT teams to ensure a smooth deployment and successful transition.
• Provide hands-on knowledge transfer and guidance so internal staff can confidently manage and expand the environment.
• Own the project's technical deliverables and help ensure the finished solution meets the organization's business objectives.

What We're Looking For

• Extensive hands-on experience with SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365 architecture, design, and implementation.
• Proven success owning end-to-end SharePoint projects, from requirements gathering through production deployment.
• Strong experience architecting and building enterprise intranets, departmental sites, and SharePoint hub-site structures.
• Deep understanding of SharePoint information architecture, navigation, document management, permissions, and governance.
• Ability to independently establish a technical direction and execute against it.
• Experience partnering directly with business stakeholders, department leadership, and internal IT teams.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical decisions in practical business terms.
• A consulting mindset combined with the willingness and ability to roll up your sleeves and do the technical work.
• Experience producing technical documentation, providing knowledge transfer, and preparing internal teams for long-term ownership.

The Experience That Matters Most

We are specifically looking for someone who has personally taken a SharePoint initiative from concept to completion.

You should be comfortable discussing projects where you:

• Met with business stakeholders to define requirements and objectives.
• Developed the overall SharePoint architecture and implementation strategy.
• Built and configured the environment yourself or served as the hands-on technical lead.
• Established governance, permissions, and information management standards.
• Led implementation through deployment and transitioned the solution to internal teams.

This is not a SharePoint Administrator, Developer-only, or Project Manager position. We need a senior technical consultant who can own the complete solution, make sound architectural decisions, and deliver the finished product.

• Position: Senior SharePoint / Microsoft 365 Architect & Consultant
• Employment Type: Contract
• Duration: 12+ months
• Project Focus: End-to-end SharePoint Online architecture, intranet development, implementation, and governance