SharePoint Migration Engineer

Eliassen Group; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k matching

Life insurance

Job summary

Eliassen Group is seeking a SharePoint Migration Engineer to lead strategy and execution for large-scale Microsoft 365 migrations. You will analyze legacy platforms, plan waves, and execute tenant-to-tenant and on-prem to cloud migrations for SharePoint Online, Teams, and OneDrive, ensuring content integrity and minimal disruption.

The role requires PowerShell scripting and collaboration with cross-functional partners.

Qualifications

• Experience migrating Microsoft 365 tenants, including tenant-to-tenant migrations.
• Strong knowledge of SharePoint Online, Microsoft 365, OneDrive and Teams.
• Familiarity with migration tools, scripts, and automation for Microsoft 365 transformations.

Responsibilities

• Analyze existing collaboration platforms, repositories, and content to assess migration readiness.
• Plan and execute migrations of documents, sites, workflows, permissions, and related content into Microsoft 365.
• Design migration approaches aligning with business, technical, security, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define migration waves, timelines, and dependencies.
• Identify content risks, gaps, redundancies, and optimization opportunities.
• Configure and support SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, and related Microsoft 365 capabilities.
• Validate migrated content for completeness, metadata integrity, and access controls.
• Troubleshoot migration issues and implement remediation steps.
• Develop migration documentation, runbooks, standards, and user materials.
• Support testing, cutover planning, and post-migration stabilization.
• Contribute to governance and information management practices.

Skills

PowerShell scripting

Migration strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS or related field

Tools

SharePoint Online

Microsoft 365

Teams

OneDrive

Job description

Description:

Hybrid 4 days onsite in either Pittsburgh, PA or Lake Mary, FL

Our client seeks a SharePoint Migration Engineer to lead strategy and execution for a large-scale Microsoft 365 migration. The role will analyze legacy collaboration platforms, plan migration waves, and execute tenant-to-tenant and on-prem to cloud migrations for SharePoint Online, Teams, and OneDrive. The engineer will validate content integrity, remediate issues, and partner with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure secure, compliant, and low-disruption transitions. PowerShell scripting is required. Financial services experience is a plus. This is a lead role with responsibility for defining approach, standards, and documentation.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $56.00 to $66.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:

• Analyze existing collaboration platforms, repositories, and business content to assess migration readiness and requirements.
• Plan and execute migrations of documents, sites, workflows, permissions, and related content into Microsoft 365.
• Design migration approaches that align with business, technical, security, and compliance requirements.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, project teams, and technical partners to define migration waves, timelines, and dependencies.
• Identify content risks, gaps, redundancies, and opportunities for optimization during migration planning.
• Configure and support SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, and related Microsoft 365 collaboration capabilities.
• Validate migrated content for completeness, usability, metadata integrity, and access controls.
• Troubleshoot migration issues and implement remediation steps to minimize disruption.
• Develop migration documentation, runbooks, standards, and user support materials.
• Support testing, cutover planning, and post-migration stabilization activities.
• Contribute to governance and best practices for content organization, records handling, and platform adoption.

Experience Requirements:

• Experience supporting SharePoint migration or broader Microsoft 365 migration initiatives, including recent tenant-to-tenant migrations.
• Strong knowledge of SharePoint Online, Microsoft 365, OneDrive, and Teams.
• Experience analyzing legacy collaboration platforms and planning content migration strategies.
• Familiarity with migration tools, scripts, and automation approaches for Microsoft 365 transformations.
• Understanding of permissions, metadata, taxonomy, document management, and content lifecycle.
• PowerShell scripting proficiency.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced project environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Preferred: Enterprise-scale digital workplace transformation experience.
• Preferred: Governance, compliance, and information management in Microsoft 365.
• Preferred: Experience in large, matrixed organizations and change management for user adoption.
• Preferred: Financial services industry experience and relevant Microsoft certifications.

Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.