Sharepoint Online Engineer
FTS Inc
Atlanta, United States of America
4 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
SeniorJob location
Atlanta, United States of America
Tech stack
Microsoft Windows
Custom Software
Industry Standard Architecture
Metadata
Powershell
SharePoint
Microsoft Sharegate
Storage Technologies
Performance Monitor
Front End Software Development
Job description
The Senior SharePoint Online Engineer is a hands-on technical expert responsible for the architecture, administration, automation, and ongoing optimization of SharePoint Online. This role focuses heavily on storage architecture, tenant health, performance, governance enforcement, and PowerShell-based administration, rather than front-end design or custom development.
Core Responsibilities
- Serve as the senior technical SME for SharePoint Online, with supporting knowledge of Teams and OneDrive
- Architect, maintain, and optimize SharePoint site and storage structures, including:
- Site collections
- Hub site models
- Information and storage architecture
- Own tenant-level SharePoint administration:
- Site provisioning
- Permissions
- Storage utilization
- Performance monitoring
- Identify and remediate architectural, usability, and performance issues in existing SharePoint environments
- Lead cleanup and rationalization of legacy sites and acquisitions
- Design and execute enterprise-scale site and document migrations
- Implement and enforce SharePoint governance standards:
- Site lifecycle management
- Naming conventions
- Metadata and content structure
- Develop and maintain PowerShell automation using PnP, SPO, and Microsoft Graph
- Understand and communicate SharePoint platform limitations and tradeoffs
- Partner with Security and Compliance teams to implement retention, sensitivity, and access controls
- Evaluate new Microsoft 365 features and assess their impact on architecture and governance
- Maintain clear technical documentation and architectural diagrams
- Act as a technical escalation point for complex SharePoint issues
Requirements
- Deep expertise in SharePoint Online architecture and administration
- Strong hands-on PowerShell scripting experience (required)
- Proven experience managing SharePoint at enterprise scale
- Strong understanding of:
- SharePoint storage behavior
- Performance considerations
- Architectural best practices
- Experience with migration tools such as ShareGate or AvePoint
- Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 tenant architecture
Experience inheriting and improving existing SharePoint environments