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# SharePoint Administrator

- **Company:** AMERICAN SYSTEMS
- **Location:** Dallas, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $150,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Active Directory, Cyber Security, Databases, Digital Architecture, VMware ESX Servers, Internet Information Services (IIS), Metadata, Microsoft SQL Server, Windows Servers, Windows PowerShell, Microsoft SharePoint, SQL Databases, VMware VSphere
- **Published:** June 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/f0abc319-434e-440c-9b88-0ba3ba33d2d3

## About the Role

The ideal candidate has strong experience in SharePoint architecture, farm administration, and upgrades/migrations and working closely with infrastructure and business teams., * U.S. Citizenship (Required)

 * 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 (e.g., 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

Key Competencies

 * Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
 * Excellent communication and documentation abilities
 * Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects
 * Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills

## Description

As an AMERICAN SYSTEMS Lead SharePoint Administrator, you will:

 * 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 virtualize infrastructure using VMware vSphere, including ESXI hosts and vCenter Server


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