Lead SharePoint Administrator

American Systems · United States

AMERICAN SYSTEMS, a 100% employee-owned company , is seeking a talented SharePoint Administrator to manage and maintain three on-premises SharePoint farms and lead the upgrade of our current SharePoint environments to the latest supported version of Microsoft SharePoint, including planning, execution, testing, and post-migration support.

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

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

• U.S. Citizenship (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 ( 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