SharePoint Admin

SharePoint Admin

6 Month contract initially. Based: Hybrid – 2–3 days per week onsite in London. Rate: £400–£450 per day (via Umbrella company).

We have a great opportunity with a world leading organisation where you will be provided with all of the support and development to succeed. A progressive organisation where you can really make a difference. We have a great opportunity for a SharePoint Admin to join the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Creating/managing/maintaining existing and new PowerShell scripts on the SharePoint administration server and elsewhere, based on requests from the product team.
• Transferring files from Files Servers to SharePoint/OneDrive/Teams.
• Managing and maintaining SharePoint Sites.
• Support the L1/L2 helpdesk teams, picking up and solving complex technical issues from end‑user tickets; e.g. creating/managing sites, site collections, pages, administering the platform and serving as an L4 Engineer when developers have questions.
• Running lifecycle reports to clean up old site collections and perform other maintenance work.
• Interacting on occasion with end users or stakeholders to help define and implement SharePoint management processes.

Key Skills & Experience

• SharePoint Administrator – 2013/2016, Office 365 – SharePoint Online.
• Hands‑on experience in SharePoint Administration and migration of network files to SharePoint/OneDrive/Teams.
• Hands‑on experience in configuration of Site, List and Document Library‑based solutions.
• Knowledge of Azure Information Protection and Azure Rights Management (plus).
• Changing SharePoint master pages and layouts, implementing SharePoint workflows.
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, SQL, C#.
• Front‑end development experience using JavaScript frameworks in conjunction with SharePoint (Angular, etc.).
• PowerShell scripting/automation expertise.
• Demonstrated ability to translate business requirements and processes into effective SharePoint solutions.

Desirable skills/knowledge/experience

• Knowledge and experience in administration and troubleshooting of the following Office 365 services:
  • Exchange Online
  • SharePoint Online
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Skype for Business Online
  • Planner, Stream, To‑Do, Forms, Power Automate
• Good communication skills, specifically listening to customer needs, restating those needs, and documenting work.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to learn and apply new technologies quickly and self‑directed.
• Willingness to work diligently to meet deliverable deadlines.
• Demonstrated high degree of initiative and self‑guided work.
• Ability to prioritize and plan own tasks and estimate level of effort for assigned tasks.
• Good interpersonal and collaboration skills, strong team working ability.

Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high‑level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment, which can take up to a minimum of 10 weeks.

LA International is an HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work. For security‑cleared jobs or non‑clearance vacancies, LA International welcomes applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.