Company Overview:
Dar, the founding member of the Sidara group, is an international multidisciplinary consulting organization specializing in engineering, architecture, planning, environment, project management, facilities management, and economics. Sidara operates in 60 countries with 20,500 professionals, Dar connects people, places, and communities through innovative solutions to the world's most complex challenges. We deliver projects from inception through completion, embracing challenges to empower communities worldwide. Learn more at www.dar.com.
Position Summary:
We are seeking an experienced SharePoint Administrator to manage, maintain, support, and optimize the organization's Microsoft SharePoint multi-farm environment. The candidate will be responsible for administering enterprise SharePoint platforms, ensuring high availability, security, performance, governance, and user support across collaboration, document management, intranet, and business process solutions.
The ideal candidate should possess strong hands-on experience with SharePoint on-premises environments, Microsoft 365 integration, PowerShell automation, security administration, migration, backup/recovery, troubleshooting, and enterprise collaboration platforms.
Responsibilities:
SharePoint Administration & Operations
- Administer and maintain SharePoint Server environments (SharePoint 2016/2019/Subscription Edition and/or SharePoint Online).
- Configure and manage SharePoint farms, web applications, service applications, site collections, and content databases.
- Monitor SharePoint platform health, performance, and capacity utilization.
- Perform installation, configuration, patching, upgrades, and cumulative updates.
- Perform migration/upgrade of SharePoint databases from older legacy farms.
- Manage SharePoint Central Administration and IIS configurations.
- Support hybrid SharePoint environments where applicable.
User & Content Administration
- Manage user permissions, groups, and access policies.
- Support business units in creating and maintaining collaboration sites, intranet portals, and document management solutions.
- Implement and enforce SharePoint governance standards and best practices.
- Configure metadata, content types, retention policies, and document libraries.
Security & Compliance
- Implement SharePoint security best practices and hardening measures.
- Coordinate authentication integration with Active Directory, Entra ID (Azure AD), ADFS, or SSO solutions.
- Support compliance, auditing, backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity requirements.
- Monitor and manage SSL certificates and secure communications.
Troubleshooting & Support
- Diagnose and resolve SharePoint issues related to:
- Search
- Distributed Cache
- User Profile Service
- Workflow services
- Performance bottlenecks
- Authentication and permissions
- SQL connectivity
- IIS and Windows Server issues
- Provide L2/L3 technical support for SharePoint users and business applications.
Database & Infrastructure Coordination
- Work closely with SQL DBAs, infrastructure, network, and security teams.
- Monitor SharePoint SQL databases and storage growth.
- Coordinate backup and restore activities for SharePoint farms and databases.
- Support high availability and disaster recovery configurations.
Automation & Scripting
- Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts for:
- Administrative automation
- Health checks
- Reporting
- Backup/restore operations
- Bulk operations
Documentation & Governance
- Maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, SOPs, and operational procedures.
- Prepare operational reports and recommendations for system improvements.
- Participate in IT audits, governance reviews, and compliance initiatives.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on SharePoint administration experience.
- Strong experience with:
- SharePoint Server 2016/2019/Subscription Edition
- SharePoint Online / Microsoft 365
- Windows Server administration
- IIS administration
- Microsoft SQL Server
- Active Directory and Entra ID integration
- PowerShell scripting
- Experience with backup/recovery and disaster recovery planning.
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
- Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Microsoft certifications related to SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Azure, or Windows Server.
- Experience with:
- Load balancing and reverse proxy configurations
- ECM/DMS implementations
- Hybrid SharePoint architectures
- Experience in enterprise or multinational environments.
Technical Skills
Mandatory
- Microsoft SharePoint Administration
- SharePoint Central Administration
- PowerShell
- IIS
- Windows Server
- SQL Server
- Active Directory / Entra ID
- SharePoint Security & Permissions
- Backup & Recovery
- Farm Administration
- SharePoint Migration
- Patch Management
Advantageous
- Workflow Solutions
- Azure Services
- Microsoft 365 Administration
- Monitoring Tools
Soft Skills
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities
- Ability to work independently and within teams
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Ability to manage critical production environments
- Strong communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
** While we carefully review all applications, only candidates meeting the specified requirements will be contacted for further consideration. We appreciate your understanding and thank you for your interest.
