Sharepoint Online Engineer (Smyrna)

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

Key Skills & Experience
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