Sharepoint Engineer

Introduction:

We are seeking an experienced and innovative SharePoint Engineer to support enterprise-level collaboration solutions in a high-profile federal environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in customizing and configuring SharePoint environments in massive scale farms to meet evolving business needs and mission objectives of 24/7 user-base from around the globe. This role involves full lifecycle SharePoint development, including web part creation, system integration, testing, and end-user support in a sensitive, mission-critical setting.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Farm Ownership & Topology

• Architect, deploy, and managemultiple SPSE farms(Prod/Pre-Prod/Dev, isolated enclaves) usingMinRoleand best-practice topologies.

• Size and tune farm resources (CPU, memory, storage, network) forweb, application, search, and distributed cacheroles.

• Design and manageservice applications(Search, User Profile, Managed Metadata, BCS), crawl/query topologies, and index partitions.

• Server Hosts, OS & Platform Management

• Build and maintain Windows Serverhosts (physical/virtual) includingIIS, certificates, TLS hardening, syslog/event auditing, and group policy baselines.

• Coordinate with virtualization/storage teams (e.g., VMware/HyperV, SAN/NAS) to meetIOPS/latencyandhigh-availabilitytargets.

• Implement and validate cumulative updatesand security patches for SharePoint, Windows Server, and dependencies with structured rollback plans.

• Load Balancing & Network Integrations

• Configure, operate, and troubleshootenterprise load balancers(e.g.,F5 BIGIP, Citrix ADC/NetScaler, NGINX/HAProxy) for L7 routing, health probes, persistence, and SSL offload.

• ManageDNS, zones/records, andAAM/host-named site collections; integrate withreverse proxiesandfirewallrulesets.

• Supportauthenticationflows (Windows/Claims,SAML/AD FS, PKI/Smartcard (PIV/CAC)) and enforceleast-privilege / zero-trustaccess patterns.

• SQL Server & Databases

• Partner with DBAs to design and maintain SQL Serverfor SharePoint: tempdb layout, MAXDOP, memory, and storage optimization.

• ImplementHA/DR(e.g.,Always On Availability Groups, failover clustering, log shipping), backup/restore strategies, andRTO/RPOcommitments.

• Governcontent, configuration, and service application databases, growth forecasting, index maintenance, and performance baselines.

• Performance, Monitoring & Troubleshooting

• Instrument proactive monitoring viaULS logs, Health Analyzer, Windows Performance Counters, and enterprise tools (e.g.,SCOM, Splunk, SolarWinds).

• Leadroot-cause analysisof complex farm issues (timeouts, crawl failures, search latency, distributed cache pressure, workflows).

• Create and automaterunbooksandoperational playbooksfor routine tasks and incident response.

• Automation & DevOps

• Automate provisioning, patch orchestration, and compliance checks usingPowerShell(PnP.PowerShell/CSOM), desired state approaches, and CI/CD where applicable.

• Buildpreflightandpost-change validationscripts; maintain environment-as-documentation (config drift detection).

• Governance, Security & Compliance

• Implement and documentgovernancefor site lifecycle, quotas, storage, and information architecture.

• ApplyDoD/NISThardening guidance (e.g., STIGs), conduct vulnerability remediation, and support audits (e.g., POA&M, ATO sustainment).

• Enforcebackups,DR testing, and continuity of operations with periodic validation exercises.

• Customer Engagement & Change Management

• Translate mission requirements into scalable SharePoint solutions; partner with application and content owners.

• Lead changes throughITIL-alignedprocesses (RFCs, CABs), maintain CMDB accuracy, and produce high-qualityas-builtand SOP documentation.

• Participate in anon-callrotation for major incidents and maintenance windows.

Location and Travel Requirements:

This is an onsite role out of the Washington D.C. Area with travel as needed.

Clearance Requirements:

Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Clearance.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience:6+ years administeringSharePoint Server(2016/2019/Subscription Edition) inenterprise or Governmentenvironments; 4+ years withWindows ServerandIIS; 3+ years working withSQL Serverin SharePoint contexts.

• SharePoint Expertise:Proven success operating multi-farm SPSEenvironments (Prod/Stage/Dev), includingservice apps,search topology,distributed cache,AAM, andclaims-based auth.

• PowerShell Proficiency:Advanced scripting for provisioning, patching, reporting, ULS parsing, and task automation (PnP/CSOM familiarity).

• Load Balancing & Networking:Hands-on withL7 load balancers(F5/Citrix/NGINX),SSL/TLS, health probes, persistence, DNS, reverse proxies, and firewall integrations.

• SQL/Database Skills:Strong understanding ofSharePoint database requirements,Always On, backup/restore, maintenance plans, and performance tuning.

• Security & Compliance:Experience withDoD 8570/8140compliance,DISA STIGapplication, vulnerability management, auditing, and log retention.

• Operations & ITIL:Comfortable withchange management,incident/problem management, CMDB hygiene, and writingSOPs/runbooks.

• Clearance/Citizenship: U.S. Citizenwith an active clearance (or clear path to obtain/maintain per customer requirements).

• Soft Skills: Strong communication, customer focus, and ability to lead cross-functional troubleshooting and design sessions.

Nice to Have:

• Certifications:DoD 8570/8140 baseline (e.g.,Security+,CASP+,CISSP),ITIL v4 Foundation, Windows Server/SQL-focused Microsoft certifications (current), F5/Citrix ADC credentials.

• Hybrid & Identity:Experience withSharePoint hybrid(GCC/GCC High/DoD tenants),AD FS,Entra IDintegrations, conditional access, and smartcard (PIV/CAC) auth.

• Advanced SQL/Storage:Deep troubleshooting ofIOPS/latency, TempDB optimization, and performance baselining onSANorhyperconvergedplatforms.

• Automation/DevOps:Desired State Configuration,Pestertesting, pipeline-driven patching, Ansible, or config-as-code patterns.

• Search & Content Services:Search schema tuning, result sources, ranking models; governance ofrecords management, retention, and eDiscovery integrations.

• Tooling Ecosystem:Familiarity with SharePoint platform tools (e.g.,AvePoint,Metalogix/Quest,Nintex/K2,ShareGate) within on-prem constraints.

• Development Awareness:Ability to partner with dev teams onSPFx,CSOM/REST, and custom solutions (reviewing health/safety for onprem deployment).

• Monitoring/Observability:Building dashboards and alerts inSCOM,Splunk, orGrafana/Prometheus; capacity & trend analysis.

• Documentation & Training:Develop knowledge articles, job aids, and conduct admin/enduser training sessions.