Senior SharePoint Administrator
Quick Summary
Education: BA/BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering,
Skills:Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft SharePoint Administration,
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
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IT Infrastructure and OperationsRequirements
~1 min readJob Description:
Transform technology into opportunity as a Senior SharePoint Administrator at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.
As a Senior SharePoint Administrator, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of our customers. You will play a crucial role in:
- Administering SharePoint Server, including Central Administration, service applications, PowerShell scripting, backup and recovery, cumulative updates (CUs), health monitoring, and troubleshooting
- Administering SharePoint Online at the tenant level, including site lifecycle management, permissions, external sharing, app catalogs, storage, and migrations using SharePoint Migration Tool (SPMT) or equivalent tools
- Supporting Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP), retention, information protection, and compliance policies applicable to SharePoint Online
- Managing SharePoint security, permissions, role-based access, and governance controls
- Monitoring and maintaining SharePoint availability, capacity, performance, and overall platform health
- Supporting backup, recovery, business continuity, and disaster recovery activities for SharePoint environments
- Administering and troubleshooting supporting infrastructure and services, including Active Directory, IIS, SQL Server, and network load balancing
- Using PowerShell to automate SharePoint administrative activities, reporting, monitoring, and recurring operational tasks
- Supporting integrations between SharePoint and Microsoft 365 services, including Power Apps and Power Automate
- Maintaining auditing, monitoring, and operational reporting
- Managing licenses, service agreements, and procurement, as applicable
- Developing and maintaining standard operating procedures (SOPs) and technical documentation for operations and maintenance
- Enforcing change and configuration management processes
- Presenting and communicating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Serving as a technical resource for troubleshooting, consultation, and guidance of junior staff
Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Senior SharePoint Administrator must have:
- 6+ years of related experience with enterprise-scale systems administration required
- Demonstrable hands-on experience administering, managing, configuring, and governing enterprise SharePoint environments
- Hands-on experience supporting both SharePoint Server and SharePoint Online/Microsoft 365 environments
- Strong proficiency administering and configuring enterprise SharePoint Server (On-Premises) and SharePoint Online/Microsoft 365 environments
- Strong knowledge of SharePoint Central Administration, service applications, cumulative updates, backup/recovery, monitoring, and troubleshooting
- Experience with SharePoint Online tenant administration, including site lifecycle management, permissions, external sharing, app catalogs, storage, and migrations
- Knowledge of Microsoft Purview DLP, retention, information protection, and compliance capabilities as they apply to SharePoint Online
- Strong knowledge of Active Directory, IIS, SQL Server, and network load balancing
- Expertise in PowerShell scripting for administration, automation, monitoring, and reporting
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform, particularly Power Apps and Power Automate integration with SharePoint
- Understanding of SharePoint security, governance, permissions, and role-based access controls
- Understanding of Agile methodology
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to translate complex business and technical needs into robust, scalable, and reusable technical solutions
- Ability to present technical concepts to individuals with diverse backgrounds, knowledge bases, and job positions
- Ability to serve as a support resource to mentor, coach, and develop junior staff
- Willingness to stay current on SharePoint, Microsoft 365, security, compliance, and emerging technologies
- Microsoft Certified: Microsoft 365 Administrator (MS-102)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (AZ-104)
- ITIL v4 or v5 Foundation
At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.
What We Offer
~1 min read
Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Work Location:
Any Location / RemoteAdditional Work Locations:
Location & Eligibility
Listing Details
- Posted
- October 1, 2026
- First seen
- October 1, 2026
- Last seen
- October 2, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 1
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 65%
- Scored at
- October 3, 2026
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