SharePoint Administrator

Los Angeles, CA or New York, NY

Job Summary

The SharePoint Administrator will be a member of a team of application development and support staff, including client/server developers, web developers and DBA’s.
The candidate will be responsible for planning, designing, installing, configuring and maintaining the Enterprise wide Microsoft SharePoint Server environment.  S/he will be responsible for the day-to-day administration and support for SharePoint-based team sites, Intranet, Public and Extranet sites. This position is to be the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the SharePoint infrastructure and will train other team members as necessary in SharePoint services, administration, and maintenance.  This person will work closely with the network ops, security and enterprise messaging teams to develop a strategy for optimal use and integration of SharePoint and other collaborative tools within the firm.

The SharePoint Administrator reports to the Manager, Web Development.  The position works directly with members of IS and Marketing as well as members of our internal client teams to understand the business needs and to design technology solutions to meet them.

The position will be in the role of system administration interacting with all other areas of IS, including BI, IS Operations, Trainers, Support Center, and Local Support teams to achieve successful SharePoint-based implementations.

Qualifications

Requirements Gathering & Analysis
Works closely with the internal teams and the Business Intelligence group to analyze, define, and document technical requirements for SharePoint based implementations.
Analyzes existing systems and programs and develops or recommends new systems or modifications to existing systems.  

Site Administration, Maintenance & Support
Lead SharePoint infrastructure implementation and maintenance, collaborate with SharePoint design and development teams.
Install, configure and/or maintain SharePoint 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 platforms on across multiple server farms spanning the Internal (Intranet) zone, External (Extranet), and Internet (public site) zones.
Install, maintain and support various systems with an emphasis on the membership Extranet and related components (i.e. SharePoint Portal, SQL server, F5 load balancers, e-mail/SMTP, system backups, IIS, Active Directory, DNS, VMWare, etc.).
Maintain all farm administration functions across these farms through Central Administration.
Assist and train in-house resource in SharePoint Administration including work instructions and best practices documentation.
Ongoing SharePoint Operations.
Manage Farm Topology.   

Change Management
Ensures that migration from development and test environments into production are done per the Firm’s Change Approval Board (CAB) process.

Education and Experience

Education:

MS degree or BS degree in a computer related field or equivalent experience.

Experience:
Proficiency in SharePoint 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 (Expert Level).
Proficiency in SharePoint and Windows operating system administration (Windows Server 2003/2008/2012).
Strong knowledge of Windows architecture, deployment considerations, and structured development methodology.
Strong Server Administration Skills – (IIS, DNS, AD, SSL, Kerberos, SQL 2005/2008/2012 and F5 load balancers). VMWare Experience a plus.
Solid understanding of TCP/IP, routing and routed protocols.
Experience with FAST ESP Search Engine Administration and Optimization.
Experience with SQL Query Development as it relates to SharePoint databases. DBA experience a plus.
Knowledge of C#, VB.NET, ADO.NET, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP.NET, AJAX, and XML a plus.
Experience with Business Intelligence using SharePoint, SSRS, SSAS, and Excel Services. Experience with Performance Point Server a plus.
Development of custom web parts a plus.
Experience with SharePoint Workflow Foundation and integration with Infopath.  K2 knowledge a plus.
Solid knowledge of industry security standards.

Proficiency in SharePoint 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 (Expert Level).
Proficiency in SharePoint and Windows operating system administration (Windows Server 2003/2008/2012).
Strong knowledge of Windows architecture, deployment considerations, and structured development methodology.
Strong Server Administration Skills – (IIS, DNS, AD, SSL, Kerberos, SQL 2005/2008/2012 and F5 load balancers). VMWare Experience a plus.
Solid understanding of TCP/IP, routing and routed protocols.
Experience with FAST ESP Search Engine Administration and Optimization.
Experience with SQL Query Development as it relates to SharePoint databases. DBA experience a plus.
Knowledge of C#, VB.NET, ADO.NET, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP.NET, AJAX, and XML a plus.
Experience with Business Intelligence using SharePoint, SSRS, SSAS, and Excel Services. Experience with Performance Point Server a plus.
Development of custom web parts a plus.
Experience with SharePoint Workflow Foundation and integration with Infopath.  K2 knowledge a plus.
Solid knowledge of industry security standards.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Technical Knowledge:  Essential current technology skills desired include: SharePoint administration, Windows OS (IIS, DNS, AD, SSL, Kerberos, SQL 2005/2008/2012), programming experience in ASP.NET, Web Services, VB6, SQL Server, F5, SSRS a plus.
Planning, Project Management and Organizational Skills: While this is primarily a technical position, the candidate must have strong project management and organizational skills.   Ability to globally manage expectations from multiple stakeholders across the firm and communicate schedules, tasks and deadline is a must.  Ability to delegate responsibilities, track and manage tasks is key to success.  Must exhibit grace under pressure.
Communication Skills:  Outstanding verbal and written communications skills, including the ability to communicate with all levels of lawyers, management, staff and vendors.  Requires diplomacy, facilitation skills and the ability to manage conflict.
Judgment and Reasoning:  Excellent critical thinking and problem solving ability is required.  Must grasp business process, priorities and goals and be able to translate into development initiatives.  Must understand basic business relationship and confidentiality principles and adhere to those principles.
Travel:  Minimal.