JOB DESCRIPTION:
SHAREPOINT architect
Office: India (Hyderabad)
Department: Global Technology – Service Excellence
Reports to: Head of Development & Integration
Responsibilities
- As a result of continued growth, we have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced SharePoint Architect to join our global team. This is an exciting opportunity for an action-oriented individual to establish appropriate governance and define group standards and policies within the SharePoint space, in accordance with the groups architectural policies. The individual will also take management responsibilities over the development and administration of SharePoint solutions within the group.
- You will collaborate with the wider Architecture function but will be responsible for the policies, including adherence to procedures, across the SharePoint services.
- You will also lead the function responsible for developing and providing ongoing administration to the group’s SharePoint implementation.
- You'll work within a programme to deliver a group-wide Document Management Solution (DMS) being built on SharePoint Online and continue to develop on-premises SharePoint 2016 (and above), as necessary, but mindful of the DMS programme’s migration away from on-premises SharePoint services.
- You'll design and build custom SharePoint sites and solutions including no-code/low-code solutions to support automation, integrations, and dataflows.
- Part of the role will also be to provide technical and procedural advice to business customers on how to get the best from our new product set.
- You will be tenacious and passionate, with the ability to take ownership of tasks whilst managing your time effectively, and prioritising tasks to meet deadlines.
- You will maintain excellent attention to detail and have a logical approach to solving problems under pressure and an active communicator on technical issues that affect client delivery.
- The role requires you to have the ability to communicate clearly and with impact in a fast-paced and high-pressure situations including the ability to challenge and influence the view of senior stakeholders respectfully, confidently, and effectively to bring a new perspective.
Tasks (what does the role do on a day-to-day basis)
- Shape the strategy, architecture, methodology and standards for delivering SharePoint solutions.
- Provide technical governance and security over the SharePoint environments.
- Lead the technical / architecture delivery of a group-wide SharePoint Online Document Management Solution.
- Lead SharePoint solution development, and implementation efforts, providing technical design, system and architectural prototyping, and component development.
- Develop solution architectures and implementation designs in support of the group’s business-technology initiatives.
- Provide guidance, developing and defining business and technical requirements and solution designs as part of defined projects.
- Lead SharePoint system technical analysis and design employing model and event driven design practices including conceptual and functional prototypes, data analysis, and architectural and functional testing.
- Identify areas and processes where the business can better leverage and facilitate process improvement, helping with the wider digital transformation.
- Estimating, planning, and managing your own and your team’s workload to deliver priorities.
- Develop, maintain, and enforce IT development governance policies including following change control procedures.
- Liaising with other IT support teams, business areas and third parties in the investigation, resolution and escalation of problems and incidents, ensuring that SLA targets for application availability are maintained.
Key behaviours we expect to see
In addition to demonstrating our Group Values (Authentic, Bold, and Collaborative), the role holder will be expected to demonstrate the following:
- Action oriented
- Collaborates
- Communicates effectively.
- Builds networks.
- Balances stakeholders
- Tech savvy
- Optimises work processes.