Job Summary
The SharePoint Administrator will be responsible for providing technical support for the SharePoint environment including assessment and implementation of new capabilities, and providing IT long-term perspective on the relationship of SharePoint technology to the business opportunities facing the company.

Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities
SharePoint Site Administration:
Site creation, permission management, content management;
Gathers requirements, analyzes and implements SharePoint to meet customer and business requirements;
Provides guidance to business units on structure of their sites;
Implement custom workflow to automate business process;
Leads and facilitates information gathering sessions to validate business cases, gathers and documents business and functional objectives;
Manages customer relationships by communicating SharePoint architecture standards and Framework; answers questions; resolves concern and issues;
Increases organization effectiveness by identifying opportunities to leverage solutions to other engagements;
Triages Tier 2 SharePoint issues escalated from the Tier 1 help desk and communicates directly with SharePoint users to resolve, escalate, and reroute SharePoint trouble tickets using standard operating procedures to determine severity and impact;
Assists users in leveraging Enterprise Features; and
Assists in creating end-user and technical documentation and training material.

SharePoint Online Server Administration:
Configuration and maintenance of SharePoint Server;
Administers & manages the SharePoint farms and databases;
Defines, implements, maintains and enforces SharePoint Governance policies;
Ensures the integrity and security of SharePoint data in accordance with business needs and industry best-practices regarding privacy, security, and regulatory compliance;
Performs and tests routine SharePoint backups and restores;
Anticipates, mitigates, identifies, troubleshoots, and resolves SharePoint problems and escalates incidents as necessary;
Supports application development teams and system administrators throughout project Page 2 of 3 lifecycles;
Performs system monitoring and log analysis;
Recommends and performs software upgrades, patches and reconfigurations;
Maintains policies and procedures for SharePoint administration;
Performs system/process analysis to evaluate security levels, system utilization and growth projections;
Identifies and resolves performance or stability issues through performance tuning, proper system design, and patching;
Researches, stages and oversees new roll outs and upgrades for various applications and hardware to maximize integrity and efficiency of the system;
Supports the installation, configuration, security, operation, and maintenance of all web portal servers, equipment, and software related to SharePoint infrastructure;
Participates in full life-cycle development of SharePoint including planning and execution of tasks related to the evaluation of new SharePoint based initiatives (Upgrade Versions,Third-Party Solutions, Integration with additional Enterprise Systems);
Deploys new functionality and/or enhancements to SharePoint functionality;
Proactively manages and supports the day-to-day system management tasks such as trouble-shooting, backup management and performance tuning;
Ensures uniform navigation throughout sites; and
Participates in the planning and implementation of new SharePoint initiatives which includes interfacing SharePoint to new products, third-party solutions and all enterprise application systems.
Research SharePoint Application & Business Need:
Conducting general research on current IT technologies related to SharePoint with duties including but not limited to:
Conducting research related to updates, patches, upgrades, new software, industry standards, best practices, etc. to keep up-to- date with new SharePoint technologies.
Performs other related duties, as assigned.
Key Performance Indicators:
High Systems Availability.
Reduced Complaints from End Users.
Timely Incident Re
Timely Recovery from Disaster
End Users’ Competence in System Usage.

Job Requirements
Qualifications:
A Bachelor’s Degree, or HND In Information Technology, Computer Science/Engineering, or related discipline.
MS SharePoint Server Administration Professional Certification would be an added advantage.
Knowledge, Skills and Competencies:
Working knowledge of SharePoint Central Admin;
Working knowledge of Application support and experience with SharePoint and Windows SharePoint Services (WSS);
Working knowledge of InfoPath Form development and deployment; Working knowledge of workflows, both Out of the Box (OOTB) and custom through SharePoint Designer;
Working knowledge of defining and executing SharePoint governance;
Working knowledge of documenting and maintaining configuration and process information;
Working knowledge of handling export/import, backup/restore of SharePoint Farm Site Collections and team sites;
Working knowledge of the various roles within a SharePoint environment and knowledge of best-practices with regard to placement of those roles within the environment;
Some knowledge of research, analysis and reporting methods;
Some knowledge and understanding of views, web parts, security and other customizations;
Some knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory, SQL server and networks; Some knowledge of Windows PowerShell and SharePoint command line tools (STSADM);
Some knowledge of Microsoft Internet Information Systems (IIS 7);
Some knowledge of installing, configuring, and supporting SharePoint farm environment; Knowledge of research, analysis and reporting methods; Knowledge of SQL server administration;
Knowledge of SharePoint development and Microsoft Visual Studio .NET; Hands-on software and hardware troubleshooting experience;

Experience:
A Minimum Of 5 years Experience in MS SharePoint Server Administration.
Good understanding SQL, T-SQL, DC, MS Azure, SharePoint Online,
Personal Attributes:
Excellent interpersonal, communication and leadership skills
Assertive and driven
Resilient and committed
Inspires and nurtures growth
Integrity and ethics
Physical & Other:
Travel within and Outside Nigeria may be required.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV’s to: windowssharepointadmin@aquarianconsult.com Ensure that the subject of your email is the Job Title