Sharepoint Administrator

Robert Half Technology are assisting a leading global publishing and technology organisation to recruit a SharePoint Migration Engineer on a 3-month contract basis. ASAP start. Hybrid working - London based.

Role

• The SharePoint Migration Engineer will partner with the existing SharePoint Consultant to drive the remaining SharePoint migration programme through to completion.
• Take ownership of the end-to-end migration cycle for assigned departments, including discovery, planning, read-only cutover, incremental migration, validation and go-live support.
• Lead introductory, discovery and planning meetings with department leads and site owners, setting expectations and proactively managing stakeholder concerns.
• Use ShareGate to support incremental migrations, validation, troubleshooting and migration reporting.
• Provide hands-on support across SharePoint Online and SharePoint Modern, resolving issues including broken links, permissions, navigation, missing content, connections and post-migration defects.
• Manage multiple department migrations concurrently, coordinating activity and ensuring agreed timelines, dependencies and actions remain on track.
• Support BAU SharePoint activities and work through the agreed support backlog, prioritising migration-related and higher-complexity L2/L3 issues.
• Work alongside Application Support Specialists to resolve recurring issues and improve operational knowledge and support processes.
• Use PowerShell where appropriate for SharePoint administration, bulk activities, validation and reporting.
• Work with the Training Lead to support department briefings, guidance, drop-in sessions and go-live activities.
• Maintain accurate migration records, reporting, documentation, runbooks and handover materials.
• Escalate technical, architectural, security or governance matters to the SharePoint Consultant or relevant governance teams where required.
• Support broader Microsoft 365 adoption where relevant, including Copilot, content readiness and permissions hygiene.

Profile

• The SharePoint Migration Engineer will have extensive hands-on experience with SharePoint Online and SharePoint Modern.
• Proven experience delivering SharePoint migrations at department, business-unit or organisational level.
• Strong hands-on experience with ShareGate, including incremental migration, validation, troubleshooting and reporting.
• Strong practical knowledge of SharePoint sites, pages, document libraries, lists, permissions, navigation, links and common post-migration issues.
• Experience with PowerShell for Microsoft 365 / SharePoint administration, reporting, validation or bulk activities.
• Practical experience troubleshooting SharePoint permissions, legacy identities, external sharing, Power Automate dependencies and list-related issues.
• Confident stakeholder management skills, with experience leading meetings directly with department leads and site owners.
• Excellent organisational and delivery skills, with the ability to manage several migration activities simultaneously.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to distinguish operational issues from matters requiring architectural or governance escalation.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills and a strong customer-service mindset.
• Able to work effectively alongside an established SharePoint Consultant, providing the additional hands-on delivery capacity required to push the programme through to completion.
• Experience with Microsoft 365 Copilot adoption, content readiness or AI-readiness would be advantageous.

Company

• Leading global publishing and technology organisation
• International business with a significant London presence
• 3-month contract opportunity
• Established Microsoft 365 and SharePoint environment
• Hybrid working - London based
• ASAP start
• Interviews taking place next week

Salary & Benefits

The salary range/rates of pay is dependent upon your experience, qualifications or training.