SharePoint Engineer

Duration 6 months contract inside IR35 Rate open to match your expectation 3 days in office in London, 2 days WFH An experienced SharePoint Engineer to support the design, migration, security hardening, compliance (including data residency), and customization of SharePoint environments. This role focuses on handling unstructured data (documents, files, libraries) during migrations from legacy systems to SharePoint Online. You will ensure secure, compliant transitions while implementing branding, modern site designs, and governance controls to enhance user experience and meet regulatory requirements. This role emphasizes automating repetitive admin tasks using PowerShell and Power Automate while ensuring compliance, governance and efficient operations for document-heavy workloads. Responsibilities • Execute content migrations from on-premises SharePoint, legacy EDRMS, file shares, or other repositories to SharePoint Online using tools like ShareGate, Microsoft SharePoint Migration Tool (SPMT), or PowerShell scripts. • Assess source environments for unstructured data (documents, metadata, permissions, versions), identify issues (eg, orphaned content, large files, outdated formats), and develop migration strategies to minimize downtime and data loss. • Map and transform metadata, content types, permissions, and folder structures during migration while preserving integrity. • Design and implement modern SharePoint branding: custom themes, site templates, SPFx (SharePoint Framework) web parts/extensions, modern pages, and hub sites. • Customize intranet and sites with company branding (logos, colors, navigation, headers/footers) using out-of-the-box features, CSS/JSON formatting, or Power Apps/Power Automate integrations. • Enhance site structures, search refiners, audience targeting, and usability for better adoption post-migration. • Configure and maintain SharePoint Online environments, including site collections, libraries, lists, workflows (Power Automate), and integrations with Microsoft 365 (Teams, OneDrive, Purview). • Provide troubleshooting, training, and documentation for end-users and admins. Requirements • 5+ years in SharePoint engineering/administration, with proven expertise in migrations. • Hands-on experience with unstructured data handling in enterprise content management scenarios. • Deep knowledge of SharePoint Online architecture, modern vs. classic experience, SPFx, PnP PowerShell. • Strong knowledge C#, ASP.NET Core, .net 8/10, and PowerAutomate • Proficiency in migration tools (ShareGate, SPMT, AvePoint, or similar). • Strong understanding of Microsoft 365 security/compliance: Purview, sensitivity labels, retention, DLP, information protection. • Branding/customization: JSON formatting, themes, SPFx development (JavaScript/TypeScript, React). • Experience or understanding of API based integrations and automations • Copilot or AI tool knowledge or awareness. • Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities. • Strong collaboration and communication skills for working with non-technical stakeholders. • Experience working in Asset/investment management or at lease Financial services