Job Description

SharePoint / Microsoft 365 Technical Lead
Role Purpose
The SharePoint / Microsoft 365 Technical Lead is responsible for technical leadership and hands-on delivery of the SharePoint Online solution, translating approved architecture into a fully functioning, secure and performant implementation.
This role bridges architecture, engineering and delivery, ensuring quality and delivery certainty within compressed timelines.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
Technical Delivery

• Lead the technical build and configuration of SharePoint Online within an enterprise Microsoft 365 tenancy.

• Configure site collections, libraries, metadata, content types and search schema.

Security & Access

• Implement and validate role-based access controls.

• Ensure audit logging and access controls are fully functional and tested.

Workflow & Automation

• Configure SharePoint to support document ingestion and scan-to-store replacement workflows.

• Implement light-touch automation using Power Automate where appropriate.

Testing & Handover

• Lead technical testing and defect resolution.

• Support UAT and technical handover to operational teams and superusers.

Required Skills & Experience
Essential

• Strong hands-on experience with SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365.

• Experience leading delivery of large SharePoint document repositories.

• In-depth understanding of permissions, metadata, search and performance.

• Ability to deliver under tight, fixed timelines.

Desirable

• Power Platform experience.

• Public sector delivery experience.

Key Outputs

• Fully configured SharePoint Online solution

• Implemented security and access controls

• Signed-off technical build and UAT support

Skills Required