SharePoint Backend Systems Administrator

Leidos

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Work type
On-site
Location
Alexandria, VA
Salary
$92,300–$166,850 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
29 days ago
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This role pays less than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $114,427–$196,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $130k versus about $155k for comparable roles.

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Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations.

Leidos currently has 426 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · SharePoint Backend Systems Administrator

The Senior SharePoint System Administrator joins the team to support a large enterprise IT contract for the DOD. This role involves supporting infrastructure services, operations, and maintenance across multiple enclaves with remote administration for server farms in centralized data centers. The administrator will deploy, operate, and maintain SharePoint services, including load balancing, PKI authentication, and claims-based authentication. Daily tasks include site setup, permission management, troubleshooting, and manual migrations to SharePoint 2019, SE, or SharePoint Online. Key technologies include SQL clusters, F5 BigIP Load Traffic Manager, Citrix NetScaler, and M365 applications like Microsoft Teams and OneDrive. The position requires managing complex problems, updating SOPs, and conducting data purges for cyber security and legal compliance within a 24/7/365 mission environment.

What you'll do

  • Deploy, operate, and maintain SharePoint services including load balancing and PKI authentication.
  • Provide implementation, troubleshooting, and maintenance for IT systems across multiple security classifications.
  • Manage permissions for site collections, lists, and associated items for O365 and M365 applications.
  • Oversee SharePoint projects including version upgrades, routine maintenance, and expansion of capabilities.
  • Assist users with manual data migrations from older SharePoint versions to SharePoint 2019, SE, or Online.
  • Conduct data searches and purges as required by cyber security, legal, and compliance standards.
  • Develop solutions for complex problems and update Knowledge Articles and Standard Operating Procedures.
  • Support 24/7/365 mission requirements including after-hours outage response and triage.

What we're looking for

  • Must have a Bachelor's degree with 8 years of experience, Master's with 6 years, Associate's with 10 years, or High School Diploma with 12 years.
  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must possess a TS/SCI with CI Poly or a TS/SCI with willingness to complete a polygraph.
  • Must meet DoDM 8140.03 IT System Admin Intermediate certification requirements (Cloud+, GICSP, SSCP, Security+ CE, GSEC, or higher).
  • Must have strong experience with SharePoint 2013, 2016, 2019, SE, and SharePoint Online.
  • Must have experience configuring, installing, securing, and patching SharePoint systems and SQL clusters.
  • Must have experience with PKI, claims-based authentication, and load balancers like F5 BigIP or Citrix NetScaler.
  • Must have experience with M365/O365 cloud offerings, Tier 2/3 system administration, and ITSM ticketing systems like ServiceNow.
  • Familiarity with Nintex, InfoPath, and PowerBI platforms (preferred).
  • Experience configuring and managing SPPatchify for large SharePoint farms (preferred).
  • Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert or equivalent certification (preferred).

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