Senior SharePoint Administrator (Lead)

Bosch Global Software Technologies Private Limited is a 100% owned subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH, one of the world's leading global supplier of technology and services, offering end-to-end Engineering, IT and Business Solutions. With over 27,000+ associates, it’s the largest software development center of Bosch, outside Germany, indicating that it is the Technology Powerhouse of Bosch in India with a global footprint and presence in the US, Europe and the Asia Pacific region.

Roles & Responsibilities :

Enterprise SharePoint Platform Administration

• Lead administration and support of large-scale enterprise SharePoint farms consisting of 50+ servers across Development, QA, DR, and Production environments.

• Design, implement, and maintain high availability SharePoint environments.

• Perform platform capacity planning, farm optimization, and lifecycle management.

• Define and enforce operational standards and best practices.

SharePoint Architecture & Governance

• Provide technical leadership for SharePoint platform architecture and roadmap.

• Establish governance frameworks covering:

• Site lifecycle management

• Security governance

• Content management

• Capacity management

• Compliance requirements

• Conduct architecture reviews and platform assessments.

• Drive modernization and migration strategies.

SharePoint Online & Hybrid Environments

• Manage and support hybrid SharePoint environments.

• Lead SharePoint Online adoption initiatives.

• Integrate SharePoint with Microsoft 365 services including:

• Teams

• OneDrive

• Power Platform

• Microsoft Search

• Entra ID

Migration Leadership

• Lead enterprise migration projects from:

• SharePoint 2013/2016/2019

• Legacy collaboration platforms

• File shares

• Develop migration strategies, governance controls, and validation processes.

• Perform migration assessments using ShareGate or AvePoint tools.

Operational Support & Incident Management

• Serve as escalation point for critical P1 and P2 incidents.

• Lead root cause analysis sessions and implement preventive measures.

• Collaborate with Microsoft and vendor support teams during critical outages.

• Drive continuous service improvement initiatives.

Automation & Innovation

• Design and implement advanced PowerShell automation solutions.

• Automate:

• Health checks

• User access reviews

• Configuration validation

• Backup verification

• Capacity monitoring

• Reporting activities

• Identify opportunities for AI-driven and automated operational improvements.

Performance Optimization

• Monitor and optimize SharePoint performance.

• Analyze:

• ULS Logs

• IIS Logs

• SQL Performance Metrics

• Windows Event Logs

• Search Performance

• Perform proactive capacity and growth planning.

Security & Compliance

• Implement enterprise security best practices.

• Manage:

• Authentication and authorization

• SSL certificates

• Service accounts

• Security hardening

• Vulnerability remediation

• Support audit and compliance initiatives.

• Ensure compliance with corporate security policies and regulatory requirements.

Backup, Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity

• Own SharePoint disaster recovery planning and testing.

• Design and maintain backup and restore strategies.

• Conduct periodic DR drills and recovery validations.

• Ensure RPO and RTO targets are met.

Release & Deployment Management

• Lead deployment and upgrade activities.

• Deploy:

• Custom SharePoint Solutions

• Third-party packages

• Cumulative Updates

• Security Patches

• Subscription Edition Feature Releases

• Establish deployment and rollback procedures.

Leadership & Mentoring

• Mentor SharePoint administrators and L2/L3 engineers.

• Conduct technical knowledge-sharing sessions.

• Support recruitment and technical evaluation activities.

• Define operational KPIs and service improvement plans.

Educational qualification: Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline.

Experience :

10+ Years of experience with at least 5+ Years of experience in Onpremise SharePoint Administration work

Mandatory/requires Skills :

SharePoint Server 2019

• SharePoint Subscription Edition

• SharePoint Online / Microsoft 365

• PowerShell Scripting and Automation

• ShareGate or AvePoint Migration Tool

• IIS Administration

• Windows Server Administration

• SQL Server (SharePoint backend administration)

• Active Directory / Entra ID Integration

• SharePoint Governance and Security

• Incident, Problem, and Change Management

• ServiceNow, Remedy, Jira, or equivalent ticketing systems

Preferred Skills :

Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps)

• Azure Administration

• Microsoft Purview

• SCOM, Splunk, Azure Monitor, AppDynamics

• Hybrid SharePoint Architecture

• Microsoft Graph APIs

• DevOps CI/CD for SharePoint Deployments

• ITIL Framework

We are looking for a highly experienced Senior SharePoint Administrator to lead the administration, governance, modernization, and support of large-scale enterprise SharePoint environments. The ideal candidate will possess deep experti