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.

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