Sharepoint Administrator

My Dublin based client currently requires a SharePoint Administrator, the successful candidate will provide support for the existing SharePoint Farms/Implementations across the clients group of companies

THE ROLE WILL INCLUDE:- - Develop and implement SharePoint technical farm design and strategy across the client.
- Work with customers to design SharePoint solutions that satisfy business requirements.
- Develop and implement SharePoint collaboration solutions and sites using SharePoint 2007, create templates, custom workflows, custom WSP solutions, design forms and reports.
- Troubleshoot SharePoint application and permission issues
- Site administration of both internal and external users
- Security Reviews - periodic reviews of permission assignments
- Document system processes and procedures in a clear manner
- Participate in internal customer meetings, refine client requirements, and assist in technical training/demonstrations
- Second line support of SharePoint environments, escalation and management of faults including out of hours support, if required. Escalation to 3rd level support including vendors as required
- Capacity management, including hardware, memory and processor capacity
- Resolution of issues in an efficient manner in line with service levels and incident management procedures
- Statistical analysis of performance reports and recommendations and the implementation of changes to improve performance
- Develop and implement service improvement plans
- Peer reviewing and implementation of change requests
- Provide training to other members of the team on SharePoint administration

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

- Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills, with a focus on listening and questioning skills.
- The ability to work effectively as part of a team, to multitask and to prioritise work
- Strong documentation skills
- Ability to conduct research into a wide range of computing issues as required.
- Ability to present ideas in a user-friendly language to non-technical staff and end users.
- Proven analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
- Exceptional customer service orientation.
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
- The ability to adapt to new tasks and be flexible in their working approach

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:                       

REQUIRED:

- 7+ years experience or equivalent in an operation support environment
- Technical degree or equivalent experience
- Multi Farm design and consolidation experience
- Strong knowledge of all versions of SharePoint Server
- Strong knowledge of all versions of IIS, SQL Server
- Knowledge of SSAS, SSIS, SSRS
- Active Directory, DNS
- Storage Technologies
- Web Services and .NET Framework
- Development Skills, .NET, InfoPath, SharePoint Designer, etc.
- VMware Virtual Infrastructure
- Windows Server 2008
- Expertise and experience with complex technical activities
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Proven ability to identify root causes to problems and find creative solutions

PREFERRED:

Familiarity with the following products

- Axceler - ControlPoint SharePoint Administration tool
- Colligo -  Contributor Client for outlook
- Microsoft - Forefront Unified Access Gateway 2010 (UAG)
- SharePoint Boost applications
- Microsoft Dynamics 2012

OVERVIEW:

This is an excellent role with a market leading client offering a strong daily rate for the right candidate. The client is eager to interview ASAP so please contact me or email me for immediate consideration.