Cloud / SharePoint Solutions Architect

Cloud / SharePoint Solutions Architect

Washington DC

Technical authority and governance lead for the SBA SharePoint Online and Power Platform environment; Tier 3 escalation point; owner of CCB change packages and modernization strategy

A. Roles and Responsibilities

• Set and maintain the target architecture, governance model, and design standards for the SharePoint Online tenant, Power Platform environments, and Power BI workspaces.
• Prepare, submit, and execute Configuration Control Board (CCB/ECCB) change packages: baseline documentation, change request, test plan, back-out plan, and implementation timeline; execute scripted production changes within approved maintenance windows and validate results.
• Administer tenant governance policies (inactive-site policy, site lifecycle, sharing, retention) and drive SharePoint Advanced Management and Microsoft 365 Copilot readiness.
• Define and lead the classic-to-modern SharePoint modernization approach without reliance on deprecated design tooling; lead application and database migrations to cloud environments.
• Evaluate new Microsoft tools, features, and upgrades and document recommendations in monthly reports.
• Provide Tier 3 escalation and technical review for all development and support work; act as design authority for the team.
• Maintain real-time architecture, configuration, and decision documentation; lead kickoff, transition-in, and transition-out technical activities.

B. Experience and Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience; 5+ years architecting and administering enterprise SharePoint Online / Microsoft 365 tenants (5,000+ users or 500K+ page views per month).
• 3+ years executing production tenant changes through a formal change control board, preferably in a federal agency.
• Demonstrated delivery of at least two classic-to-modern SharePoint modernization or cloud migration programs.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Certification: MCSE Cloud Platform & Infrastructure, or current equivalent (Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert and Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert). Preferred: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert; PMP or ITIL if serving as Task Order Manager.
• Eligible for a federal Public Trust background investigation and PIV credential.

C. Skill Sets

Technical Skills

• SharePoint Online architecture, hub sites, information architecture
• Microsoft 365 / Entra ID administration, Microsoft Purview retention and DLP
• SharePoint Advanced Management, Copilot readiness (oversharing remediation, restricted search, site access reviews)
• PowerShell, PnP PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, SharePoint REST/CSOM
• Power Platform environment strategy, DLP policies, ALM (solutions, pipelines)
• Azure services relevant to migrations (Azure SQL, Storage, Logic Apps, Entra app registrations)
• SharePoint Migration Tool, PnP Modernization Scanner, migration assessment tooling

Functional Skills

• Change and configuration management (CCB/ECCB packages, maintenance windows)
• Enterprise governance and policy design
• Risk analysis, back-out planning, post-change validation
• Technical documentation and architecture decision records
• Tool evaluation and technology road-mapping

Professional Skills

• Executive-level communication with the COR and OCIO leadership
• Mentoring and technical leadership of a small team
• Judgment under production-change conditions
• Federal security and data-handling discipline