IT Architect - SharePoint

Job Summary

The Collaboration Team Platform Architect is a senior technical leadership role responsible for the design, implementation, optimization, and governance across a broad scope of Microsoft solutions. This position requires deep expertise in modern cloud‑based collaboration tools as well as on‑premises SharePoint infrastructure, with a strong focus on aligning platform capabilities to business needs, ensuring security and compliance, and enabling digital transformation initiatives.

The architect will collaborate with cross‑functional teams, including IT, security, business analysts, and end users, to deliver scalable and robust solutions.

• Platform Architecture and Strategy:
  • Develop and maintain the overall architecture and roadmap for SharePoint across M365 and SharePoint Server 2019, ensuring alignment with enterprise IT strategy.
  • Advise on migration strategies between on‑premises and cloud environments, including hybrid architectures.
  • Conduct platform assessments to identify opportunities for modernization, automation, and process improvements.
• Solution Design and Implementation:
  • Design scalable, secure, and high‑performing SharePoint solutions, including intranets, extranets, document management, and workflow automation.
  • Evaluate, design, and implement Microsoft CoPilot capabilities within SharePoint and M365 environments to enhance user productivity, automate routine tasks, and drive adoption of AI‑powered features.
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders to identify high‑value use cases for CoPilot and ensure responsible deployment in line with organizational policies.
  • Architect integrations between SharePoint platforms and Microsoft Azure services to extend solution capabilities, enable advanced automation, and support scalable, cloud‑native applications.
  • Lead the implementation of complex solutions, including integrations with other M365 services (Teams, Power Platform, One Drive), third‑party tools, and legacy systems.
  • Architect and support solutions that leverage Microsoft Viva modules (Connections, Insights, Topics, Learning) to enhance employee experience, knowledge management, and organizational communication.
  • Define standards and best practices for site collection architecture, information architecture, metadata, and taxonomy.
• Governance, Security, and Compliance:
  • Establish and enforce governance policies for content management, access control, lifecycle management, and retention.
  • Work closely with the security team to ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory requirements, including data privacy and protection.
  • Monitor and manage platform performance, availability, and disaster recovery strategies.
  • Ensure compliance with requirements for handling controlled data, including GCCH, ITAR, and CUI.
• Stakeholder Engagement and Training:
  • Engage with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and training to IT staff and power users.
  • Develop and deliver documentation, user guides, and training materials.
• Continuous Improvement and Innovation:
  • Stay current with Microsoft’s SharePoint and M365 roadmap, evaluating new features and recommending adoption where appropriate.
  • Advocate for process automation, low‑code/no‑code solutions (Power Apps, Power Automate), and modern collaboration practices.

• Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
  • Minimum of 5 years experience leading / architecting large corporation IT projects with global teams.
  • 3+ years with SharePoint Online (M365).
  • Strong knowledge of microservices architecture is essential, as the organization continues to modernize its platforms and adopt cloud‑native technologies.
  • Must currently reside within 50 miles of posted locations(s). Relocation is not available for this role.
  • Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F‑1 to H‑1B, H‑1B cap registration, O‑1, E‑3, TN status, I‑485 job portability, etc.
  • Must be able to work without sponsorship now or in the future.
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