SharePoint -Prem Platform SME

Position: SharePoint On-Prem Platform SME
Location: Greater London

About the job you’re considering

We are seeking a skilled SharePoint SME / 3rd Line Technical Specialist to support and evolve our SharePoint estate across on-premises and Microsoft 365 platforms. This is a hands-on role requiring strong expertise in SharePoint upgrades, administration, and development.

Hybrid working:
The places that you work from day to day will vary according to your role, your needs, and those of the business; it will be a blend of Company offices, client sites, and your home; noting that you will be unable to work at home 100% of the time.

If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service)

Your role Platform Operations & Support Manage SharePoint farm servers, web applications, service applications, content databases, and supporting infrastructure.

Administer Search Service Applications, Managed Metadata, User Profile Services, Distributed Cache, and related components.

Act as 3rd line escalation for complex SharePoint issues

Lead SharePoint 2019 to Subscription Edition (SE) upgrades

Manage and support SharePoint Online (M365)
Ensure platform performance, security, and reliability

You can bring your whole self to work. At Capgemini, striving for equity, diversity and inclusion is part of everyday life, and will be part of your working reality. We have built an inclusive and welcoming environment, for everyone.

Your skills and experience

SharePoint Server 2019 & Subscription Edition (SE)
SharePoint Online (M365)
Deep knowledge of SharePoint farm architecture and operational support.

Understanding of search-driven user interfaces and applications.

Extensive experience supporting SharePoint Search architecture.

Crawl configuration, indexing, query processing, and search optimization

We are a Disability Confident Employer Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level
2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

Declare they have a disability, andMeet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Please opt in during the application process.

Your security clearance and pre-employment checks

To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance.

To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements.

Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality. Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process.

If you are successfully offered this position, you will go through a series of pre-employment checks, including: identity, nationality (single or dual) or immigration status, employment history going back 3 continuous years, and unspent criminal record check (known as Disclosure and Barring Service).Make it real – what does it mean for you?

Flexibility to work your wayYou will be encouraged to have a positive work-life balance. Our hybrid-first way of working means we embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.

Your wellbeing

You’d be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2024. Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions.

To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

Shape your path

You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress. You will…