SSharePoint Consultant; Modern Workplace

The SharePoint Consultant leads enterprise clients through the design, deployment, and governance of Microsoft 365 content management solutions—serving as both a technical architect and strategic advisor to modernize collaboration and drive information accessibility s role combines deep technical expertise with strong consulting capabilities to deliver measurable business outcomes across IT and business teams.

If you’re energized by the rare combination of technical depth and content strategy expertise—and you want to work at the forefront of Microsoft 365 collaboration—this role is for you. At Avanade, you’ll shape how leading organizations manage knowledge, streamline content governance, and unlock the full value of their Microsoft 365 investments at scale.

SharePoint Solution Design & Delivery Lead

End‑to‑end design and implementation of SharePoint Online solutions, including intranets, collaboration portals, and document management systems.

Translate business and technical requirements into scalable architecture, aligned with Microsoft 365 best practices.

Develop solution components including site structures, permissions models, workflows, and integrations.

Plan and execute deployments, migrations (on‑prem to cloud), and modernization initiatives.

Ensure solutions maintain platform integrity, scalability, and upgrade compatibility.

Administration & Operations

Configure and manage SharePoint Online environments (site provisioning, hub sites, security, compliance).

Monitor platform health, performance, and usage analytics to optimize solutions.

Implement governance policies including lifecycle management, retention, and access controls.

Support operational readiness, documentation, and knowledge transfer to client IT teams.

Content Strategy & Information Architecture

Advise clients on enterprise content strategy, governance, and operating models.

Design information architecture (IA), taxonomy, and metadata frameworks to improve findability and usability.

Conduct current‑state assessments of content and site structures to identify optimization opportunities.

Define content lifecycle processes, publishing standards, and authoring guidelines.

Lead workshops and working sessions to align stakeholders on content governance and strategy.

Client Advisory & Engagement Leadership

Serve as a trusted advisor to client stakeholders across IT, business, and leadership teams.

Lead discovery sessions, design workshops, and executive readouts.

Provide recommendations grounded in Microsoft 365 capabilities and industry best practices.

Manage client expectations, risks, and delivery outcomes across engagements.

Contribute to proposals, solutioning, and business development activities.

Adoption & Change Enablement

Support user adoption strategies including training, communications, and change management planning.

Develop enablement materials and best practices for content owners and end users.

Drive sustainable adoption through governance, automation, and usability improvements.

Core Technical Skills

• SharePoint Online administration and configuration
• SharePoint site architecture, hub sites, and permissions models
• Information architecture (IA), taxonomy, and metadata design
• Content management and governance frameworks
• SharePoint migration tools and strategies
• Microsoft 365 ecosystem:
  Teams, One Drive, and Viva integrations
• Purview and compliance features: retention policies and sensitivity labels
• Power Platform:
  Power Automate and Power Apps
• Microsoft Syntex (SharePoint Premium): AI-powered content processing, document understanding models, content assembly, and Syntex-based governance

Delivery & Architecture

• End-to-end solution lifecycle: requirements to design to build to deploy…