SharePoint Architect

Role Overview

The SharePoint Architect will be responsible for designing architecting and implementing an enterprise-scale Document Management Solution (DMS) on Microsoft 365. This role will lead the architecture for document ingestion metadata extraction storage tiering governance workflows and unified APIs. The architect will collaborate with business platform teams and engineering squads to define scalable high-performance patterns supporting more than 200 TB of content across multiple regions.

Key Responsibilities

1. Solution Architecture & Design

Design end-to-end architecture for enterprise SharePoint Online DMS including ingestion metadata extraction storage retrieval and governance.

Define site architecture content types metadata taxonomy managed properties and hub site strategy.

Architect ActiveWarmCold storage tiering models optimized for performance (110 sec retrieval SLAs).

Create scalable library-splitting and auto-archival patterns for libraries exceeding 100K items.

2. Document Ingestion & Integration

Design multi-channel ingestion framework integrating ServiceNow Appian Microsoft Teams SPFx Explorer and APIs.

Architect connectors and middleware using Graph API REST API CSOM Power Automate Azure Functions or API gateways.

Implement standardized library creation and document upload APIs without the need for separate Azure AD app registrations by consumers.

3. Metadata Extraction AI Tagging & Validation

Architect metadata auto-tagging using Microsoft Syntex / SharePoint Premium or AI Builder.

Define mandatory metadata models and validation logic using SPFx Power Automate or SharePoint rules.

Build metadata enrichment frameworks ensuring compliance with data limits (8000 bytes) and accuracy expectations.

4. Search Retrieval & Unified API Layer

Architect unified API service for internal and external integrations.

Configure advanced SharePoint search Microsoft Search result types managed properties and metadata-driven queries.

Lead implementation of regional hub sites enabling cross-geo cross-LOB search and discovery.

5. Governance Compliance & Security

Implement Microsoft Purview retention sensitivity labels DLP policies and compliance automation.

Define access control external sharing policies conditional access and B2B guest access models.

Establish lifecycle workflows for review approval archival and deletion prevention.

6. Performance Engineering & Scalability

Design solutions handling 200 TB content with optimized performance and minimal throttling.

Implement caching pagination batching and throttling mitigation for Graph API-based operations.

Ensure high availability resilience and disaster recovery aspects of the DMS.

7. Documentation Standards & Knowledge Management

Create architectural blueprints integration diagrams solution guidelines and operational runbooks.

Ensure API documentation (Swagger / Postman) is maintained and published.

Enable Knowledge Base creation including FAQs troubleshooting guides and Service Desk documentation.

8. Delivery Leadership & Collaboration

Work closely with Product Owners Business SMEs Engineering Leads and M365 Platform Teams.

Provide technical leadership code review guidance and enforce best practices.

Participate in release planning CAB processes and technical governance forums.

Required Technical Skills

Microsoft 365 & SharePoint

Deep expertise in SharePoint Online Site Collections Libraries Content Types Managed Metadata IRM and Compliance.

SPFx development knowledge (React TypeScript) to guide development teams.

Mastery of Graph API (Sites Lists Files Search Identity).

Search & Metadata

Expertise in KQL managed properties schema customization Microsoft Search.

Hands-on experience with Syntex / AI Builder AI models.

Integration & APIs

Strong experience with REST APIs CSOM Graph API Azure Functions and API Management (APIM).

OAuth 2.0 Entra ID authentication models App-Only permissions.

Workflow & Automation

Power Automate (complex flows batching concurrency).

Logic Apps (preferred for high-throughput workflows).

Governance & Security

Purview retention DLP sensitivity labels conditional access B2B.

SharePoint storage governance site provisioning and naming conventions.

Azure & DevOps

Azure Functions App Services Key Vault AAD app registrations.

Azure DevOps CI / CD (SPFx pipelines API deployments).

Monitoring using Application Insights Azure Monitor Power BI.

Preferred Experience

Architecting large-scale DMS solutions (50 TB ideally 100200 TB).

Experience with enterprise regulatory environments (Banking Insurance Pharma).

Designing SPFx custom explorers or file interfaces.

Implementing hub-level or cross-geo search at scale.

Prior experience in solution migration from file shares or legacy DMS.

Soft Skills

Strong architectural documentation and communication skills.

Ability to work with senior business stakeholders.

Excellent problem-solving and performance tuning capabilities.

Leadership in guiding development and support teams.

Education

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field.

Microsoft 365 or Azure Architect certifications (preferred).

Required Skills :

Design end-to-end architecture for enterprise SharePoint Online DMS including ingestion metadata extraction storage retrieval and governance. Define site architecture content types metadata taxonomy managed properties and hub site strategy. Architect ActiveWarmCold storage tiering models optimized for performance (110 sec retrieval SLAs). Create scalable library-splitting and auto-archival patterns for libraries exceeding 100K items.

Required Education : Graduate

Key Skills

CSS,.NET,HTML5,ASP.NET,Microsoft SQL Server,C#,Visual Studio,TFS,ADO.NET,JavaScript,Sharepoint,XML

Employment Type : Full Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1