SharePoint Engineer

Purpose And Scope

The position is responsible for the administration, maintenance, and operational support of the organization's SharePoint environments, primarily SharePoint Online. This role ensures the platform remains secure, stable, and optimized for collaboration and content management. The engineer will work closely with IT teams and business stakeholders to uphold governance standards, manage permissions, and support user adoption of SharePoint as a core digital workplace tool.

Responsibilities And Accountabilities

• Administer and maintain SharePoint Online and legacy SharePoint on-premises environments.
• Monitor platform health, performance, and usage; proactively identify and resolve issues.
• Manage site collections, permissions, and user access in accordance with governance policies.
• Support content lifecycle management, including archiving, retention, and compliance.
• Coordinate with Microsoft support and internal teams to resolve service-related incidents.
• Maintain documentation for platform configurations, processes, and support procedures.
• Assist with platform upgrades, feature rollouts, and change management activities.
• Provide guidance and support to site owners and users on SharePoint best practices.
• Ensure alignment with organizational security, compliance, and data protection standards.

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Working Environment

Astellas' Global Capability Centres – Overview

Astellas' Global Capability Centres (GCCs) are strategically located sites that give Astellas the ability to access talent across various functions in the value chain and to co-locate core capabilities that are currently dispersed. Our three GCCs are located in India, Poland and Mexico.

The GCCs will enhance our operational efficiency, resilience and innovation potential, enabling a timely response to changing business demands.

Our GCCs are an integral part of Astellas, guided by our shared values and behaviors, and are critical enablers of the company's strategic priorities, sustainable growth, and commitment to turn innovative science into VALUE for patients.

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Category TechX

Astellas is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment.

EOE including Disability / Protected Veterans

Skills Required

Compliance, Sharepoint Online, Data Governance, Powershell Scripting