Job Description

Our client is a Houston-based, privately held consulting, back-office outsourcing, and IT outsourcing firm that delivers services exclusively to the upstream and midstream oil and gas industry. They are seeking a highly skilled SharePoint Designer and Developer with proven experience designing, customizing, and developing solutions within the SharePoint platform to support business requirements. This role will serve as the product owner for the team and involves collaborating with stakeholders to understand their needs, designing solutions, managing upgrades, implementing customizations, and ensuring the effective utilization of SharePoint capabilities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Requirement Gathering and Analysis:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements for SharePoint solutions.
• Understand business processes and identify opportunities for leveraging SharePoint capabilities to improve efficiency and productivity.
• Analyze existing SharePoint sites and provide recommendations for improvement in document management, collaboration, and workflow.
• Review new releases, plan, and manage version upgrades.

Solution Design:

• Design and architect SharePoint solutions based on business requirements.
• Define site structures, information architecture, and user interface designs.
• Create solution blueprints, wireframes, and technical specifications.
• Design, document, and configure new & existing SharePoint sites and libraries to meet specific business needs.
• Design & develop complex workflows using Power Automate to automate tasks and approvals with other applications.

Customization and Development:

• Develop custom components, web parts, workflows, and forms using SharePoint Designer, Microsoft Power Platform, or other development tools.
• Implement customizations to SharePoint sites, master pages, page layouts, and navigation.
• Integrate SharePoint with other systems and data sources using APIs, web services, third-party connectors, apps, services, and connectors built with Microsoft Power Apps

Workflow Automation:

• Design and implement workflows to automate business processes using SharePoint Designer, Power Automate, or other workflow automation tools.
• Configure approval workflows, document review processes, and notifications.

Data Management and Integration:

• Manage SharePoint lists, libraries, and content types to organize and structure data effectively.
• Develop custom data views, forms, and reports to present information in a user-friendly manner.

Testing and Quality Assurance:

• Conduct testing of SharePoint solutions to ensure functionality, performance, and security.
• Deliver end-user training and best practice recommendations & documentation.
• Deployment and Maintenance

Experience and Education Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Proven experience in designing, customizing, and developing solutions within the SharePoint platform.
• Proficiency in SharePoint Designer, Microsoft Power Platform, SharePoint Framework (SPFx), and other SharePoint development tools.
• Strong knowledge of SharePoint architecture, site administration, and security concepts.
• Experience with web development technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and REST APIs.
• Familiarity with workflow automation tools like Power Automate (Microsoft Flow).
• Familiarity with building apps, services, and connectors using Microsoft Power Apps

Preferred Certifications:

• Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals
• Microsoft Certified: Power Platform App Maker Associate
• Relevant certifications in web development, workflow automation, or project management are a plus.