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Leidos is seeking a Senior SharePoint System Administrator to support a large enterprise IT contract for the DOD. The SharePoint System Administrator will support infrastructure services, operations ...

Description Leidos is seeking a Senior SharePoint System Administrator to support a large enterprise IT contract for the DOD. The SharePoint System Administrator will support infrastructure services ...

Leidos is seeking a Senior SharePoint System Administrator to support a large enterprise IT contract for the DOD. The SharePoint System Administrator will support infrastructure services, operations ...

Leidos is seeking a Senior SharePoint System Administrator to support a large enterprise IT contract for the DOD. The SharePoint System Administrator will support infrastructure services, operations ...

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How much do senior sharepoint administrator jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 11, 2026, the average hourly pay for senior sharepoint administrator in the United States is $49.21, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $39.18 and $58.17 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a senior SharePoint administrator?

Senior SharePoint Administrators are experienced IT professionals responsible for managing, configuring, and maintaining Microsoft SharePoint environments within organizations. Their duties typically include overseeing site collections, managing user permissions, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring the platform's security and performance. They often collaborate with other IT teams and end-users to optimize workflows and implement new features. In addition, they may lead SharePoint migrations, upgrades, and integration projects to support business needs.

What are some typical challenges a senior SharePoint administrator faces when managing large-scale SharePoint environments?

Senior SharePoint Administrators often encounter challenges such as ensuring high availability, maintaining security compliance, and managing complex migrations or upgrades. In large-scale environments, balancing performance optimization with user accessibility can be demanding, especially when supporting distributed teams or integrating third-party solutions. Proactive monitoring, clear documentation, and close collaboration with IT security and development teams are key strategies for overcoming these challenges and ensuring seamless platform operations.

What is the difference between Senior Sharepoint Administrator vs Sharepoint Engineer?

AspectSenior Sharepoint AdministratorSharepoint Engineer
Required CertificationsMicrosoft Certified: SharePointMicrosoft Certified: SharePoint or related certifications
Work EnvironmentIT teams, enterprise environments, administrative focusDevelopment teams, technical projects, coding and customization
Employer & Industry UsageLarge organizations, government, healthcareTech firms, consulting, software development

The Senior Sharepoint Administrator primarily manages and maintains SharePoint environments, focusing on administration, user support, and system stability. In contrast, a Sharepoint Engineer is more involved in designing, developing, and customizing SharePoint solutions. While both roles require similar certifications and often work within enterprise settings, their core responsibilities differ—administration versus engineering and development.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a senior SharePoint administrator, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Senior SharePoint Administrator, you need deep expertise in SharePoint architecture, site management, security, and a strong background in IT or computer science. Familiarity with Microsoft 365, PowerShell scripting, SharePoint Online/On-Premises, and relevant Microsoft certifications (such as MCSE or MS-700) is highly beneficial. Strong problem-solving, communication, and project management skills help in collaborating with stakeholders and addressing complex technical issues. These skills ensure robust platform performance, secure collaboration, and efficient content management within organizations.
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SharePoint Senior Administrator

Leidos

Alexandria, VA • On-site

Full-time

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8.3

Company rating: 8.3 out of 10

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Job description

Leidos is seeking a Senior SharePoint System Administrator to support a large enterprise IT contract for the DOD. The SharePoint System Administrator will support infrastructure services, operations, and maintenance across multiple enclaves of different classifications with remote administration for server farms located in centralized data centers. The SharePoint Admin shall deploy, operate, and maintain SharePoint services, including load balancing, PKI authentication, and claims-based authentication as well as support site setup, permission management, troubleshooting, and service requests for customers as well as content and knowledge managers. This individual will work in a team environment to ensure mission needs are met and ensure functionality of capabilities of customers.

This role requires an individual that is technical, customer oriented, and familiar with using SharePoint. This individual should be detail oriented in order to capture customer inquiries appropriately. Role requires excellent oral and written communication skills.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Interac with site/collection owners to handle service inquiries and problems.
  • Provide implementation, troubleshooting and maintenance of IT systems.
  • Rapidly distinguish isolated user problems from enterprise-wide application/system problems.
  • Develop solutions for complex problems, update Knowledge Articles and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to reflect changes to the environment.
  • Oversee SharePoint projects to include minor and major version upgrades, routine maintenance, and expansion of capabilities to meet emerging requirements.
  • Identify methods for direct integration with Identity, Credential, and Access Management (ICAM) technologies.
  • Assist users with manual migrations from older SharePoint versions to SharePoint 2019, SE or SharePoint Online.
  • Manage permissions of new and existing site collections and their associated lists, items etc.
  • Manage access to O365/M365 applications based on SharePoint technology such as Microsoft Teams, Microsoft OneDrive, and SharePoint Online.
  • Conduct searches and purges of data from operational systems as required by cyber security, legal, compliance, FOIA, and other legitimate sources.
  • Manage asset library, risk database, and business rhythm calendar (Leidos best practice) to enhance situational awareness for stakeholders.
  • Coordinate with customers and stakeholders to collect data, conduct analysis, develop, and implement solutions associated with incident tickets and requirements.
  • Provide follow-up reports (technical findings, feedback, resolution steps taken, After Action Report (AAR) etc.) for Root Cause Analysis, engineering technical assessment, and process improvement initiatives.
  • Support customer requirements in a 24/7/365 mission environment with after-hours outage response and support.
  • Update operations and maintenance documentation for 24/7/365 IT Operations Center personnel to assist with after-hours triage and troubleshooting of common SharePoint problems.

Basic Qualifications

  • Strong experience with SharePoint technologies to include SharePoint 2013, 2016, 2019, SE and SharePoint Online.
  • Strong experience with configuring, installing, and securing SharePoint systems.
  • Experience with managing SQL clusters in support of SharePoint farms.
  • Experience with patch maintenance for SQL clusters and SharePoint farms.
  • Experience with PKI authentication and claims-based authentication.
  • Experience with utilizing load balancers such as F5 BigIP Load Traffic Manager or Citrix NetScaler.
  • Strong experience managing M365/O365 cloud offerings such as Microsoft Teams, Microsoft OneDrive, SharePoint Online.
  • Strong experience with patch maintenance for SharePoint farms.
  • Experience with routine maintenance processes and willingness to conduct scheduled maintenance during approved maintenance windows.
  • Experience with Change Management fundamentals to ensure proper planning, execution, and documentation of changes to the environment.
  • Experience with Tier 2 & Tier 3 system administration.
  • Experience troubleshooting issues in a growing environment.
  • Experience with reviews, incident analysis, and identification of issue trends .
  • Time management skills.
  • Strong oral and written communications skills.
  • Track record of working effectively within a team, and support to peers toward improved processes and results.
  • Experience with IT Service Management (ITSM) ticketing systems such as ServiceNow.

Education:

  • Candidate must have a Bachelor's degree with 8 years of relevant experience, Masters degree with 6 years, Associate's with 10 years, or High School Diploma with 12 years.

Certifications:

  • Candidate must, at a minimum, meet DoDM 8140.03 (previously DoD 8570) - IT System Admin Intermediate certification requirements (Cloud+, GICSP, SSCP, Security+ CE, GSEC, or higher)
  • No industry certifications are required for this position, though a relevant certification in SharePoint, M365/O365 or similar technology is beneficial.

Clearance:

  • Due to the nature of the government contracts, we support, US Citizenship is required.
  • TS/SCI with CI Poly required for Position or TS/SCI and willingness to complete a polygraph.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Familiarity with using Nintex, InfoPath, and/or PowerBI platforms for creating and managing workflows.
  • Experience configuring and managing SPPatchify for patch maintenance of large SharePoint farms.
  • Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert or equivalent certification related to SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive and their administration.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:May 21, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:Pay Range $92,300.00 - $166,850.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.


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At Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers' success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainable practices. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community.

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Headquarters location

Reston, VA, US

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