SharePoint Administrator

The Mississippi Department of Education has a current goal for every community to effectively
use a World-Class Data System to improve student outcomes. This goal has an outcome to
increase the availability of quality data to drive decisions that improve student outcomes. We
are planning to satisfy this goal in part by modernizing our current student information system
along with improving the quality of data in connected systems. This will include web-based

application development, and creation of dashboards and reports that will improve access,
accuracy and ease of use for all stakeholders.
JOB DESCRIPTION The SharePoint Administrator will be responsible for designing, maintaining, and guiding the
progression of SharePoint to leverage optimal workflows that are aligned to achieve
organizational business goals and objectives.

REQUIRED DEGREE Bachelor's degree in MIS, Computer Science or equivalent or 5 years of experience using
SharePoint.
Advanced knowledge of business process analysis and function specification.
Experience working with and communicating cross-functional groups (development, QA,
production, stakeholders, etc)
REQUIRED CERTIFICATION(S)

REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE # YEARS
Thorough understanding and hands on experience using Microsoft SQL Server (MSSQL) 5
Thorough understanding and hands on experience using Microsoft SharePoint Server 2016 5
Thorough understanding and hands on experience using Active Directory and Azure Active Directory 5
Thorough understanding of best practices regarding farm design and security permissions 5
Experience with migrating from on-prem SharePoint to SharePoint Online 5
Experience with ADFS, Azure AD Connect, and modern authentication methods such as OAuth 5
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
Experience in writing technical documentation
Working knowledge of SharePoint workflows
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI MSP JOB DESCRIPTION
References of submitted candidates required. Please provide the following information. Must submit a minimum of
THREE (3) references with resume.
First/last name of reference
Title
Company Name
Job title of contractor while reporting to this supervisor/manager
Telephone number
Email Address (if available)
Preference given to candidates with the below skills/experience. Must also meet minimum requirements.
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Active Directory and Azure Active Directory

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