SharePoint Lead (Lotus Notes Migration) - Warrington - Up to 6 Month Contract

JOB PURPOSE
As part of a business transformation strategy, the IT programme has identified the need to migrate a number of Lotus Notes databases/applications from Lotus Notes to SharePoint 2013 and then onwards from SharePoint 2013 to SharePoint 2016 on-premis.

JOB DESCRIPTION
The SharePoint Lead will be required to:
- Take the lead for the migration of Lotus notes databases identified to SharePoint 2013. This will include:
o The creation of new SharePoint sites as appropriate
o Migrating content (including documents) from Lotus Notes to SharePoint
o Migrating meta-data from Lotus notes to SharePoint
o Create the appropriate design and development documentation to ensure a smooth transition to BAU SP support.
- Understand the SharePoint security model, permissions, encryption, DLP and work closely with the security team to protect information
- Assist SharePoint developers to create and apply the appropriate levels of governance and user access controls to the SP sites
- Analyze user requirements for the migration, and where appropriate recommend an alternative approach
- Ability to assist departments with organising there data / information and being able to produce a searchable application within SharePoint
- Produce detailed specifications as required
- Create SharePoint solutions and custom code
- Create and execute test plans
- Prepare training manuals for users and
- Support the systems and developments once they are in production.
- Undertake training with different departments to allow them to manage their Sharepoint applications correctly

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS
The SharePoint Lead will have:
- Eligibility for security clearance to SC and be a UK national
- 5+ years' experience in SharePoint solutions
- Hands on experience Lotus Notes application migration to SharePoint (ideally SP2013)
- Wide knowledge of technology and systems
- The ability to communicate with clients, colleagues and management to explain complex issues clearly and concisely
- A logical, analytical and creative approach to problem solving
- Business and commercial awareness
- Ability to learn new skills and technologies quickly
- Good organisational and time management skills and
- Good understanding of SDLC's including Waterfall and Agile for example, with the ability to apply the appropriate methodology at the right time.
- Being able to provide 3rd Line support for SharePoint and other web based applications

The SharePoint Lead will have technical experience in:
- Languages including C, C++, C#, Java, Python
- Relational Databases, specifically MS SQL and Azure DB Services
- Web development and frameworks including ASP.NET, Angular, Spring, Ruby on Rails
- PowerShell
- Lotus script
- SharePoint 2013, SharePoint 2016 and SharePoint Online
- SharePoint Object Model and
- Web Services (in particular REST) and integration technologies and approaches.
- Developing Sharepoint master pages, page layouts and branding

SharePoint Lead (Lotus Notes Migration) - Warrington - Up to 6 Month Contract