Sharepoint Administrator

Job Description:

Microsoft 365 Administrator 

Role Overview: 

We are seeking a skilled and motivated Microsoft 365 and SharePoint Online Administrator to join our team. As a key member of RMI's Strategic Operations team, you will be responsible for managing and optimizing our Microsoft 365 environment, with a strong emphasis on SharePoint, Teams, and Power Platform. Your expertise will contribute to the seamless operation of our collaboration tools, ensuring efficient communication, document management, and process automation. 

Responsibilities: 

• Microsoft Teams Administration: 

• Configure and maintain Teams channels, chat, meetings, and collaboration features. 

• Manage user access, permissions, and security settings within Teams. 

• Troubleshoot and resolve Teams-related issues. 

• Collaborate with end-users, including external users, to enhance their Teams experience and optimize usage. 

• SharePoint Administration: 

• Administer our robust SharePoint environment of 300+ sites and 1.5 million documents to include site architecture, permissions, and content types. 

• Working with Knowledge Management team members, design and implement SharePoint solutions to improve document management, content organization, and collaboration. 

• Monitor and optimize SharePoint performance. 

• Support end-users with issues, tickets and data migration. 

• Support and troubleshoot external user access 

• Partner with Knowledge Management and Legal to design data retention policy; implement and monitor 

• Administer and maintain an up-to-date our SharePoint development environment. 

• Manage projects being executed by contractors. 

• Perform weekly data reduction efforts in collaboration with Knowledge Management and end users  

• Provide user training on SharePoint best practices and general knowledge 

• Troubleshoot and manage any integrations with other tools, apps or embedded products. 

• Power Platform Management: 

• Oversee Power Apps, Power Automate (Flow), and Power BI. 

• Create and maintain custom apps, workflows, and reports using Power Platform. 

• Collaborate with business units to automate processes and enhance productivity. 

• Ensure data integrity and security within Power Platform. 

• Help create structure and guidelines for how to use Power Platform. 

• Troubleshoot various forms, flows and Power BI reports as needed.  

• Vendor Management: 

• Coordinate with external vendors and service providers related to Microsoft 365 services. 

• Evaluate vendor offerings, negotiate contracts, and manage relationships and work product. 

• Monitor service-level agreements (SLAs) and escalate issues as needed. 

• Release Management: 

• Stay abreast of Microsoft 365 updates, feature releases, and future dependencies between systems 

• Understanding of how feature releases and updates will impact organizational tools, assets, security and user workflows.  

• Communicate release schedules to RMI staff with special focus on supporting impacted end-users and IT through transitions. 

Required Experience: 

• Office 365 Administration: 

• Proven experience managing Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, OneDrive, M365 Groups, and Entra ID. 

• Familiarity with licensing, user provisioning, and security settings. 

• SharePoint Administration: 

• Hands-on experience with SharePoint Online administration  

• Knowledge of site architecture, content types, permissions, data retention and content management 

• Experience administering SharePoint online instances that have sites that allow collaboration with multiple external project team members. 

• Teams Administration: 

• Prior experience working in Teams environments that have external collaborators. 

• Experience with groups and security in Teams.  

• Vendor Management: 

• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with vendors, manage projects executed by contractors, and negotiate contracts. 

Preferred Experience: 

• SharePoint Development and DevOps: 

• Experience in creating custom SharePoint solutions using SharePoint Framework (SPFx), Power Apps, and Power Automate. 

• Familiarity with version control, continuous integration, and deployment pipelines. 

• Experience implementing data retention policies in SharePoint and Office 365. 

• Familiarity with and interest in navigating choices related to Co-Pilot and its interoperability with existing tech stack 

• Compliance Experience: 

• Understanding of how to implement compliance requirements within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent work experience. 

• Relevant Microsoft certifications (e.g., Microsoft 365 Certified: Teams Administrator Associate, SharePoint certifications) are a plus. 

If you have either M365 Admin experience or SharePoint admin experience and are willing to learn, please apply. If you are a proactive problem-solver with a passion for optimizing collaboration tools, we encourage you to apply! Join our team and contribute to our organization’s success by ensuring efficient and secure utilization of Microsoft 365 services.  

Location

We are a remote-ready organization with team members around the globe. Our beautiful and welcoming offices are available for meetings or focused work, whether you are traveling through or living nearby. Our U.S. offices are in New York City; Washington DC; Oakland, California; Boulder, Colorado; and Basalt, Colorado. This role can be located from anywhere in the continental United States.  

We provide you with the essential IT equipment plus a one-time home technology payment and a monthly work from home/commuter allowance to ensure you have a comfortable home office set up and necessary supplies.  

We love seeing each other in person! We occasionally gather for shared time together like retreats and learning experiences. Be ready to travel for occasional in-person meetings (and of course, we cover travel costs). Some roles may require more travel, which will be discussed during the hiring process.  

Compensation    

RMI compensates based on the level and requirements of the role. Salary within our ranges may also be determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as required by the role, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary range for this position is $93,000.00 - $114,000.00. You would also have an additional 5% bonus target!  

Benefits     

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:     

• Medical, dental, vision insurance    
• 403b retirement options (up to 5% match immediately)    
• Life, AD&D, short-term and long-term disability    
• Professional and personal development 
• Generous paid time off and sick leave
• Parental leave    
• Flexible working hours
• Commuter and work from home stipends

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion      

At RMI, our mission is to build a clean, prosperous, and secure energy future for all. For this to happen, every single person needs to be a stakeholder in the energy transition. Recruiting, hiring, mentoring, and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve is critical to our success. We need the widest range of perspectives to understand the systems we are trying to change. That doesn’t just mean bringing a diverse team to the table; it also means working proactively to give all job seekers and employees equitable experiences. Visit our DEI page for more information on our DEI initiatives and commitments.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

RMI is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

RMI is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.