Canberra | On-site | Federal Government ICT

PALAS Consulting is recruiting an experienced SharePoint Administrator for an engagement with a Federal Government client in Canberra. The role sits within a delivery team working in a secure, highly regulated setting, where SharePoint is relied on for collaboration, document management and information sharing. You will keep the platform available, secure and performing, and advise the business on how best to use it.

The role suits a senior platform administrator who takes ownership of the whole stack, from Windows Server, IIS and SQL dependencies through to site structure, permissions and governance. Faults in this environment cross authentication, search and performance, so an administrator who finds the cause is more valuable here than one who rebuilds around the symptom. Apply and we will contact you to discuss the engagement, the environment and your fit.

Key Responsibilities

- Administer and configure SharePoint sites, libraries, lists, pages and content structures.
- Manage permissions, access requests and user groups in line with governance requirements.
- Design and implement SharePoint solutions that support business processes and collaboration needs.
- Maintain metadata, taxonomies, content types and document management standards.
- Patch, back up and restore the platform, and support disaster recovery and high-availability arrangements.
- Troubleshoot authentication, search and performance issues, working within formal incident, problem, change and configuration management processes.
- Support records management, compliance and information governance requirements.
- Provide user support, guides and training,



and monitor usage to recommend improvements to usability, structure and content quality.
- Liaise with technical support teams on platform issues, enhancements and upgrades.

Required Experience

- Demonstrated senior experience administering enterprise SharePoint environments.
- Robust knowledge of Windows Server, IIS, PowerShell, identity and access management, certificates and SQL dependencies.
- Experience with patching, backup, restore, disaster recovery and high-availability arrangements.
- Ability to troubleshoot complex platform, authentication, search and performance issues.
- Experience working within controlled change, incident, problem and configuration management processes.
- Sound understanding of SharePoint governance, security and information management, and of document and records management principles.
- Experience gathering business requirements and implementing SharePoint-based solutions.
- Understanding of secure system administration in a classified or highly regulated environment.
- Clear documentation and confident engagement with stakeholders and users.
- A relevant tertiary qualification, vendor certification or equivalent demonstrated professional experience.

Desirable





- Microsoft SharePoint and related Microsoft platform certifications.
- Experience with SharePoint Online, Microsoft 365 hybrid services or migration programs.
- Exposure to Defence security controls and secure gateway or cross-domain constraints.
- ITIL Foundation or equivalent service management experience.

Eligibility

- Australian citizenship is mandatory.
- Current AGSVA security clearance.
- Based in Canberra, or willing to move to Canberra.

Location and Working Arrangements

This role is Canberra based and on-site.

How to Apply

Apply through this advertisement with a current CV. We will contact suitable applicants directly to discuss the engagement, rate and timing.

About PALAS Consulting

PALAS Consulting is a Canberra-based consultancy working exclusively in Defence, national security and Australian Government. We strengthen delivery control, leadership effectiveness and decision confidence on nationally significant programs, and we place senior practitioners into Federal Government engagements through Commonwealth procurement processes. Consultants are engaged for proven delivery performance, not availability, and clients have direct access to PALAS leadership throughout an engagement.

For our consultants, that means submissions prepared properly, terms negotiated on your behalf and a firm that stays involved after the contract starts.

Confidence under pressure.

Learn more at palasconsulting.com.au or contact [email protected]. Follow PALAS Consulting on LinkedIn for Federal Government ICT, cyber security and program delivery opportunities in Canberra and nationally.

📌 SharePoint Administrator (Canberra)
🏢 PALAS Consulting
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