SharePoint & Power Platform Engineer
SharePoint & Power Platform Engineer
Cognizant Consulting- Posted 2 hours ago
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Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Support the assessment and migration of sites, documents, metadata, permissions and workflows from SG-DCS, SharePoint 2013 and other legacy environments to SharePoint Online.
- Use migration tools such as ShareGate or Microsoft Migration Manager to run migration jobs, review results, correct errors and validate migrated content.
- Configure and maintain SharePoint Online sites, document libraries, lists, metadata, views, navigation and permissions.
- Build and enhance Power Apps and Power Automate workflows for straightforward business processes and productivity needs.
- Develop or modify lightweight SharePoint components and integrations using SPFx, JavaScript or TypeScript where required.
- Assist with discovery workshops, content inventories, migration mapping, testing, cutover preparation and post-migration support.
- Troubleshoot migration, access, workflow and application issues, escalating complex problems when necessary.
- Prepare clear technical documentation, test scripts, user guides and migration status updates.
- Work directly with users to validate migrated content, gather feedback and make iterative improvements.
- Learn and apply relevant Microsoft 365, Power Platform and development practices with guidance from more experienced team members.
- 2–3 years of hands-on experience developing or supporting SharePoint, Microsoft 365 or Power Platform solutions.
- Practical experience with SharePoint Online sites, document libraries, lists, metadata, permissions and basic administration.
- Some hands-on exposure to SharePoint migration, including content assessment, migration execution, validation or issue remediation.
- Experience with ShareGate, Microsoft Migration Manager or a similar migration tool is preferred; candidates with relevant migration fundamentals and a willingness to learn may also be considered.
- Hands-on experience building or maintaining Power Apps and Power Automate workflows.
- Basic development skills in JavaScript or TypeScript; exposure to SPFx, React, Microsoft Graph or REST APIs is useful but not mandatory across all areas.
- Ability to troubleshoot systematically, test changes carefully and produce clear technical and user documentation.
- Ability to work with business users and technical team members to clarify requirements and deliver practical solutions.
- Familiarity with source control and basic development practices is helpful; deep expertise in Azure architecture, CI/CD or enterprise integration is not required.
- A proactive, hands-on attitude, willingness to learn and ability to take guidance, own assigned work and improve through feedback.
- Exposure to SharePoint 2013, SharePoint Server, SG-DCS or other legacy collaboration platforms.
- Experience supporting user acceptance testing, migration cutovers or post-migration hypercare.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Lists, Forms, Dataverse, Power BI or Microsoft 365 Copilot.
- Basic awareness of records management, retention, access control and information governance.
- Experience working in government, regulated or security-conscious environments.
- Assigned SharePoint content, sites and workflows are migrated accurately with minimal disruption and clearly documented results.
- Migration issues are identified early, investigated systematically and resolved or escalated promptly.
- Power Apps and Power Automate solutions are simple, reliable, maintainable and useful to business teams.
- Users receive clear support, documentation and guidance before and after migration.
- The engineer steadily builds deeper SharePoint and Power Platform capability through hands-on delivery, feedback and continuous learning.
More Info
Key Skills
Microsoft 365 Copilot
SharePoint Microsoft 365
Microsoft Graph
Dataverse
Microsoft Migration Manager
Microsoft Lists

