SharePoint Site Collection Administrator - Data Systems Analysts, Inc. - Fairfax, VA

Data Systems Analysts (DSA) is a Microsoft Gold Partner and brings a wealth of knowledge in supporting SharePoint solutions within the Department of Defense (DoD). Founded in 1963, Data Systems Analysts, Inc. (DSA) has been providing Defense and Federal Government customers’ business-driven Information Technology and consulting solutions and services for more than 50 years. DSA’s people excel in helping our customers achieve sensitive, mission-critical business goals and objectives. DSA is a 100 percent employee-owned company: every employee has a stake in the success of our company and our customers.

DSA is looking for a SharePoint Site Collection Administrator to support our IT Department.

Duties include but are not limited to the following:
Sets up and manages alerts to monitor activity on business critical information; establishes and governance rules if none exist, or adheres to corporate rules.

Coordinates monthly SharePoint User Group meetings and conveys information to the team; manages intranet site and reviews periodically; compiles monthly reports on usage and progress of site collection; establishes and maintains a community of practice for site owners and users in the site collection.

Analyzes current business requirements and maps to SharePoint; identifies new areas on an ongoing basis where SharePoint can be leveraged; assists users in leveraging features and acts as a liaison with IT Department and communicates back to operations; consults with management team to improve integration; and analyzes file shares for migration to SharePoint.

Manages permissions restricts and revokes access as required; creates, leverages and manages content types, site columns, lookups and templates for re-use in site; determines and creates scalable structure for unit sites; ensures uniform navigation throughout sites; provides guidance to business units on structure of their sites; manages search scopes and best bets with input from operational units; creates/manages out of box workflows to automate processes; creates project and document dashboards.

Constantly revisits and reviews content to ensure business relevance; customizes and maintains landing page to encourage traffic and user adoption; monitors site usage and follow up on dormancy on a monthly basis; monitors for complexity and suggests streamlined alternatives; monitors to ensure workflow and tasks are working correctly and emails are going out; conducts ongoing research to determine what SharePoint can do; functions a liaison with IT Department regarding the migration of sites when necessary.

Encourages user adoption and embeds a sense of excitement in all regarding SharePoint; acts as first line of day to day support for users and other site owners; trains end users in team on basic functionality; trains end users on basic functionality; directs users to available training materials and resources; identifies training gaps and escalates if necessary; demonstrates technology to users; identifies errors, investigates and resolves (escalates to IT if required); edits and customizes pages using SharePoint Designer; assists users in setting up my sites.

REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:
Top Secret Clearance or ability to be cleared to the TS level with SSBI/SCI Eligibility

3 years experience in IT / Help Desk Role

AA or BS Degree in Computer related discipline

SharePoint certification and technical certifications desired

Thirst for learning desired

DSA offers a competitive salary and an impressive full benefits package that includes employee medical and dental, 401k, company paid life and short/long term disability insurance and paid leave along with an environment that supports professional development and growth. Our culture embraces training and development opportunities that include leadership programs, employee networks, continued education, and much more. We recognize that building expertise in your profession benefits everyone, and our leadership training programs help employees better manage their projects, inspire coworkers and customers to action, and reinforce DSA’s guiding principles.

We also value the unique combination of skills, abilities, aspirations, and backgrounds of every individual — our diversity makes us stronger. We are 100 percent employee-owned through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP).

Building on five decades of industry experience, DSA has deep expertise and comprehensive understanding of the operational, security, collaboration, and identity management challenges our customers must address. We provide secure information management solutions that encompass Program Management, Knowledge Management, Business Process Engineering and Security. Our services include Cyber Security, SharePoint Solutions, Software Development, Data Analytics, and Systems Engineering. DSA has played an important role in supporting the U.S. Warfighter. In one of its first major programs in the early 1960s, DSA partnered with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to provide a secure and reliable messaging system for America’s fighting forces and our allies. DSA engineers developed the world’s first packet switch in the 1960s and helped pioneer the use of electronic messages for the DoD. These innovative solutions have been critical in supporting U.S. fighting forces to command, control, and communicate on battlefields from Vietnam to the most recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.