IT Sr SharePoint Architect

Position type- Full Time

Work Location-Noida/Gurugram

Working style- Hybrid

People Manager role: No

Required education and certifications critical for the role- BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related software engineering field, or equivalent practical experience

Aon is looking for a Solution Architect

As part of an industry-leading team, you will help empower results for our clients by delivering innovative and effective solutions supporting Aon, Gurgaon or Bangalore India. As a Solution architect lead, you will report directly to the Director of DWE SharePoint Leader.

Job Summary:

It’s an exciting time to be at Aon! We are seeking a motivated and innovative Solution Engineering lead to design solutions as part of our digital transformation and growth efforts. In this role, you will work on a variety of initiatives to ensure our platforms, applications, and services are designed and built in accordance with next generation standards and frameworks. This is a pivotal opportunity as we transform our enterprise to align with the demands of a digital ecosystem to meet business and consumer needs.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

Your impact as a Solution Architect (SharePoint)

Core Responsibilities:

• Lead creation, management and deployment of current infrastructure components to fulfil the architecture and strategic requirements of the DWE Platform.
• Delegates responsibility and provides guidance to engineers.
• Drives infrastructure services vision, enables innovation, and leverages Aon IT trends while providing input to technology roadmaps and strategies across a set of services.
• Drives transformational programs to improve operational efficiencies and directs and delivers technology transformations using technical and functional teams.
• Passionate about distributed systems and building high scale services
• Experience with SharePoint Online, and an understanding of the differences to various on-prem releases, ideally from 2010 to current.
• Experience with migrations from (older) on-prem instances to a modern SharePoint Online implementation.
• Ability to synthesize business requirements for recommendations regarding SharePoint and affiliated tools (such as Power Platform, robotic automations, LogicApps, or other integrations)
• Ability to consult technical teams for fall-forward approaches utilizing best practices.
• Establishment of governance processes to discover and manage custom integrations on sites, both leveraging AvePoint and beyond.
• Track record for helping business understand the expectation that all custom work requires ongoing support and maintenance, and for surfacing existing instances that require a new look.
• Understanding of enterprise search, to be leveraged with solutions.
• Awareness of emerging Microsoft services and standards, to ensure proper consideration and evaluation to drive business cases as necessary.
• Collaborative attitude with not only M365 team-mates, but also with other technical and security teams throughout the organization.
• Comfort in prioritizing and balancing projects from the business, and within the team.
• System Administration for Compliance Guardian and DocAve (AvePoint tools)
• Manage Security Validation Program (Bi-annual audit of site membership and access)
• Manage Content Validation Program (On-going security audit of PII/GLBA content)
• Configure and maintain compliance scans of all SharePoint content

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Skills and experience that will lead to success

• 12 to 15 years of hands-on experience
• B.S. Computer Science or similar/equivalent area, ITIL Certified Preferred
• Strong business, communication and financial skills.
• Demonstrates and models behaviors described in the Aon Leadership Model.
• Ability to drive high standards for individual, team, and organizational accomplishments.
• Ability to build and maintain High Performing Organizations.
• Ability to clearly and succinctly convey information and ideas to individuals and groups.
• Ability to create and execute influencing strategies that persuade key stakeholders to act towards advancing shared interests and business goals.
• Demonstrates a keen understanding of basic business operations and the organizational levers (systems, processes, departments, functions) that drive profitable growth.
• Ability to work across organization boundaries and matrix reporting structure.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience in leading teams across multiple geographic regions
• Negotiation skills with clients (internal/external) and vendors.
• Ability to build and maintain High Performing Organizations
• Expertise working closely with product and delivery organizations and related technical fields.
• Services and areas of focus - End User Commuting Platform

o SharePoint

o M365 in general, including Teams

o AvePoint governance modules

Education:

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related software engineering field, or equivalent practical experience

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage an inclusive workforce. Plus, our agile environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions for our colleagues as well.

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative and inclusive workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and fostering an inclusive workplace. If you require accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know. You can request accommodations by emailing us at ReasonableAccommodations@Aon.com or your recruiter. We will work with you to meet your needs and ensure a fair and equitable experience.

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