Share point migration specialist
Job Description
We are seeking a proactive Technical Migration Engineer / SharePoint Migration Specialist to assist with a comprehensive enterprise content migration initiative.
The ideal candidate will collaborate with the Migration Lead and gradually assume responsibility for an independent migration stream, facilitating the execution of multiple migrations concurrently.
This program entails the transfer of enterprise documents, metadata, folder hierarchies, permissions, and document histories from legacy Document Management Systems, primarily Alfresco, into Microsoft SharePoint Online.
This is a technical role that necessitates strong PowerShell expertise, methodical troubleshooting abilities, data analysis skills, and the capacity to independently manage migration batches from preparation through migration, reconciliation, and handover.
Key Responsibilities
Migration Execution
Oversee and implement assigned migration sites or batches throughout the entire migration lifecycle:
The engineer should progressively become adept at managing a migration stream independently alongside the Migration Lead.
PowerShell Automation
Maintain, execute, and troubleshoot PowerShell migration scripts employed for:
The candidate is not required to design the complete migration framework from the outset but must be proficient in reading, understanding, troubleshooting, and modifying existing PowerShell scripts.
SharePoint Online Migration
Engage with SharePoint Online structures including:
Support migration efforts utilizing tools such as:
Migration Data Analysis
Examine large source metadata extracts and pinpoint migration challenges including:
Work with CSV and Excel-based migration reports that may encompass hundreds of thousands of records.
Permission Migration
Facilitate the transition of Alfresco permissions into SharePoint.
Responsibilities include:
Migration Validation and Reconciliation
Conduct reconciliation between source and target environments.
Validation activities may include:
o Analyze source migration data and metadata.
o Prepare migration batches and staging structures.
o Validate document and folder mappings.
o Execute SharePoint migration using PowerShell and ShareGate.
o Monitor migration execution and troubleshoot migration errors.
o Conduct post-migration reconciliation and validation.
o Generate migration reports and exception reports.
o Assist in migration sign-off and handover.
o Document selection and version management.
o Metadata transformation.
o Destination path creation.
o Folder setup.
o Document migration.
o Permission mapping and application.
o Retention label preparation.
o Reconciliation tasks.
o Retry and recovery for migrations.
o Migration reporting.
o Sites.
o Document libraries.
o Folders.
o Metadata columns.
o Content types.
o Users and SharePoint groups.
o Permissions and permission inheritance.
o Retention labels.
o Document version history.
o ShareGate.
o PnP PowerShell.
o SharePoint Online.
o Microsoft 365 administration tools.
o Missing or invalid paths.
o Duplicate documents.
o Invalid filenames.
o Long paths.
o Version inconsistencies.
o Metadata quality concerns.
o Permission mapping challenges.
o Missing users or groups.
o Destination path conflicts.
o Documents needing manual review.
o Analyze source users and groups.
o Review folder and document ACLs.
o Map source roles to SharePoint groups.
o Identify unique permissions.
o Determine inheritance scenarios.
o Review unmapped or individual users.
o Apply approved permissions.
o Verify permissions post-migration.
o Document counts.
o Folder counts.
o Migrated versus excluded documents.
o Metadata validation.
o Permission validation.
o Missing documents.
o Failed documents.
o Duplicate documents.
o Retention label validation.
o Source-to-target path verification.
o Produce comprehensive exception reports for remediation.