Technical Lead

• *Migration Architect / Technical Lead**

• *Purpose:** Own the technical migration strategy and tooling standards.

• *Role Summary**

The **SharePoint Migration Technical Lead** is responsible for the **end\-to\-end technical leadership** of large\-scale migrations from **SharePoint 2013/2016/2019 on\-premises environments to SharePoint Online (SPO)**. This role owns the **migration architecture, archival strategy, tooling execution, Power Platform customization, and technical governance** across multiple migration waves.

The Technical Lead works closely with **Solution Architects, Migration Factory teams, Security, Compliance, and Business Site Owners** to ensure migrations are **secure, compliant, performant, and business\-aligned**, while minimizing disruption and ensuring successful adoption.

• *Key Responsibilities**

1\. **Migration Technical Leadership*** Act as the primary technical authority for SharePoint Online migration activities.

• Define and enforce migration standards, patterns, and best practices across all waves.
• Lead technical decision\-making for complex site, workflow, and customization scenarios.
• Serve as escalation point for L3 migration issues, failures, and performance bottlenecks.

2\. **On\-Prem to SharePoint Online Migration**

• Lead migrations from SharePoint 2013 / 2016 / 2019 farms to SharePoint Online.
• Design and execution:

+ Site collections

+ Subsites

+ Document libraries

+ Lists and metadata

+ Permissions and security models

* Drive modernization efforts, including

Classic

+ Modern site transformations

+ InfoPath / Designer workflows remediation

+ Web part replacement strategies

3\. **Archival Strategy \& Data Lifecycle Management**

* Design and implement enterprise archival strategies, including

+ Identification of ROT (Redundant, Obsolete, Trivial) data

+ Business\-approved archival criteria

+ Legal hold and compliance alignment

• Define archival vs migration decision frameworks with stakeholders.
• Implement archival solutions leveraging:

+ SharePoint Online Archive

+ Azure storage\-based archival patterns

+ Third\-party archival tooling (as applicable)

• Ensure archival aligns with records management, retention labels, and eDiscovery requirements.

4\. **Migration Tooling \& Automation**

* Lead hands\-on execution and governance of migration tools such as

+ Sharegate

+ Microsoft Migration Manager

+ PowerShell automation frameworks

* Design pre\-migration assessments, including

+ Site readiness scoring

+ Customization and dependency analysis

+ Security and permissions mapping

• Define retry, rollback, and re\-sync strategies for failed migrations.

5\. **Power Platform \& Customization Remediation**

• Lead remediation and modernization of SharePoint customizations using:

+ Power Apps (Canvas \& Model\-Driven Apps)

+ Power Automate workflows

* Convert or redesign

+ Legacy workflows (SharePoint Designer / InfoPath)

+ Custom forms

+ Business process automations

* Ensure Power Platform solutions are

+ Secure

+ Scalable

+ Governed under tenant standards

• Collaborate with Power Platform CoE for governance and lifecycle management.

6\. **Security, Compliance \& Governance**

* Ensure migrations comply with

+ Organizational security standards

+ Regulatory requirements (HIPAA, SOC2, etc., as applicable)

* Validate

+ Permissions inheritance and access models

+ External sharing configurations

+ Sensitivity labels and retention policies

• Partner with Security and Compliance teams on pre\- and post\-migration validation.

7\. **Wave\-Based Migration Execution \& Hypercare**

* Support wave\-based migration planning, including

+ Freeze windows

+ Delta migrations

+ Cutover activities

* Lead technical readiness for

+ User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

+ Business sign\-off

* Provide hypercare technical leadership, ensuring

+ Rapid issue resolution

+ Performance stabilization

+ Knowledge transfer to support teams

8\. **Documentation \& Knowledge Transfer**

* Create and maintain

+ Migration runbooks

+ Architecture decision records (ADRs)

+ Archival and remediation playbooks

* Support KT sessions for

+ Support teams

+ Platform owners

+ Business power users

Required Technical Skills

Core SharePoint Expertise

* Deep hands\-on experience with

+ SharePoint 2013 / 2016 / 2019 (on\-prem)

+ SharePoint Online (Modern Experience)

* Strong understanding of

+ Site collections, hubs, and information architecture

+ Metadata, content types, and managed taxonomy

+ Permissions, AD/AAD integration, and security trimming

Migration \& Archival

• Proven experience leading large\-scale SharePoint migrations (100s–1000s of sites).
• Strong expertise in:

+ Migration assessments and remediation planning

+ Archival strategy and execution

+ Retention, records management, and legal holds

• Hands\-on with Sharegate and PowerShell automation.

Power Platform

* Advanced experience with

+ Power Apps (Canvas and Model\-Driven)

+ Power Automate (cloud flows, approvals, integrations)

• Experience modernizing legacy SharePoint customizations using Power Platform.

Microsoft 365 Ecosystem

* Strong knowledge of

+ Microsoft 365 tenant architecture

+ Azure AD / Entra ID

+ OneDrive and Teams integration considerations

• Understanding of licensing impacts on migration and archival decisions.

Soft Skills \& Leadership

• Strong stakeholder communication skills (technical and executive).
• Ability to translate complex technical risks into business\-friendly language.
• Proven experience leading distributed migration teams (onshore/offshore).
• High attention to detail with strong documentation discipline.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in healthcare, regulated, or highly compliant environments.
• Microsoft certifications in SharePoint, Power Platform, or M365\.
• Prior experience in migration factory or large transformation programs.

• *Qualifications**

Any Graduate

• *Range of Year Experience\-Min Year**

6

• *Range of Year Experience\-Max Year**

8