SharePoint SSE Infrastructure Consultant - #1576

SharePoint SSE Infrastructure Consultant Roles & Responsibilities : Design, build, and operate SharePoint Subscription Edition (SSE) farm  (HA, security, patching).

Provision and maintain farm roles: WFE , App Server , Search Server , Index Server , Office Online Server (OOS) .

Build SQL Server High Availability  using SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance (FCI) ; coordinate storage, quorum, failover testing.

Implement and troubleshoot Kerberos authentication  end-to-end (SPNs, delegation, constrained delegation, double-hop scenarios).

Execute performance/load testing using WAPT  (test plan design, baselines, bottleneck triage, tuning recommendations).

Apply hardening using CIS Benchmarks  (OS + IIS + SQL + SharePoint layers), document exceptions, and drive remediation. 

Integrate and operationalize: SMTP relay , Splunk  logging/monitoring, alerting/runbooks.

AWS + On-prem  delivery: deploy farms both on-premises and on AWS , including Load Balancer patterns and SSL/TLS certificate  lifecycle (renewal, chain, cipher/TLS posture).

Required Skills : SharePoint SSE farm architecture & ops; capacity planning; patching strategy; backup/restore

Windows Server & AD fundamentals ( DNS , GPO , service accounts, certificates).

IIS  fundamentals for SharePoint web tier and troubleshooting. 

SQL Server FCI  concepts (Windows Failover Clustering, storage, failover, maintenance). 

Kerberos : SPNs, delegation, auth flows, diagnosing with logs/tools. 

Security hardening mindset: align configuration to CIS Benchmarks , produce evidence, manage exceptions. 

Performance testing fundamentals (concurrency, test execution, interpretation). 

Observability: Splunk ingestion patterns, dashboards/alerts; SMTP integration for service notifications. 

AWS hosting for SharePoint : EC2 patterns, networking, security groups, and load balancing concepts; SSL/TLS  certificate management. 

Required Working Experience : Hands-on experience building and running SharePoint farms  (strong preference: on-prem + AWS ).

Proven delivery for HA designs: SharePoint multi-tier , SQL FCI , and operational runbooks (incident/change/problem).

Practical experience with Load Balancer  and SSL/TLS  in enterprise environments (certificate rotation, chain issues, TLS negotiation).

Real-world troubleshooting history: auth issues (Kerberos), crawl/search issues, latency bottlenecks, patch regressions, and stability issues.

Evidence of hardening & audit-ready documentation (CIS alignment, remediation tracking).

Required Certifications: Core (recommended) Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate

Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate

Microsoft 365 Certified: Administrator Expert