Lead SharePoint Developer

Lead SharePoint Developer

£75,000 plus excellent benefits & bonus - Worthing, Sussex - 1 or 2 days in the office - loads of developmental opportunities within this role

• My client a leading utilities (CNI / Critical National Infrastructure organisation), seek an experienced Lead SharePoint Developer to lead the evolution of their digital workplace for over 3,000 colleagues.
• As the Lead SharePoint Development, you will shape the future of collaboration, content governance, and user experience across SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365.
• You will head up a small, skilled SharePoint development team within our Content and Collaboration function, driving modern, secure, user-centred solutions that transform how the business works, shares, and communicates.

Core elements for this positions:

• All about being a strong communicator - lots of technical and non-tech Stakeholder engagement - customer facing.
• Technically very strong.
• Ability to make decisions.
• Someone that can come up with solutions.
• Run Project and Sprints
• Create a centre of excellence.
• A self-starter.

Responsibilities for theLead SharePoint Developer:

You'll be the strategic and technical lead for all SharePoint development, ensuring we deliver solutions that are scalable, secure, and brilliantly designed.

Typical responsibilities include:

• Leading the design, build and deployment of SharePoint Online sites, structures, and digital experiences.
• Managing and mentoring a team of SharePoint developers, driving quality and continuous improvement.
• Working with business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions that deliver real value.
• Overseeing workflow, form, and automation development using Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate).
• Driving ECM best practice, from metadata standards to content lifecycle and user adoption.
• Providing technical leadership across ECM architecture, integrations, performance improvements, and migrations.
• Ensuring governance, compliance, and security standards are applied consistently across the M365 environment

Additional role requirementsfor the Lead SharePoint Developer:

• This role incorporates Agile delivery, DevSecOps practices, and ownership of CI/CD pipelines within Azure DevOps.
• Expected to lead our Content & Collaboration Centre of Excellence, supporting and coaching citizen developers.
• Occasional out-of-hours work may be required to support high-impact changes or platform updates.

What you'll bring to the for the Lead SharePoint Developer role:

Essential:

• Proven expertise in SharePoint Online and M365 development, including SPFx, PowerShell, PnP, and the Power Platform.
• Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle, including Agile, Scrum, and DevSecOps.
• Experience leading technical teams and delivering enterprise-level digital collaboration solutions.
• Programming skills across .NET (C#, ASP.NET Core), JavaScript/TypeScript, and frameworks such as React.
• Experience working with Azure DevOps and cloud-based architectures.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

Desirable:

• Scrum Master or Product Owner certification.
• Experience in UX, design thinking, or user research within digital product development.

Lead SharePoint Developer

£75,000 plus excellent benefits & bonus - Worthing, Sussex - 1 or 2 days in the office - loads of developmental opportunities within this role