Senior Sharepoint Data Conversion Specialist Data Migration project to SharePoint Online

Our GTA based, Municipal Government client requires the services of a Senior Sharepoint Data Conversion Specialist for Data Migration project to SharePoint Online.

ROLE:

Our Client is implementing Microsoft and SharePoint Online as an enterprise collaboration and information management platform. As part of this initiative, content currently stored in legacy file systems and repositories must be migrated to SharePoint Online to support standardized information architecture, improved

accessibility, enhanced security, and compliance with corporate information governance requirements. This work supports the broader, organization wide

rollout of SharePoint as the City’s primary document management and collaboration solution.

The SharePoint Data Conversion Specialist will assist in the planning and lead in the execution of data migration activities from legacy file systems to Share Point

Online as part of the Client’s enterprise SharePoint implementation. The Specialist will be responsible for assessing existing content structures, defining and applying

data mapping and transformation rules, implementing metadata and retention requirements, and ensuring that migrated content aligns with approved Share Point

site designs, information architecture, and governance standards.

The Specialist will lead migration execution efforts and work closely with technical teams, business units, and information management stakeholders to The Client.

Duties

The SharePoint Data Conversion/Migration Specialist will be responsible for the following duties:

• Lead and execute data migration activities from legacy file systems, including Novell file systems, to SharePoint Online

• Plan, configure, and perform migrations using approved migration tools, including assessment of source content, permissions, and data quality

• Define and apply data mapping, transformation, metadata, and remediation rules to align migrated content with approved SharePoint information architecture,

governance, security, and retention requirements

• Validate and reconcile migrated data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and integrity, and identify and resolve migration issues and risks

• Support administration and configuration of SharePoint Online environments related to migration, including libraries, metadata, content types, and

permissions

• Assist with the organization wide rollout of SharePoint Online by coordinating migration activities across business areas and contributing to

scalable, repeatable migration processes

• Provide migration related user support, including assisting business users transitioning from legacy file systems, responding to migration issues and service

requests, and supporting knowledge transfer and documentation

• Support migration testing, user acceptance activities, status reporting, and maintenance of migration documentation and issue logs

MUST HAVE:

It is important that the Services be undertaken by a SharePoint Data Conversion and Migration Specialist who can demonstrate specific knowledge of, and

experience in, performing similar work for projects of comparable size, complexity, and scope within an enterprise environment.

Education and Experience

 University degree or college diploma in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent combination of education

and experience


Demonstrated experience leading data migration and conversion initiatives from legacy file systems, including Novell file systems, to SharePoint Online

 Proven experience planning and executing migrations using enterprise migration tools

 Strong experience assessing source data structures, permissions, and data quality, and applying data mapping, transformation, and remediation rules


Hands-on experience administering and configuring SharePoint Online, including document libraries, metadata, content types, and permissions

 Experience working within an organization-wide SharePoint implementation or rollout, supporting multiple business areas

 Experience validating migrated data to ensure accuracy, completeness, integrity, and compliance with information governance requirements

 Experience providing migration-related user support and assisting business users transitioning from legacy file systems to SharePoint Online

Technical and Functional Skills


Strong knowledge of SharePoint Online architecture, information architecture principles, and governance practices

 Strong working knowledge of SharePoint site administration
, including:

o Permissions and access management (users, groups, inheritance)

o Site configuration, document libraries, and content structures

 Working knowledge of data migration methodologies and best practices in an enterprise environment

 Understanding of security, access controls, and retention considerations related to migrated content

 Ability to contribute to scalable, repeatable migration processes and standards