Job Type: Contract

Job Category: IT

Job Description

Role: SharePoint Analyst

Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6H 5T6
Work Arrangement: Primarily remote; may be required to attend in-person meetings or work sessions with reasonable notice from the Province.

Employment Type: Long Term Contract

Anticipated Interview Dates: May 8–9, 2025

Required Skills:

• Proven experience in User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) design to develop intuitive and visually appealing user-centered intranet experiences.
• Ability to translate business requirements from non-technical stakeholders into user-centric designs, ensuring a balance between functionality, usability, and design constraints.
• Strong working knowledge of SharePoint Online and Content Management Systems (CMS) including content migration best practices.
• Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and experience working with modern front-end frameworks.
• Familiarity with Adobe Creative Suite or similar design tools is considered an asset.
• Ability to design and implement custom SharePoint components such as web parts, themes, and workflows is considered an asset.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to troubleshoot SharePoint-related issues effectively.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct user requirements gathering and maintain clear communication with project stakeholders.
• Migrate content from legacy intranet platforms to new, modernized SharePoint Online pages.
• Design and build responsive, user-friendly intranet sites using SharePoint Online and out-of-the-box features.
• Customize SharePoint components including web parts, lists, libraries, workflows, and content layouts.
• Create custom themes, templates, and branding elements to align with Government of Alberta’s branding guidelines.
• Optimize site structure and navigation to ensure user-friendly access and discoverability of content.
• Implement CMS best practices, ensuring consistent and impactful communication across SharePoint sites.
• Automate workflows to streamline and improve content publishing and review processes.
• Perform business analysis and detailed design of SharePoint solutions based on stakeholder needs.
• Provide technical support (Tier 1 and Tier 2) for SharePoint-related issues such as access, errors, and usability concerns.
• Troubleshoot issues, identify root causes, and implement timely, effective resolutions.
• Work with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, design enhancements, and implement updates to SharePoint applications.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, user manuals, and training guides.
• Participate in testing and quality assurance to ensure SharePoint solutions meet performance and usability standards.
• Stay current on SharePoint trends, best practices, and new technologies, and assess their applicability.
• Support business requirements and complex design solutions using out-of-the-box SharePoint functionality.
• Provide expertise in designing and supporting Microsoft SharePoint environments and related systems.
• Validate data and content throughout migration efforts to ensure accuracy and integrity.
• Address operational SharePoint issues and support ongoing SharePoint operations.
• Prepare routine reports correlating time spent with duties performed.
• Collaborate closely with Government of Alberta technical staff and other stakeholders as required.

Required Skills