A major Belgian public transport operator has an established Infrastructure & Operations department that owns the corporate content lifecycle and internal digital workplace. This role exists to design, administer and govern the organisation's SharePoint platform (SharePoint Online and SharePoint On Prem) and to shape Microsoft Power Platform usage across business teams. The position combines hands-on SharePoint administration with architectural governance and stakeholder coaching.
The mission
The Digital Workplace — SharePoint team provides document management, collaboration sites, intranet services and case management solutions for internal users and external partners. The platform supports dozens of business applications, integrates with the wider Microsoft 365 estate and must remain secure, scalable and cost controlled as low-code usage grows.
You will define and maintain a clear platform architecture that aligns SharePoint Online and SharePoint On Prem with the Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate). You will work with IT teams, business product owners and external suppliers to validate designs before delivery, maintain standards and ensure solutions meet security, performance and maintainability requirements.
Your responsibilities
- Define and evolve the SharePoint platform architecture to deliver a coherent, scalable environment across Online and On Prem deployments, reducing technical debt and duplication
- Establish and enforce governance, standards and reusable patterns for site structure, access control, information architecture and solution lifecycle
- Lead design reviews and validate technical choices for incoming projects, ensuring alignment with Microsoft Power Platform constraints and licensing considerations
- Coach and guide the SharePoint and business teams to increase maturity in low-code development, improving solution maintainability and avoiding shadow IT
- Operate and harden the platform, perform advanced administration tasks, troubleshoot production incidents and implement sustainable operational runbooks
- Communicate architecture decisions to stakeholders and contribute to steering and governance committees as a technical guarantor of solution quality
Your profile
Essential skills
- Strong experience as a SharePoint architect and administrator, with proven work across both SharePoint Online and SharePoint On Prem
- Practical knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps and Power Automate, and how these tools integrate with SharePoint
- Ability to define governance, information architecture and reusable patterns that improve maintainability and reduce licence cost
- Experience validating designs, participating in demand management and translating business needs into platform-aligned solutions
- Strong stakeholder communication, facilitation and decision-making skills required at senior level
Preferred skills
- Experience working in complex public sector or large enterprise environments is an advantage