Lead SharePoint Developer

Lead SharePoint Developer
Location: Durrington, hybrid working
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: 37 hours
Salary: £65k-£74k


About the role

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead the evolution of our digital workplace for over 3,000 colleagues. As our SharePoint Development Lead, you'll shape the future of collaboration, content governance, and user experience across SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365.

You'll 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.


What you will be responsible for:

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 requirements:

• 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 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.

What Do We Offer?

• 25 days annual leave + Bank Holidays.
• Free annual flu jab and eye test vouchers.
• Pension contributions up to 11% (depending on your contribution).
• An employee assistance program.
• A network of sports and social clubs.
• Company and performance-related bonus.
• Life assurance equal to 4x salary.
• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service).
• Health Cash Plan.
• Two paid volunteering days a year.
• Occupational health service.
• Discounts with over 800 popular retailers.
• Digital GP service.
• Study support may be available for job-related qualifications.
• Competitive maternity & paternity leave and flexible return to work options.
• Cycle to work scheme.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.