SharePoint Engineer

Job Title\: SharePoint Engineer

Location\: Preston or Frimley - We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Referral Bonus\: £1000

Grade\: GG09

You’re expected to have completed 12 months in role prior to applying for an advertised vacancy and you should also discuss the internal opportunity with your line manager to ensure sustained business continuity and to further support your career development.

We know there may be exceptional individual circumstances that impact this, in the first instance please discuss this with your line manager.

If you don’t feel you can talk to your line manager, you can contact your HRBP.

PLEASE NOTE\: Should you be invited for interview; you acknowledge that the Recruitment team will contact you and your line manager regarding your application for this opportunity.

Job Description\:

The SharePoint Engineer plays a key role in delivering, supporting and continuously improving the Enterprise SharePoint service across BAE Systems UK and RoW. Working closely with technical leadership, business stakeholders and internal customers. The successful candidate will utilise both agile and traditional delivery approaches, manage issues and continuous improvement activities, and contribute to the development of best practices, processes and service quality standards to ensure an effective and reliable SharePoint environment.

Core duties\:

• Deliver and support Enterprise SharePoint services across BAE Systems UK and RoW
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver SharePoint enhancements and solutions
• Ensure all SharePoint developments and deployments align with internal governance and standards
• Apply appropriate delivery methodologies, including Agile and traditional project approaches
• Resolve technical issues, manage corrective actions, and drive continuous service improvement
• Gather and utilise stakeholder feedback to measure effectiveness and enhance service delivery
• Contribute to the development of best practices, processes, and quality standards for SharePoint services

Essential Skills\:

• Best practice application management in line with ITIL Processes
• Extensive experience of working with the multiple versions of SharePoint and 3rd party tools such as but not limited to Nintex, K2, Sharegate, Link fixer
• An understanding of application development and promotion into multiple environments
• A good level of experience in supporting the delivery of projects and large change requests

The SharePoint Team\:

The team consist of 30 people, who are responsible for the Delivery of SharePoint 2016 / 2019 and SharePoint Online to all BAE Systems UK, KSA and international Business, we manage the Service with our Service Providers, and manage service and support from 3rd party suppliers such as Microsoft, Boost, KwizCom and Quest.

The team manage the relationship with the 10 UK Business who use our 5 Enterprise SharePoint environments. We are responsible for deploying the strategic roadmap for SharePoint including major upgrades, Business Change Requests, configuration changes as well as supporting end users in site creation and management.

Why BAE Systems?

Here you’ll build a career with purpose and limitless possibilities. With lifelong learning and meaningful work, this is a place where you can grow your career with confidence and be empowered to be your best. You’ll be recognised for your contribution and enjoy rewards tailored to what’s most important to you and your family, support for your financial and personal wellbeing, as well as a balanced lifestyle. In an environment embracing sustainable ways of working and with a strong sense of shared purpose, our supportive culture is a place you can feel you belong and proud of the difference you make.

A place where everyone can thrive\:

We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We know that a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives and experiences strengthens our teams and is vital to the work we do.

We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people, who are BAE Systems employees and have been in their current role for 12 months or longer.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date\: 30th September 2026