Senior SharePoint Migration Lead / Technical Consultant

Toronto, ON, Canada

Hybrid

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Job type: Contract
Workplace: Hybrid
Experience: 8+ years of SharePoint experience, including enterprise migration projects.
Posting language: English
Posted: Sep 17, 2026

Original job description

Location: Canada

Duration: 9 Months

Start Date: Early October 2026

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Role Overview

Our client is seeking a Senior SharePoint Migration Lead / Technical Consultant to support an enterprise SharePoint and Microsoft 365 migration initiative.

This is a hands-on role requiring a consultant who can lead stakeholder discussions and business activities while also executing technical migration work. The successful candidate will own the full migration lifecycle, from discovery and planning through migration execution, validation, UAT, and production cutover.

Key Responsibilities

Lead requirements gathering, stakeholder workshops, and migration planning sessions.
Conduct SharePoint content inventories and migration assessments.
Define content, metadata, permissions, and security mappings.
Execute migrations using ShareGate and SharePoint Migration Tool (SPMT).
Perform test, pilot, production, and delta migrations.
Validate migrated content, permissions, metadata, and site structures.
Troubleshoot migration issues and perform remediation activities.
Coordinate offshore migration resources and provide technical guidance.
Lead UAT, defect management, business sign-off, and post-migration support.
Maintain migration documentation, status reporting, risks, and issue tracking.

Required Qualifications

8+ years of SharePoint experience, including enterprise migration projects.
Strong hands-on experience with ShareGate and SPMT.
Experience with SharePoint Online, SharePoint On-Premises, and Microsoft 365.
Experience with OneDrive and Microsoft Teams migrations.
Expertise in content inventory, migration assessments, and source-to-target mapping.
Strong understanding of metadata, taxonomy, permissions, and governance.
Experience with migration validation, reconciliation, and remediation.
Strong PowerShell scripting and automation skills.
Proven experience leading requirements gathering, stakeholder engagement, and UAT activities.
Experience coordinating offshore or distributed teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Quest, AvePoint, Metalogix, or similar migration tools.
Power Apps, Power Automate, or SPFx experience.
SharePoint development background (.NET, C#, JavaScript, React, Angular).
Financial Services industry experience.
Agile/Scrum delivery experience.

This is an independent consultant position for contract work with a Kyndryl client and is not a direct staff position with Kyndryl

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Responsibilities

The role involves leading the full lifecycle of enterprise SharePoint and Microsoft 365 migrations, from discovery and planning to execution and production cutover. You will also manage stakeholder engagement, coordinate offshore resources, and ensure successful UAT and post-migration support.

Requirements

Candidates must have 8+ years of experience in SharePoint enterprise migrations with strong proficiency in ShareGate and SPMT. Expertise in content mapping, PowerShell scripting, and leading distributed teams is essential for this technical consultant position.

Skills

SharePoint
Microsoft 365
ShareGate
SPMT
Migration Planning
Stakeholder Management
PowerShell
Content Inventory
Metadata
Taxonomy
Permissions
Governance
UAT
Defect Management
Automation
Technical Consulting

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Keywords

SharePoint
Microsoft 365
ShareGate
SPMT
Migration
PowerShell
OneDrive
Microsoft Teams
Metadata
Taxonomy
Governance
UAT
Agile
Scrum
Quest
AvePoint
Metalogix
Power Apps
Power Automate
SPFx
.NET
C#
JavaScript
React
Angular
Financial Services
Stakeholder Management
Technical Consulting
Automation
Enterprise Migration

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