Web Application Developer 1 SharePoint Technical Lead

Job Description:

SharePoint Technical Lead

Role Overview

Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) is seeking a Senior SharePoint Developer to serve as the Technical Lead for the next phase of The Hub our district-wide intranet. This role is designed to bridge a specific technical expertise gap within an established team. The successful candidate will architect the interaction between major hub sites (Student and Staff) and implement data-driven personalized user experiences.

Reporting Structure: This position provides high-level technical expertise and recommendations but functions under the direction of the Senior Director of Knowledge Management who maintains final approval on all architectural and design decisions.

Expanded Job Functions

• Cross-Hub Architectural Management: Design and optimize the interaction between the Student Hub and Staff Hub to ensure seamless navigation unified search and distinct digital environments for different user types.
• Metadata-Driven Personalization: Leverage back-end metadata and the SharePoint User Profile Service to drive Audience Targeting. This includes exposing specific news and resources based on staff/student roles school sites or grade levels.
• Complex Process Automation: (Priority 1) Redesign and implement enterprise-level Power Automate approval flows to standardize district-wide administrative and content-publishing workflows.
• UX Analysis & Heatmapping: Implement and manage Microsoft Clarity to monitor user behavior via heatmaps and session recordings. Use this data to recommend and implement iterative UI/UX improvements.
• Standardization & Site Templating: Develop reusable site templates and blueprints for school and department sites to ensure a consistent district-wide look and feel. This includes automating the application of these templates during site provisioning.
• Custom Widget Development: Build and maintain custom SharePoint widgets and app embeds-such as the Annual District Calendar-using modern web frameworks (SPFx).
• Governance & Security Architecture: Manage the districts permission architecture and access security. Automate site access using Azure AD/Dynamic 365 Groups and scripts for standardized settings.

Experience & Skill Requirements

• Professional Experience: 6 8 years in software development or IT architecture with a minimum of 4 years specialized in SharePoint Online and Microsoft 365.
• Intranet Leadership: Proven track record of providing technical direction for at least one large-scale (1000 users) SharePoint intranet deployment.
• Automation Mastery: Expert proficiency in Power Automate and Power Apps specifically for multi-stage approval processes.
• Administrative Expertise: Experience acting as a SharePoint and Group Administrator with a deep understanding of Azure AD integration and metadata service management.
• Data Services: Familiarity with the Microsoft Graph API and integrating disparate data sources to drive SharePoint content.

Work Environment

• Location: Daily in-person work at DPSCD (Detroit MI) is required.
• Equipment: DPSCD provides a dedicated workspace laptop and all necessary enterprise application access.