OneDrive SharePoint Natwest

Job Description: OneDrive SharePoint Shared Drive & Home Drive Migration Specialist

Job Title

M365 Migration Engineer OneDrive & SharePoint

Role Summary

The OneDrive and SharePoint Migration Specialist is responsible for planning executing and supporting the migration of enterprise content from Shared Drives Home Drives File Servers and legacy repositories to Microsoft OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online. The role ensures secure accurate and business-aligned content migration with minimal user disruption.

Key Responsibilities

Migration Planning & Assessment

• Perform discovery and assessment of Shared Drives Home Drives and File Servers.
• Analyze data volume permissions content types and business ownership.
• Define migration strategy (pilot phased or wave-based approach).
• Identify risks dependencies and remediation actions.

Execution & Migration

• Execute migrations to OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online using approved tools (e.g. ShareGate Microsoft Migration Manager PowerShell-based frameworks).
• Migrate:
  • User Home Drives OneDrive
  • Shared Drives / Department Drives SharePoint Sites & Libraries
• Ensure accurate permissions mapping metadata preservation and version history.

OneDrive Migration

• Migrate user data from Home Drives or tenant-to-tenant OneDrive.
• Handle OneDrive client readiness sync issues and post-migration validation.
• Support user cutover and minimize re-sync or data duplication issues.

SharePoint Migration

• Design SharePoint Information Architecture (Sites Libraries Folders).
• Support migration from:
  • File Shares
  • Legacy SharePoint (on-prem / older tenants)
• Align migrations with governance retention and compliance requirements.

Post-Migration Support

• Perform data validation reconciliation and sign-off.
• Troubleshoot migration failures access issues and sync problems.
• Provide Hypercare and L2/L3 support during stabilization phase.

Governance & Security

• Ensure adherence to M365 security compliance and data governance policies.
• Implement retention labels DLP and permission best practices.
• Work closely with Security and Compliance teams.

Documentation & Communication

• Create migration runbooks status reports and technical documentation.
• Coordinate with stakeholders site owners and business users.
• Support change management and end-user communication.

Required Skills & Expertise

Technical Skills

• Strong experience with OneDrive for Business and SharePoint Online
• Hands-on experience in Shared Drive / Home Drive to M365 migration
• Expertise in:
  • Permissions & access models
  • File share structures
  • Identity & Azure AD integration
• PowerShell scripting for migration automation and reporting
• Experience with migration tools (ShareGate Microsoft tools or equivalent)

Microsoft 365 Knowledge

• SharePoint Online Admin Center
• OneDrive Admin Center
• M365 Security & Compliance basics (DLP retention auditing)
• Integration with Teams and Exchange (where applicable)

Experience Requirements

• Proven experience delivering end-to-end content migrations to M365.
• Experience handling large-scale data volumes and enterprise users.
• Strong troubleshooting skills in migration and post-migration scenarios.
• Experience working in enterprise or global environments.

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and stakeholder management
• Ability to work with business and technical teams
• Documentation and reporting skills
• Problem-solving and ownership mindset