
Cognizant
SharePoint Lead Developer (Retail Banking)
- Permanent
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Experience 2 - 5 yrs
Job expiry date: 19/03/2026
Job overview
Date posted
02/02/2026
Location
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Salary
AED 15,000 - 20,000 per month
Compensation
Salary only
Experience
2 - 5 yrs
Seniority
Senior & Lead
Qualification
Bachelors degree
Expiration date
19/03/2026
Job description
Cognizant, a global professional services company and member of the NASDAQ-100, delivers consulting, technology, and digital transformation services to help clients modernize business, operating, and technology models. The SharePoint Lead Developer role is based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, operating under a hybrid work model within the Technology & Engineering job category. The position focuses on designing, developing, implementing, integrating, and administering SharePoint solutions to enhance retail banking operations. The role emphasizes SharePoint Online and SPFx, ensuring seamless Microsoft SharePoint integration with other enterprise systems while driving efficiency, innovation, productivity, and collaboration. The Lead Developer oversees SharePoint environments, manages security, performance, and reliability, applies workflows and branding to align with corporate identity, and drives adoption of SharePoint solutions across the organization. The role includes leadership responsibilities such as mentoring junior developers, maintaining technical documentation, monitoring industry trends, incorporating emerging technologies and best practices, and facilitating communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders to ensure alignment and successful delivery of SharePoint-based solutions within the retail banking domain.
Required skills
Key responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of SharePoint Online solutions to optimize retail banking processes.
- Oversee the implementation of SPFx frameworks to enhance user experience and functionality.
- Provide expertise in SharePoint workflows to automate and streamline operational processes.
- Ensure effective SharePoint branding to align solutions with corporate identity and improve user engagement.
- Manage Microsoft SharePoint integration to ensure seamless connectivity with other enterprise systems.
- Administer SharePoint environments to maintain security, performance, and reliability.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and deliver tailored SharePoint solutions.
- Conduct regular assessments to identify opportunities for improvement, innovation, and optimization.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation for SharePoint solutions and processes.
- Train and mentor junior developers to build a strong and capable SharePoint development team.
- Monitor industry trends and emerging technologies to incorporate best practices into SharePoint implementations.
- Facilitate communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders to ensure project alignment.
- Drive adoption of SharePoint solutions to enhance productivity and collaboration across the organization.
Experience & skills
- Demonstrate extensive experience in SharePoint Online, SPFx, and SharePoint administration.
- Exhibit proficiency in workflows and branding within SharePoint environments.
- Show a strong background in Microsoft SharePoint integration within the retail banking domain.
- Hold a Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field with relevant SharePoint certifications.
- Demonstrate the ability to work effectively in a hybrid work model and adapt to changing priorities.