What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Systems Administrator - Power Platform position at Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.?
Provide senior-level administration, governance execution, and technical enablement across Microsoft 365, with a primary focus on Power Platform, Copilot, and secure application integrations. This role ensures that low-code solutions, AI capabilities, and third-party integrations are implemented in a secure, supportable, and scalable manner while enabling business innovation and process improvement.
Operate within established architectural standards and governance guardrails and serves as a technical lead for Power Platform administration and Copilot enablement activities. Balance platform governance with hands-on support for solution owners.
Preferred location with hybrid work schedule: Kansas City, KS
Job Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide senior-level administration and governance execution across Microsoft 365, with primary responsibility for Power Platform, Copilot, and application integrations
- Administer Microsoft Entra ID application integrations, including app registrations, enterprise applications, API permissions, consent policies, and service principals
- Govern application and integration lifecycle management to ensure secure, supportable, and compliant access to Microsoft 365 services
- Review, onboard, and maintain third-party and internal application integrations in alignment with established architectural standards and security requirements
- Partner with application owners and business solution teams to design and implement secure authentication and authorization patterns
- Administer Microsoft Power Platform, including environment strategy (development, testing, production), capacity monitoring, usage analysis, and solution lifecycle management
- Enforce Power Platform governance controls to prevent unmanaged low-code sprawl while enabling approved business solutions
- Support promotion of Power Platform solutions from development through production and provide operational support for production solutions
- Serve as the technical enablement lead for Microsoft Copilot within Microsoft 365
- Assist business teams and solution owners with Copilot agent design, AI-assisted workflows, and business-specific Copilot use cases
- Translate business requirements into secure, reusable Copilot and Power Platform solutions aligned with governance and compliance standards
- Promote responsible, secure, and scalable AI usage patterns across the organization
- Serve as an escalation point for complex Microsoft 365 issues related to automation, integrations, and AI-enabled solutions
- Create and maintain technical documentation, standards, and operational runbooks related to Power Platform, Copilot, and application integrations
- Provide guidance and enablement to junior administrators and business solution owners
- Partner with identity, security, infrastructure, and compliance teams to ensure consistent service delivery and governance alignment
- Identify opportunities for platform improvements, automation, and increased Microsoft 365 maturity
- Accurately document work, configurations, and changes in ticketing and change management systems
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
(or equivalent combination of education and experience) - Microsoft certification in Power Platform Developer Associate preferred not required
- 5–8 years of experience administering Microsoft 365 or enterprise collaboration platforms
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Must be able to travel 5-15%
- Demonstrated experience administering Microsoft Power Platform in a production environment
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID application and integration management
- Strong understanding of Microsoft 365 services and platform interdependencies
- Hands-on expertise with:
- Microsoft Entra ID application integrations
- Power Platform administration and governance
- Microsoft Copilot enablement concepts
- Ability to balance governance, security, and user enablement
- Ability to translate technical concepts into clear, business-friendly guidance
- Strong documentation, communication, and collaboration skills
- Ability to work independently with minimal day-to-day direction while partnering effectively across teams
An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disabled/Veterans