Microsoft Power Platform Administrator/sme

**ob Description: Microsoft Power Platform Administrator/SME**

**Position Summary**:The Microsoft Power Platform Administrator is responsible for the governance, management, maintenance, and optimization of Microsoft Power Platform environments, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Power Pages. This role ensures the health, security, compliance, and efficient operation of the platform while supporting business users, developers, and stakeholders to leverage low-code/no-code solutions effectively.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- **Environment Management**:

- Create, configure, and maintain Power Platform environments (development, testing, production).
- Implement and manage Dataverse databases, connectors, and resources.
- Monitor system health, usage, and capacity through Admin Centers and Azure Monitor.
- **Security & Compliance**:

- Manage roles, permissions, and data access (Dataverse security roles, DLP policies).
- Implement governance policies for app creation, data usage, and API management.
- Ensure compliance with organizational policies and regulatory standards.
- **Automation & Support**:

- Develop and maintain administrative automations (e.g., PowerShell scripts, Power Platform Admin Connectors, Center of Excellence (CoE) Starter Kit).
- Troubleshoot platform issues, performance bottlenecks, and user-reported problems.
- **Governance & Best Practices**:

- Set up monitoring dashboards, alerts, and audit logs.
- Work closely with IT security and architecture teams to align platform governance.
- **Training & Enablement**:

- Educate citizen developers and business units on platform capabilities, guidelines, and best practices.
- Create documentation, conduct training sessions, and provide platform onboarding.
- **Upgrades & New Features**:

- Stay updated with new Power Platform features, roadmap updates, and releases.
- Plan and coordinate platform updates, testing new functionality, and communicating impacts.

**Required Skills & Qualifications**:

- Deep understanding of **Microsoft Power Platform** components (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Pages, and Dataverse).
- Familiarity with **Azure services** related to Power Platform (e.g., Azure AD, Azure Monitor, Logic Apps).
- Experience with **PowerShell scripting** and using the **Power Platform CLI**.
- Strong grasp of **security models**, **identity management**, and **data loss prevention (DLP)** policies.
- Knowledge of **ALM processes** with tools like Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions for Power Platform.
- Ability to work with **Center of Excellence (CoE) Starter Kit** or similar governance tooling.
- Problem-solving skills for **performance tuning** and **error troubleshooting**.
- Effective communication skills for collaboration across technical and business teams.

**Preferred Qualifications**:

- Microsoft Certifications such as:

- **PL-200**: Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant
- **PL-400**: Microsoft Power Platform Developer
- **PL-600**: Power Platform Solution Architect
- **PL-500**: Power Automate RPA Developer
- Familiarity with **Dynamics 365** (optional, but beneficial).
- Experience with broader **M365 ecosystem** (e.g., SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive) integrations.

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**About Hengstler**

**Bonus or Equity**
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