Dairy Farmers of America

Sr. Systems Administrator - Power Platform

Dairy Farmers of America$95K — $115K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 5-8 years of experience administering Microsoft 365 or enterprise collaboration platforms
  • Demonstrated experience with Microsoft Power Platform in a production environment
  • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID application and integration management
  • Microsoft certification in Power Platform Developer Associate preferred, not required

Responsibilities

  • Provide senior-level administration and governance for Microsoft 365, focusing on Power Platform and Copilot
  • Administer application integrations, including app registrations and API permissions
  • Govern application and integration lifecycle management for compliant access to Microsoft 365 services
  • Review and onboard third-party applications in line with security requirements
  • Collaborate with application owners to design secure authentication methods
  • Administer Power Platform environments and manage usage
  • Enforce governance controls to manage low-code applications
  • Support migration of Power Platform solutions into production
  • Lead technical enablement for Microsoft Copilot within Microsoft 365
  • Assist teams in designing AI-assisted workflows with Copilot
  • Translate business needs into secure Copilot and Power Platform solutions
  • Promote scalable and responsible AI usage within the organization
  • Serve as an escalation point for complex Microsoft 365 integration issues
  • Maintain documentation and operational standards for Power Platform and integrations
  • Guide junior administrators and solution owners
  • Work closely with security and compliance teams for consistent governance
  • Identify opportunities for platform enhancements and increased maturity
  • Document configurations and changes in management systems

Benefits

  • Preferred hybrid work schedule located in Kansas City, KS
  • Opportunity to work with advanced technologies like Microsoft Copilot and Power Platform
  • Involvement in strategic governance and technical leadership roles
  • Potential for travel and collaboration with various business teams
  • Support for professional development and growth within Microsoft 365 administration
Full Job Description
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.


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


About Dairy Farmers of America

Dairy Farmers of America Inc. is a national milk marketing cooperative in the United States. DFA markets members' raw milk and sells milk and derivative products to wholesale buyers both domestically and abroad. Net sales in 2016 were $13.5 billion, representing about 22 percent of raw milk production in the United States.
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