Power Platform Senior Engineer

CSIRO; Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney; Remote; AUD 118,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

CSIRO is seeking a Power Platform Senior Engineer to lead the administration and delivery of Microsoft Power Platform across our organisation. You will shape governance, configure environments, and drive capacity management and licensing strategies.

Working with IM&T teams, you’ll coach Power Platform engineers, oversee security controls, and guide solution design to align with business objectives while balancing hands-on engineering with strategic leadership.

Qualifications

• Experience leading design, configuration and maintenance of Power Platform environments.
• Proven governance and security controls expertise (DLP, access controls).
• Ability to coach and mentor engineers and lead technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of Power Platform environments and governance.
• Develop and enforce governance policies ensuring security, compliance and consistency.
• Oversee security measures including access control and DLP across environments.
• Monitor platform performance and proactively address issues for a seamless user experience.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to Power Platform engineers.

Skills

Power Platform

Governance

Security controls

Mentorship

Technical leadership

Azure integration

Copilot Studio

Data Loss Prevention

Tools

Copilot Studio

Azure

Power Platform environments

Job description

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Company: CSIRO

Acknowledgement of Country

CSIRO acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land, sea and waters, of the area that we live and work on across Australia. We acknowledge their continuing connection to their culture and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. View our vision towards reconciliation .

Role highlights

• Lead and manage Microsoft Power Platform as an enterprise service across CSIRO
• Drive platform governance, configuration and automation to ensure secure, scalable delivery
• Bring strong technical expertise with the ability to coach others

About CSIRO

As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge.

As the Power Platform Senior Engineer, you’ll lead the administration and delivery of Microsoft’s Power Platform at CSIRO. You’ll be responsible for configuring and operating the platform day to day, shaping its governance, and guiding its future roadmap.

Working closely with IM&T teams across the organisation, you’ll establish Power Platform as a reliable, scalable service. This includes leading environment strategies, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, lifecycle and capacity management, licensing approaches, and automation of environment creation.

You’ll bring strong technical expertise alongside the ability to coach and develop others, balancing hands‑on engineering with leadership in service delivery.

• Lead the design and implementation of Power Platform environments, ensuring secure establishment and management of environment strategies, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, approved connectors, and aligned architecture to support evolving business needs.
• Develop, implement, and maintain governance policies and practices to ensure secure, compliant, and consistent use of Power Platform services while ensuring adherence to organisational and regulatory standards.
• Oversee security measures including access control, conditional access policies, and DLP controls to safeguard organizational data and maintain compliance with internal and external security requirements.
• Continuously monitor system performance, proactively address platform-wide challenges, and ensure optimal operation for a seamless user experience across all environments.
• Act as a key technical consultant for Power Platform projects, guiding solution design, troubleshooting platform issues, and ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical best practices.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to Power Platform engineers, fostering a collaborative environment, promoting continuous learning, and driving innovation within the Power Platform space.
• Oversee user account management, permissions, and licensing strategies to optimize resource utilization and maintain compliance with organizational policies.

Location and office arrangements: Melbourne (Clayton), Brisbane (St. Lucia), Sydney (Marsfield), Canberra (Black Mountain)

Salary: AU$118,102 – AU$127,808 per annum plus 15.4% superannuation

Reference: 103085

As the successful candidate, you will bring:

• Demonstrated ability to lead the design, configuration, management, and maintenance of the Power Platform landscape including environments, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies and connectors, and ensuring platform architecture aligns with business needs.
• Proven experience in developing and enforcing best-practice governance frameworks and security controls, including access controls, data protection strategies, and compliance with internal and regulatory standards.
• Strong capability to act as a technical advisor for Power Platform projects, collaborating with stakeholders to guide solution design, troubleshoot platform challenges, and ensure project alignment with organizational goals.
• Ability to continuously monitor system performance, proactively identify and resolve issues, and implement optimisation strategies to enhance platform efficiency and user experience.
• Experience or capability in coaching, mentoring, and leading technical teams, fostering a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and technical excellence within Power Platform initiatives.
• Demonstrated knowledge, understanding and commitment to principles of Workplace Diversity; Equal Employment Opportunity; Occupational Health, Safety and Environment; and Employee Participation.
• Experience planning, designing, and implementing the following technologies:
  Copilot Studio Experience
• Experience designing, building, and governing solutions using Microsoft Copilot Studio, including chatbot configuration, integrations, and lifecycle management within the Power Platform ecosystem.
  Microsoft Copilot Experience
• Experience working with Microsoft Copilot capabilities across Microsoft 365 and the Power Platform, including understanding of AI-assisted features, governance considerations, security, and responsible use within an enterprise environment.
• Cloud Architecture Understanding: Familiarity with Microsoft Azure services and integration strategies for extending Power Platform capabilities.
• Governance & Compliance Management: Ability to develop and implement governance models, ensuring security, compliance, and consistent platform usage.

While it is CSIRO policy that the successful candidate must meet all the essential criteria, there are many ways to demonstrate this. Don’t let the list discourage you. If you are unsure about applying, please reach out to the contact person in the Position Description.

Setting you up for success

We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible to everyone. We recognise that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. Please contact [e-mail] and let us know how we can support you.

Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements

Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.

CSIRO holds Gold Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.

This is a security assessed position, applications for this position are open to Australian Citizens with the successful candidate being required to be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the Negative Vetting 1 level.Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements.

Child safety

CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy .