Lead Cloud Services Specialist (IT App Development - Senior Specialist)

Petadata; Washington (District of Columbia); Presencial; USD 140.000 - 200.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

PETADATA is seeking a seasoned Lead Cloud Services Specialist to steward Microsoft 365, cloud services, and Power Platform solutions across the enterprise. You will lead security, migration efforts, and cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure cloud environments.

Responsibilities include designing cloud-based apps, guiding architecture decisions, and mentoring IT staff on modern cloud practices, AI readiness, and governance.

Formación

• 12+ years of IT experience with cloud services and enterprise applications.
• Demonstrated leadership in cloud migrations and security governance.

Responsabilidades

• Lead administration of Microsoft 365 across the organization ensuring security and performance.
• Design, deploy, and maintain cloud-based solutions and enterprise apps.
• Monitor health, performance, availability of M365 and cloud apps.
• Mentor IT teams on M365, Power Platform, cloud tech, and best practices.
• Drive CI/CD, Agile practices, and automation in engineering teams.
• Lead cloud migration initiatives from on-prem to cloud environments.

Conocimientos

Microsoft 365 Administration

Power Platform

Power Apps

Power BI

Power Automate

SharePoint Online

Teams Administration

Azure Active Directory

Cloud Migration

CI/CD

Security & Governance

Herramientas

Azure

SQL Server

Descripción del empleo

Job Title

Lead Cloud Services Specialist (IT App Development - Senior Specialist)

Experience

12+ Years

Location

Olympia, WA

Work type

C2C

Visa Type

GC and US Citizen, H1B,H4-EAD

Job Summary

PETADATA is seeking an experienced Lead Cloud Services Specialist responsible for managing Microsoft 365, cloud services, Power Platform solutions, security, cloud migration, and team leadership to deliver secure and scalable enterprise solutions.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead the administration and management of Microsoft 365 (M365) services across the organization, ensuring secure, reliable, and high-performing cloud environments.
• Research, design, develop, deploy, and maintain cloud-based solutions and enterprise applications.
• Monitor system health, performance, availability, and reliability of M365 platforms and cloud applications.
• Perform system analysis, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and issue resolution for cloud and enterprise applications.
• Implement and maintain security controls, access management, compliance, logging, monitoring, and backup strategies.
• Collaborate with Information Security teams to ensure cloud security standards and governance policies are followed.
• Lead the administration, governance, and strategic adoption of Microsoft Power Platform solutions.
• Design, develop, and maintain Power Apps, Power BI dashboards, reports, and automation solutions.
• Analyze business and technical requirements and provide innovative cloud-based solutions.
• Manage application configurations and ensure adherence to enterprise security and compliance policies.
• Develop testing strategies, test plans, and support Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices.
• Lead cloud migration initiatives, including transitioning .NET applications, SQL databases, and enterprise platforms from on-premises environments to cloud platforms.
• Provide guidance on cloud-native services, SaaS, COTS solutions, integrations, and enterprise architecture.
• Mentor, train, and provide technical leadership to IT teams on M365 services, Power Platform, cloud technologies, and best practices.
• Plan, prioritize, and monitor team deliverables, workload, and project execution.
• Foster a collaborative and growth-oriented team environment through coaching and professional development support.
• Drive Engineering best practices including Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), Agile methodologies, and automation.
• Ensure applications are designed with focus on accessibility, security, privacy, safety, compatibility, performance, and manageability.
• Support the exploration, evaluation, and adoption of emerging technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Large Language Models (LLMs).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to pilot and integrate AI-enabled solutions into existing systems and workflows.
• Develop and maintain standards, governance frameworks, and best practices for AI and cloud technology adoption.
• Conduct M365 user training sessions and develop training materials, documentation, and user guides for employees.

Required Skills

Core Technical Skills

• Microsoft 365 (M365) Administration
• Microsoft Power Platform
• Power Apps
• Power BI
• Power Automate
• SharePoint Online
• Microsoft Teams Administration
• Exchange Online
• Azure Active Directory (Azure AD / Entra ID)
• Cloud Computing & Cloud Architecture
• SaaS & COTS Solutions
• .NET Technologies
• SQL Databases
• Cloud Migration & Modernization
• System Monitoring & Performance Optimization
• Backup & Disaster Recovery
• Identity & Access Management (IAM)
• Security, Compliance & Governance
• API Integration & Automation
• DevOps Practices
• Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)
• Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• Agile & Lean Methodologies

Additional Information

We offer a professional work environment and are given every opportunity to grow in the Information technology world.

Note:Candidates are required to attend Phone/Video Call / In-person interviews and after Selection of candidate (He/She) should go through all background checks on Education and Experience.