Senior Power Platform Administrator

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT); Bossier City (LA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 108,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-flex work week

Comprehensive benefits

401K with company match

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) in Bossier City, LA is seeking a Senior Power Platform Administrator to shape mission-critical government projects. You will govern, provision, and secure enterprise Power Platform environments, including Dataverse, Copilot Studio, and related services.

The role requires 6+ years of experience, strong governance expertise, and Microsoft PL-200/PL-600 certifications. This position offers a full-flex work week and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• BA/BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field required.
• 6+ years of related experience with enterprise-scale systems or platform administration required.
• Demonstrable hands-on experience administering, managing, configuring, securing, and governing Microsoft Power Platform in an enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

• Administering and governing enterprise Microsoft Power Platform environments, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Dataverse, and Copilot Studio.
• Managing Power Platform environments across development, test, and production, including environment provisioning, configuration, security, and lifecycle management.
• Establishing and enforcing Power Platform Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies and connector governance.
• Managing environment security roles, permissions, access controls, and service accounts.
• Deploying, configuring, maintaining, and monitoring the Microsoft Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE) Starter Kit.

Skills

Power Platform administration

Power Apps

Power Automate

Dataverse

Governance

Education

BA/BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Power Platform Admin Center

CoE Starter Kit

SharePoint Online/Azure/365

Job description

Req ID: RQ229629

Type of Requisition: Regular

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None

Public Trust/Other Required: BI Full 6C (T4)

Job Family: IT Infrastructure and Operations

Skills:

Microsoft Power Apps,Microsoft Power Platform,Systems Administrator

Certifications:

Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate (PL-200) | Microsoft - Microsoft

Experience:

6 + years of related experience

Job Description:

Transform technology into opportunity as a Senior Power Platform Administrator at GDIT. Shape what’s next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what’s next for your engineering career.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

As a Senior Power Platform Administrator, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of our customers. You will play a crucial role in:

• Administering and governing enterprise Microsoft Power Platform environments, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Dataverse, and Copilot Studio

• Managing Power Platform environments across development, test, and production, including environment provisioning, configuration, security, and lifecycle management

• Establishing and enforcing Power Platform Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies and connector governance

• Managing environment security roles, permissions, access controls, and service accounts

• Administering Dataverse environments, including security roles, capacity, auditing, and environment-level settings

• Deploying, configuring, maintaining, and monitoring the Microsoft Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE) Starter Kit

• Implementing Power Platform governance standards, policies, guardrails, and environment strategies

• Monitoring platform health, usage, capacity, performance, and adoption through Power Platform Admin Center and other administrative tools

• Managing and monitoring Power Platform capacity, including Dataverse database, file, and log capacity

• Supporting Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) processes and solution deployment across development, test, and production environments

• Supporting Power Platform pipelines and other enterprise deployment processes

• Managing connectors, connection references, gateways, custom connectors, and integrations with Microsoft 365 and enterprise systems

• Supporting the administration and monitoring of on-premises data gateways used by Power Platform solutions

• Supporting Power Platform licensing, capacity planning, service agreements, and procurement activities

• Maintaining auditing, analytics, inventory, and administrative reporting for Power Platform environments and solutions

• Supporting citizen developer programs by establishing appropriate governance, security, development standards, and operational guardrails

• Reviewing platform usage and identifying abandoned, inactive, orphaned, or noncompliant applications, flows, environments, and connections

• Supporting troubleshooting and resolution of platform, environment, connector, gateway, access, and deployment issues

• Developing and maintaining standard operating procedures (SOPs), governance documentation, and technical documentation for Power Platform operations and maintenance

• Enforcing change and configuration management processes

• Collaborating with Power Platform developers, SharePoint administrators, architects, security teams, and business stakeholders to support secure and scalable solutions

• Presenting and communicating technical and governance concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Serving as a technical resource for troubleshooting, consultation, governance guidance, and mentoring of junior staff

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Senior Power Platform Administrator must have:

Education:

BA/BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field required

Experience:

• 6+ years of related experience with enterprise-scale systems or platform administration required

• Demonstrable hands-on experience administering, managing, configuring, securing, and governing Microsoft Power Platform in an enterprise environment

• Experience supporting multiple Power Platform environments and enterprise applications across development, test, and production

Required Skills

• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Power Platform administration and governance, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Dataverse, and Copilot Studio

• Strong proficiency with Power Platform Admin Center and environment administration

• Experience defining and managing enterprise Power Platform environment strategies across development, test, and production

• Strong knowledge of Power Platform Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, connector classification, and connector governance

• Strong understanding of Dataverse administration, security roles, permissions, capacity management, auditing, and environment configuration

• Experience deploying, configuring, and operating the Microsoft Power Platform CoE Starter Kit

• Experience monitoring Power Platform usage, health, capacity, performance, and adoption

• Understanding of Power Platform licensing, capacity, and service limits

• Experience supporting Power Platform Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), solutions, environment variables, connection references, and deployment processes

• Knowledge of Power Platform pipelines and enterprise deployment practices

• Experience administering on-premises data gateways and supporting connections to enterprise data sources

• Understanding of Microsoft Entra ID, security groups, service accounts, authentication, and role-based access controls as they relate to Power Platform

• Working knowledge of SharePoint Online, Microsoft 365, Azure, SQL Server, and their integration with Power Platform

• Ability to use PowerShell and other administrative tools to automate platform administration, monitoring, and reporting

• Understanding of platform governance, security, compliance, auditing, and change/configuration management

• Understanding of Agile methodology

• Ability to troubleshoot complex Power Platform environment, access, connector, gateway, and deployment issues

• Ability to thrive in a dynamic environment

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to communicate technical and governance concepts to individuals with diverse technical backgrounds and job responsibilities

• Ability to work effectively with developers, architects, security teams, administrators, and business stakeholders

• Ability to serve as a support resource to mentor, coach, and develop junior staff

• Willingness to stay current on Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft 365, Azure, AI/Copilot capabilities, security, governance, and emerging technologies

Required Certification(s)

• Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate (PL-200) -or- Power Platform Solution Architect (PL-600)

Security Clearance Level: Must be able to pass a background check to obtain a position of Public Trust

Location: Bossier City, LA

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

• Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
• Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
• Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
• Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
• Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.

#GDITLA

The likely salary range for this position is $79,900 - $108,100. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

Our Identity Verification Process:

As part of the hiring process