Power Platform Administrator

Power Platform Administrator & Governance Lead

Job Details

Job Type: Contract
Duration: 1 year 
Location: Calgary (3 day / week hybrid)

Your New Company

Join a large energy sector client investing in Microsoft Power Platform, automation, analytics and AI-enabled solutions. The organization is expanding its governance and enablement capabilities to help business teams innovate safely while maintaining strong standards around security, data protection, compliance and responsible AI.

Your New Role

As the Power Platform Administrator & Governance Lead, you will take ownership of the administration, governance and ongoing optimization of Microsoft Power Platform and Power BI. You will oversee environments, security controls, Copilot and AI Builder capabilities, while helping establish scalable standards for citizen development. This is an opportunity to combine hands-on platform expertise with governance leadership, AI enablement and enterprise-wide stakeholder engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer Power Platform environments across non-production and production, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, AI Builder and Copilot capabilities.
• Own platform governance, including environment strategy, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, access controls, application lifecycle management (ALM), risk classification and production readiness.
• Manage Copilot and AI Builder enablement, usage controls, consumption, allocation and cost optimization.
• Govern Power BI workspaces, datasets, sharing models and tenant health to support secure, reliable and compliant analytics.
• Lead or support the Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE) and citizen development program, providing practical guardrails, reusable patterns, training and maker-community enablement.
• Monitor platform adoption, AI usage, compliance and solution maturity, providing meaningful reporting and insights to technology leadership, governance stakeholders and audit teams.

What You'll Need to Succeed

Must-Have Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience administering and governing enterprise Microsoft Power Platform environments.
• Demonstrated expertise with Power Apps, Power Automate and Dataverse, including environment management and production governance.
• Strong knowledge of Power Platform governance and security, including DLP policies, access management, environment strategy and ALM.
• Experience administering or governing Power BI, including workspaces, datasets, sharing models, access controls and tenant-level governance.
• Practical experience with Microsoft Copilot and/or AI Builder, including enterprise enablement, controls, consumption or governance.
• Proven ability to implement or lead a Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE), citizen development or enterprise governance program and work effectively with business and technology stakeholders.

Nice-to-Have Requirements

• Experience managing AI consumption, capacity or credit allocation, forecasting and cost optimization.
• Experience developing reusable Power Platform templates, patterns, starter kits or reference architectures.
• Exposure to enterprise responsible AI, regulatory compliance, risk management or audit requirements.

What Success Looks Like

• Power Platform, Power BI and AI capabilities operate within clear, scalable security and governance controls.
• Business teams can innovate through citizen development without compromising data protection, compliance or production standards.
• Leadership has clear visibility into platform adoption, compliance, AI consumption, cost and solution maturity.

What You'll Get in Return

You will have the opportunity to shape how a major enterprise adopts Power Platform and emerging Microsoft AI capabilities at scale. The role offers a strong combination of hands-on technology ownership, governance leadership, AI exposure and interaction with business and technology stakeholders, with the ability to influence both platform strategy and citizen development.

What You Need to Do Now

If you're interested in this role, click "Apply Now" to submit your application or contact Hays to discuss the opportunity.

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