The Senior Enterprise Cloud Administrator is the organization’s lead expert for designing, securing, and optimizing its Microsoft cloud environment. This role drives the adoption of modern collaboration, AI, and security capabilities across Microsoft 365 and related platforms, ensuring they are implemented securely, governed effectively, and aligned with business goals and compliance requirements. Partnering with technical, security, and compliance teams, the Senior Enterprise Cloud Administrator develops and executes a forward-looking cloud strategy that enhances productivity, protects sensitive data, and delivers measurable business value.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (and other duties as assigned)
- Design and implement Zero Trust security using Entra ID, Conditional Access, Microsoft Defender XDR, and other advanced Microsoft security tools.
- Oversee identity governance, including Privileged Identity Management (PIM), access reviews, and Just-in-Time (JIT) administrative access.
- Maintain and refine configurations for the Microsoft 365 Defender XDR suite (Defender for Identity, Endpoint, Office 365, and Cloud Apps).
- Enforce and audit compliance controls, including DLP, sensitivity labels, retention policies, and eDiscovery.
- Lead the evaluation, deployment, and governance of Microsoft Copilot and AI-powered services across the enterprise.
- Establish policies and guardrails for responsible AI usage, ensuring compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
- Partner with business stakeholders to identify high-impact AI use cases, define best practices, and drive adoption strategies.
- Integrate Copilot analytics into dashboards to monitor usage, ROI, and opportunities for improvement.
- Serve as the AI innovation subject matter expert, advising leadership on opportunities, risks, and emerging capabilities.
- Champion data governance practices across Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, and the Power Platform.
- Evaluate and integrate emerging Microsoft technologies (e.g., Microsoft Fabric, Loop) to meet evolving business needs.
- Implement lifecycle management and access controls to ensure secure collaboration environments.
- Develop enterprise-wide automation using PowerShell, Graph API, and the Power Platform to increase efficiency and reduce manual work.
- Implement proactive monitoring via Microsoft 365 Admin Center, Microsoft Graph, Azure Monitor, and Defender portals.
- Ensure disaster recovery and business continuity plans are validated for all cloud services.
- Act as a technical lead and escalation point for the cloud administration team.
- Mentor and train administrators on advanced configurations, security best practices, and AI features like Copilot.
LEADERSHIP COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTOR LEVEL
ASRC’s Core competencies include Leading Self, Leading People and Leading the Organization. In addition to our core competency model, our framework includes competencies specific to the various levels of positions within our company. For more information on our core competencies please contact the HR (Human Resources) Department and reference the ASRC (Arctic Slope Regional Corporation) Leadership Framework.
EXPERIENCE
- Seven (7) years of experience in enterprise IT administration, with deep technical expertise in Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, Office applications, and Azure Active Directory/Entra ID.
- Five (5) years’ experience implementing and administering Microsoft security and compliance solutions such as Microsoft Purview, Information Protection, DLP, sensitivity labels, retention policies, and eDiscovery.
- Three (3) years’ experience hands-on experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM), including PIM, Conditional Access, and Zero Trust frameworks.
- Three (3) years’ experience administering and optimizing Microsoft Endpoint Manager, SCCM, or equivalent enterprise device management platforms.
- Two (2) years’ experience deploying and managing Microsoft Power Platform solutions (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI) to streamline business processes and enable data-driven decision-making.
- One (1) years’ experience working with Microsoft Fabric, including governance, security, and platform administration.
- Proven experience evaluating, deploying, and governing AI-powered solutions (e.g., Microsoft Copilot) in compliance with organizational security and privacy requirements.
- Demonstrated ability to design and implement enterprise automation using PowerShell, Graph API, and related tools.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees or customers.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Linked-in
Google