Power Platform Administrator
Newton, MA - USA
Job Summary
Primary Purpose
The Power Platform Administrator is responsible for the administration governance and strategic enablement of the Microsoft Power Platform including Power AppsPower Automate Power Pages CopilotStudio and related AI capabilities. This role partners across IT FinOps compliance and business teams to ensure the platform is secure scalable cost effective and aligned with organizational objectives while enabling innovation automation and data driven decision making.
This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days a week onsite at our headquarters in Newton MA.
Bright Horizons is a leading education and care company that helps employees thrive at work and at home by partnering with employers to offer high-quality child care elder care and educational support. Our workplace reflects this commitmentwith collaborative environments meaningful benefits and a culture that supports both career growth and personal well-being. Whether youre caring for children or powering the systems and partnerships that make it all possible at Bright Horizons youre the difference.
Essential Functions/Responsibilities
- Own end-to-end administration of the Power Platform tenant including development test user acceptance and production environments
- Implement and maintain the 4-zone environment strategy including data loss prevention (DLP)policy enforcement application lifecycle management (ALM) pipelines and Managed Environments
- Manage the environment provisioning lifecycle and drive continuous improvements in operations efficiency and service delivery
- Administer on-premises data gateway patching monitoring and security controls
- Maintain the Center of Excellence (CoE) toolkit and reporting framework to support platform governance and adoption
- Govern Power Platform assets including applications flows and AI enabled solutions ensuring compliance with governance standards and remediation of noncompliant assets
- Enforce FERPA and GDPR obligations across US UK and NL environments
- Identify prioritize and resolve governance security and compliance issues within the platform environments
- Drive DLP policy design Power Pages security hardening and connector access controls
- Serve as the primary contact for Power Platform security assessments and audit responses
- Govern Copilot Studio agents AI Builder models and Agent Builder deployments in alignment with enterprise AI strategy and governance requirements
- Develop and manage capacity allocation and consumption strategies to optimize licensing utilization and cost efficiency.
- Define and enforce guardrails for AI agent publishing data access and external connector usage
- Monitor AI-related consumption flag anomalies and collaborate with FinOps to optimize licensing and billing
- Support business units extending D365 via Power Platform for reporting automation and integrations
- Manage Power Platform environments tied to D365 Sales Customer Service and related workloads
- Partner with the D365 team to accelerate the platform maturity curve following the February 2026 launch
- Enable and govern Power Pages portals connected to D365 environments
- Provide ALM support and environment guidance to citizen developers and business unit makers
- Deliver onboarding training and best-practice guidance to platform users and makers
- Review and approve environment connector and platform requests in alignment with governance policies and standards
- Collaborate with the Azure team on hybrid connectivity and infrastructure dependencies
- Partner with the FinOps team to monitor Power Platform licensing spend capacity utilization and cost optimization opportunities
- Identify and resolve licensing billing and capacity management issues to ensure effective platform operations
- Produce monthly platform spend and utilization reports for IT leadership
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree
- In lieu of a degree an additional 3 years of experience may be considered
- 3 years Power Platform experience (Azure preferred)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience administering Dynamics 365 environments and Power PlatformD365 integrations
- Familiarity with Microsoft Managed Environments pipelines for ALM and advanced DLP configurations
- Working knowledge of Azure Active Directory Azure integration services or on-premises data gateways
- Experience with FinOps principles and Microsoft licensing optimization (capacity vs. PAYGO models)
- Hands-on experience with the CoE Starter Kit deployment customization and reporting
- Exposure to multi-region multi-regulatory environments (US UK EU)
At this time Bright Horizons will not sponsor an applicant for employment authorization/visa for this position.
Be part of a community where people grow futures are shaped and lives are changed. We offer the rewards opportunities and support you deserve because making a difference goes both ways. Were changing the world of work and family and it starts with you. At Bright Horizons youre the difference.
Compensation:
The annual salary for this position is between $93000-$123000. The pay range listed here is what Bright Horizons in good faith anticipates offering for this job opening. Actual compensation offers within this range will depend on a variety of factors including experience education and training certifications geography and other relevant business or organizational factors.
Benefits:
Bright Horizons offers the following benefits for this position subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical dental and vision insurance
- Paid vacation sick holiday and parental bonding leave
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Long-term and short-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Money-saving discounts and financial planning tools
- Tuition assistance and education coaching
- Caregiving support and resources for the children and adults in your family
- Learn more at at Bright Horizons:
At Bright Horizons youre more than your job title youre the difference. Whether youre nurturing a childs first steps or supporting the systems behind the scenes your work creates real impact. Were a community that celebrates individuality invests in your growth and supports your whole self. Because when you thrive so do the children families and clients we serve. Join us and help build a brighter future for yourself and for others.
Bright Horizons provides equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and does not discriminate against any individual on the basis of race color religion sex age disability sexual orientation veteran status national origin genetic information or any other characteristic protected under federal state or local law. Bright Horizons complies with the laws and regulations described in the following federal government resources: Know Your Rights Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA).
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Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
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