Senior Enterprise Cloud Administrator

iT1 is looking for an experienced and highly capable Senior Enterprise Cloud Administrator to join one of our esteemed clients. Acknowledged as one of Arizona’s Best Places to Work for over a decade in the Small Business category, iT1 provides a vibrant and collaborative atmosphere that fosters innovation.

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.

Requirements

• 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.

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.

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