Principal Power Platform Engineer

Principal Service Engineer – Microsoft Power Platform Administrator

Hybrid - WA, OR, CA | Full-Time | Enterprise Information Services

We are seeking a Principal Service Engineer to serve as the strategic and technical owner of our Microsoft Power Platform ecosystem. This role is responsible for governing, scaling, modernizing, and securing a large, enterprise-wide Power Platform environment that supports thousands of users and business-critical workflows.

This is not a developer-only position. We are looking for a platform administrator and governance leader who can define guardrails, establish standards, implement lifecycle management practices, and drive enterprise-wide adoption with discipline and clarity. You will play a central role in shaping how low-code, automation, and AI capabilities are deployed responsibly and at scale.

This is a highly visible, principal-level position requiring deep technical expertise, executive communication capability, and experience operating within complex enterprise environments.

• Own and administer the Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio, Dataverse)
• Define and implement enterprise governance, compliance, and environment strategy
• Establish Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) standards and deployment pipelines
• Design and enforce Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies
• Lead modernization and compliance initiatives across thousands of existing solutions
• Oversee platform analytics, reporting, and inventory management (solutions and flows)
• Collaborate with distributed engineering teams, including offshore partners
• Guide AI enablement initiatives leveraging Copilot Studio and agent-based automation
• Represent the platform in governance committees and executive forums
• Drive adoption of best practices across a broad internal maker community

Platform Strategy & Governance

• Serve as the enterprise platform owner for Microsoft Power Platform.
• Develop and execute a scalable governance model supporting thousands of solutions and tens of thousands of automation flows.
• Define environment strategy, tenant configuration standards, and security architecture.
• Establish policies that balance innovation enablement with risk mitigation.
• Participate in enterprise IT governance committees and present strategy to senior stakeholders.

Administration & Compliance

• Administer Power Platform tenant configurations and environment segmentation.
• Configure and manage DLP policies, connectors, and compliance controls.
• Utilize Power Shell and platform telemetry to analyze solution inventory, identify non-compliance, and remediate drift.
• Lead efforts to modernize legacy or non-compliant implementations.

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)

• Architect and implement CI/CD pipelines for Power Platform solutions.
• Establish source control, release management, and deployment standards.
• Define production readiness criteria and operational excellence metrics.
• Improve platform resilience and disaster recovery preparedness.

AI & Copilot Enablement

• Support enterprise AI initiatives leveraging Copilot Studio.
• Guide integration patterns between Copilot experiences and backend enterprise systems.
• Evaluate emerging AI capabilities within the Microsoft ecosystem and determine enterprise readiness.
• Ensure responsible AI deployment aligned with governance standards.

Collaboration & Leadership

• Coordinate with distributed engineering teams, including offshore resources.
• Partner with IT pillars and business stakeholders to align platform capabilities with organizational strategy.
• Communicate platform changes and policy updates to a broad internal maker community.
• Mentor engineers and promote technical excellence across the platform.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related discipline (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years of progressive experience in engineering or service platform roles
• 5+ years of hands-on experience administering Microsoft Power Platform at scale
• Deep experience with:
• Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio
• Dataverse architecture and governance
• ALM strategy and CI/CD implementation
• DLP policy design and connector governance
• Power Shell automation and backend platform administration
• Experience managing large enterprise environments (10,000+ users preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to define governance frameworks and drive organizational change
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including root cause analysis
• Experience influencing engineering teams and stakeholders to align on architecture decisions
• Experience leveraging metrics and telemetry to drive platform improvements

• Master's degree in a technical discipline
• Experience in highly regulated industries
• Prior experience as a Service Engineer or Platform Owner in large enterprises
• Experience integrating Power Platform with enterprise systems (ERP, ITSM, IAM, data platforms)
• Exposure to Microsoft Purview and data governance frameworks
• Familiarity with…