Senior Microsoft 365 & Power Platform Solutions Analyst

TITLE:                             Microsoft 365 and Power Platform Sr Analyst

LOCATION:                   Alsip, IL
hybrid: on average 1-2days per week

COMP RANGE:              $100,000 to $130,000 per year

Griffith Foods, is hiring a Microsoft 365 and Power Platform Sr Analyst. In this role will enable the company’s business teams to extract real value from Microsoft 365 and Power Platform while maintaining technology leadership across these platforms. As adoption of SharePoint, Teams, Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, and Copilot accelerates, the organization needs a dedicated owner who removes friction for citizen developers and business units while keeping risk, cost, and compliance in check. The role bridges governance and enablement by defining guardrails, environment strategy, and security controls that let teams move fast within safe boundaries. It drives value creation through adoption, automation, and platform optimization, and advances technology leadership by setting enterprise standards and shaping the roadmap for emerging capabilities.

As a Microsoft 365 and Power Platform Sr Analyst your responsibilities will include:

• Platform Governance, Reliability & Security: Develop and maintain platform health, lifecycle practices, governance frameworks, security controls, DLP policies, retention standards, access reviews, and compliance posture across SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, and Power Platform. Partner with Information Security to implement and tune M365 and Dataverse security controls.
• Power Platform Enablement & CoE: Operate as the technical lead for the Power Platform Center of Excellence. Define environment strategy, connector governance, application lifecycle management, intake and certification processes, and cost/licensing governance. Enable citizen development within safe, governed boundaries.
• Migration, Solution Delivery & Automation: Lead SharePoint Online migrations, remediate legacy workflows, design collaboration solutions, and establish ALM standards for Power Platform. Leverage Power Automate, Power Apps, PowerShell, and Microsoft Graph API to automate processes and integrate with enterprise systems including D365, and support safe decommissioning of legacy components.
• Adoption, Strategy & Change: Champion end-user adoption through training, templates, and self-service resources. Evaluate the M365 roadmap and emerging capabilities such as Copilot and Viva.  Partner with the Technology Adoption Program Manager to align technical releases with change programs.

The Microsoft 365 and Power Platform Sr Analyst position may be right for you if you:

• Cross-functional collaboration with IT, Information Security, Compliance, Finance, and business stakeholders to coordinate governance, adoption, and platform decisions.
• Ability to influence without direct authority, gaining buy-in from senior leaders on standards, risk boundaries, and investment priorities.
• Champions end-user adoption through training sessions, self-service templates, and hands-on engagement with departmental champions and power users.
• Partners with the Technology Adoption Program Manager to align technical releases with communications, learning paths, and organizational change programs.

Qualified candidates will have:

• Education requirement OR equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in information systems, Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience.

• Three or more years of hands-on SharePoint Online administration including architecture, permissions, security, lifecycle management, and support for OneDrive for Business.
• Proven experience delivering SharePoint migrations using tools such as ShareGate.
• Demonstrated experience designing or operating Power Platform governance at enterprise scale.
• Strong understanding of Dataverse security, DLP policies, environment strategy, and connector governance.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Teams administration and integration with SharePoint. Demonstrated use of Power Automate and familiarity with Power Apps or scripting for workflow automation.
• Experience managing platform cost, licensing, and capacity tradeoffs.
• Candidates must currently possess unrestricted authorization to work in the United States. Work visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

What will set you apart:

• Master’s degree in information systems, Computer Science, Business Administration, or related field.
• Familiarity with D365 or other enterprise platforms where SharePoint and Teams serve as collaboration layers. Understanding of M365 compliance capabilities such as retention labels, DLP, sensitivity labels, eDiscovery, and legal hold.
• Experience building solutions with Power Apps and Power BI and using PowerShell or Graph API.
• Experience operating a Power Platform CoE or equivalent federated governance model. Familiarity with Copilot extensibility, AI Builder, or agent-based Power Platform scenarios. Experience influencing senior stakeholders without direct authority.
  Understanding of enterprise collaboration and productivity requirements across a global, multi-region organization with diverse business functions.
• Ability to align Microsoft 365 and Power Platform capabilities with business processes, regulatory requirements, and compliance obligations including data classification, retention, and external sharing.
• Experience working across IT, Information Security, Compliance, Finance, and business units to coordinate governance, capacity forecasting, and cost management for shared platforms.

There is potential for a discretionary bonus, with a target of 6%.  This bonus is based on personal & company performance and is not a guaranteed bonus plan.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

Medical, Rx, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts, EAP, Health Advocacy, Financial Planning, Parental Leave, Care.com, Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance, Education Assistance/Tuition Reimbursement, Safety Reimbursement, Lifestyle Spending Account, Group Life & AD&D, Voluntary Life Insurance, Short Term & Long Term Disability, 401(k) Plan with Company Match, ESOP, PTO, Holiday’s & Leaves, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Home & Auto Insurance, Pet Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Long Term Care + Life Insurance & Legal Assistance.

Griffith Foods embrace WorkFlex, allowing employees to work from home most of the time, and select options like compressed work weeks, flex time, etc. that creates an effective workplace where work patterns meet the needs of both employers & employees. Most professionals come into the office once a week. Periodic onsite meetings may occur at our Lombard or Alsip (IL) locations.

Griffith Foods is a family-owned business, founded in 1919 and headquartered in Alsip, Illinois USA.

Learn more about us at https://griffithfoods.com/careers/

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Griffith Foods believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity. Griffith Foods does not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of the following actual or perceived characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, breastfeeding or related medical condition, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, genetic characteristic or information, AIDS or HIV status, order of protection status, marital status, military or veteran status, unfavorable discharge from military service, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity will be extended to all persons in all aspect of the employer-employee relationship, including recruitment, hiring, participation in benefit programs, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall, and termination.

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