Application Platform Administrator
This role is responsible for the operational health, performance, security, and governance of Application Platforms. This role focuses on environment administration, capacity planning and optimization, tenant-level configuration, monitoring, and supporting governed enterprise usage at scale. The administrator works closely with platform owners, application teams, data engineering, security, quality, and FinOps to ensure reliable, secure, and cost-effective service delivery across the platform landscape. Additionally, the administrator may build lower- to mid-level complexity solutions and reports.
Required Qualifications:
- Minimum 6 years of experience administering Application Platforms in an enterprise environment
- Familiarity with:
- FinOps practices for SaaS and capacity-based services
- Data governance and information protection policies
- Strong understanding of:
- Application and Platform licensing and environment strategies
- Application Platform architecture (datasets, workspaces, refresh, gateways)
- Capacity metrics and performance tuning concepts
- Experience supporting governed, multi-team platforms at scale
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Hands-on experience with:
- Power Platform, Azure, and/or M365 Admin Centers
- Power BI Premium or Fabric capacities
- Azure Active Directory / Entra ID
- Experience with:
- Microsoft Fabric workload administration
- Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, or custom monitoring solutions
- CI/CD pipelines for Power Platform (Azure DevOps or GitHub)
- Microsoft certifications such as PL-600, PL-400, PL-200, DP-500, or equivalent Power BI/Fabric certification
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills
Skills Required
- Minimum 6 years of experience administering application platforms in an enterprise environment
- Familiarity with FinOps practices for SaaS and capacity-based services
- Familiarity with data governance and information protection policies
- Strong understanding of application and platform licensing and environment strategies
- Strong understanding of application platform architecture, including datasets, workspaces, refresh, and gateways
- Strong understanding of capacity metrics and performance tuning concepts
- Experience supporting governed, multi-team platforms at scale
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills
- Hands-on experience with Power Platform, Azure, and/or Microsoft 365 Admin Centers
- Experience with Power BI Premium or Fabric capacities
- Experience with Azure Active Directory or Microsoft Entra ID
- Experience with Microsoft Fabric workload administration
- Experience with Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, or custom monitoring solutions
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines for Power Platform using Azure DevOps or GitHub
- Microsoft certifications such as PL-600, PL-400, PL-200, DP-500, or equivalent Power BI/Fabric certification
- Strong leadership and mentoring skills
What We Do
Cordova is a technology services company that connects exceptional technical talent with companies building the future. It provides direct-hire and contract recruiting for software engineers, data professionals, and technical leaders, alongside AI advisory, agentic systems, staff augmentation, dedicated teams, and custom software development. Founded in Omaha in 2016, Cordova serves organizations and candidates through a nationwide franchise network designed to deliver meaningful growth.
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