Senior Enterprise Cloud Administrator

Job description

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 11 consecutive years 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.

• 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.

Customer Focus

• Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

Drive for Results

• Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.

Problem-Solving

• Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and does not stop at the first answers.

Time Management

• Uses time effectively and efficiently, concentrating his/her efforts on the more important priorities.

Job Qualification Requirements

• 7 years of experience in enterprise IT administration, with deep technical expertise in Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, Office applications, and Azure Active Directory/Entra ID.
• 5 years experience implementing and administering Microsoft security and compliance solutions such as Microsoft Purview, Information Protection, DLP, sensitivity labels, retention policies, and eDiscovery.
• 3 years experience hands-on experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM), including PIM, Conditional Access, and Zero Trust frameworks.
• 3 years experience administering and optimizing Microsoft Endpoint Manager, SCCM, or equivalent enterprise device management platforms.
• 2 years experience deploying and managing Microsoft Power Platform solutions (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI) to streamline business processes and enable data-driven decision-making.
• 1 years experience working with Microsoft Fabric, including governance, security, and platform administration.
• Proven experience evaluating, deploying, and governing AI-powered solutions (e.g., Microsoft Copilot) in compliance with organizational security and privacy requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement enterprise automation using PowerShell, Graph API, and related tools.

Physical Demands

• Sit at a computer for up to 8 hours per day
• Keyboarding for up to 8 hours per day
• Near vision
• Speaking (communicating information to clients/coworkers)
• Hearing Requirements (In person speech, telephone, other sounds)

Job Location

• Monday – Friday 8 AM – 5 PM; Option to have WFH Mon/Fri dependent on project deadlines

• Client site location in Goodyear, AZ

• This position is a one year engagement.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits with highly subsidized premiums

• Two weeks paid time off in your first year, with increasing PTO as tenure increases, and most major holidays off

• 401(k) Plan with employer match

• Onsite Fitness Center

*iT1 is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.