Job Title: Lead Cloud Services Specialist (IT App Development - Senior Specialist) 

Experience: 12+ Years

Location: Olympia, WA

Work type: C2C

Visa Type: and , H1B,-EAD

Job Summary:

 

PETADATA is seeking an experienced Lead Cloud Services Specialist responsible for managing Microsoft 365, cloud services, Power Platform solutions, security, cloud migration, and team leadership to deliver secure and scalable enterprise solutions. 

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead the administration and management of Microsoft 365 (M365) services across the organization, ensuring secure, reliable, and high-performing cloud environments.

• Research, design, develop, deploy, and maintain cloud-based solutions and enterprise applications.

• Monitor system health, performance, availability, and reliability of M365 platforms and cloud applications.

• Perform system analysis, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and issue resolution for cloud and enterprise applications.

• Implement and maintain security controls, access management, compliance, logging, monitoring, and backup strategies.

• Collaborate with Information Security teams to ensure cloud security standards and governance policies are followed.

• Lead the administration, governance, and strategic adoption of Microsoft Power Platform solutions.

• Design, develop, and maintain Power Apps, Power BI dashboards, reports, and automation solutions.

• Analyze business and technical requirements and provide innovative cloud-based solutions.

• Manage application configurations and ensure adherence to enterprise security and compliance policies.

• Develop testing strategies, test plans, and support Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices.

• Lead cloud migration initiatives, including transitioning .NET applications, SQL databases, and enterprise platforms from on-premises environments to cloud platforms.

• Provide guidance on cloud-native services, SaaS, COTS solutions, integrations, and enterprise architecture.

• Mentor, train, and provide technical leadership to IT teams on M365 services, Power Platform, cloud technologies, and best practices.

• Plan, prioritize, and monitor team deliverables, workload, and project execution.

• Foster a collaborative and growth-oriented team environment through coaching and professional development support.

• Drive Engineering best practices including Continuous Integration (CI), Continuous Delivery (CD), Agile methodologies, and automation.

• Ensure applications are designed with focus on accessibility, security, privacy, safety, compatibility, performance, and manageability.

• Support the exploration, evaluation, and adoption of emerging technologies including Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Large Language Models (LLMs).

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to pilot and integrate AI-enabled solutions into existing systems and workflows.

• Develop and maintain standards, governance frameworks, and best practices for AI and cloud technology adoption.

• Conduct M365 user training sessions and develop training materials, documentation, and user guides for employees.

Required Skills:

Core Technical Skills

• Microsoft 365 (M365) Administration

• Microsoft Power Platform

• Power Apps

• Power BI

• Power Automate

• SharePoint Online

• Microsoft Teams Administration

• Exchange Online

• Azure Active Directory (Azure AD / Entra ID)

• Cloud Computing & Cloud Architecture

• SaaS & COTS Solutions

• .NET Technologies

• SQL Databases

• Cloud Migration & Modernization

• System Monitoring & Performance Optimization

• Backup & Disaster Recovery

• Identity & Access Management (IAM)

• Security, Compliance & Governance

• API Integration & Automation

• DevOps Practices

• Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

• Test-Driven Development (TDD)

• Agile & Lean Methodologies

We offer a professional work environment and are given every opportunity to grow in the Information technology world.

 Note:

Candidates are required to attend Phone/Video Call / In-person interviews and after Selection of candidate (He/She) should go through all background checks on Education and Experience.

Please email your resume to: 

Contact No: 

After carefully reviewing your experience and skills one of our HR team members will contact you on the next steps.