Senior M365 Specialist

Initial Posting Date

02/10/2025

Application Deadline

02/24/2025

Agency

Department of Transportation

Salary Range

$7,617 - $11,535

Position Type

Employee

Position Title

Senior M365 Specialist

Job Description

Information Systems Specialist 8 – Senior M365 Specialist

Oregon Department of Transportation

Support Services Division – Information Systems Branch

Enterprise Technology Section

Salem

The Role

Are you an expert in Microsoft 365 and Power Platform applications? Join us as a senior M365 specialist! In this role, you will be primarily responsible for the architecture, configuration, administration and support of Microsoft’s M365 Power Platform and related M365 infrastructure. You will also assist in designing, installing, configuring and managing the delivery of enterprise services to support the ODOT Enterprise Technology section. Apply today!

Our first application screening is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. on Monday, February 24, 2025. We encourage interested applicants not to delay in applying.

We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply for our positions. We hope you’ll join us on our path to increasing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging through our values, commitments, strategies and actions.

Before applying, visit our applicant information website to learn more about our process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, you must apply through your employee Workday profile.

A Day In The Life

• Create clear plans for Microsoft 365 services and respond effectively to user requests for new applications or features.
• Set up a governance structure for Power Apps and Power Automate to ensure secure applications meet guidelines.
• Review new Microsoft features to understand how they can best meet the business needs.
• Provide guidance on how to use Power Platform tools properly.
• Recommend alternative solutions when they are more cost-effective, easier or safer for ODOT.
• Research, analyze and secure the Microsoft 365 environment and make recommendations as needed.
• Work closely with the Microsoft 365 and Server and Application Infrastructure (SAIT) teams.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Information Services (EIS) to help ODOT understand changes in Enterprise Information Services (EIS) settings and policies, and explain these changes to management and users.
• Implement, configure, maintain and troubleshoot the Microsoft 365 environment.
• Work in an office environment 1-2 times a month or as needed. Hybrid work options available.
• To request a copy of the position description, which includes all duties and working conditions, please email ODOTRecruitment@odot.oregon.gov.
  
  

What’s In It For You

• Work/life balance, 11 paid holidays a year, flexible work schedules, paid leave and so much more. Learn more about working at the Oregon Department of Transportation and the benefits we offer.
• Comprehensive and equitable base salary offer within the listed range. Through an equal pay assessment, we will determine the salary offer using the information you provide in your submitted application materials. Please ensure your application materials are detailed, accurate and reflect your skills, experience (paid and unpaid) and education as they relate to the position when applying.
• The salary range listed is the non-PERS monthly salary range. If you are already a participating PERS member or once you become PERS eligible, the salary range will increase by 6.95%.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness opportunity!
  
  

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Minimum Qualifications

• Seven (7) years of information systems experience in demonstrated progressive knowledge of supporting Microsoft 365 applications (Teams, SharePoint, Forms, Power Platform, etc.) and a strong understanding of information security, role assignment and data classification:
  
  

OR

• An associate's degree or higher in computer science, information technology, or related field, OR completion of a two (2) year accredited vocational training program in information technology or related field; AND 5 years of information systems experience in demonstrated progressive knowledge of supporting Microsoft 365 applications (Teams, SharePoint, Forms, Power Platform, etc.) and a strong understanding of information security, role assignment and data classification
  
  

OR

• A bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, or related field AND three (3) years of information systems experience in demonstrated progressive knowledge of supporting Microsoft 365 applications (Teams, SharePoint, Forms, Power Platform, etc.) and a strong understanding of information security, role assignment and data classification);
  
  

OR

• Master's degree in information technology, computer science, or related field AND one (1) year of information systems experience in demonstrated progressive knowledge of supporting Microsoft 365 applications (Teams, SharePoint, Forms, Power Platform, etc.) and a strong understanding of information security, role assignment and data classification.
  
  

What We’d Like To See

If you have these attributes, let us know in your application materials! It's how we will choose whom to move forward! You do not need to have all these qualities to be eligible for this position. We may also use transferable skills, experience, education and alignment with ODOT values to help us decide who will move forward.

• Current and valid certifications related to Microsoft 365 application management such as Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (ERP), Microsoft Certified Azure AI Fundamentals, Microsoft Certified Azure Data Fundamentals, Microsoft Certified Power Platform Fundamentals and Microsoft Certified Azure Fundamentals or other related certifications preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with Power Platform administration, specifically Power Apps and Power Automate.
• Demonstrated experience gathering customer requirements and architect solutions utilizing the Power Platform components.
• Demonstrated experience developing governance programs.
• A strong working knowledge of SharePoint Online.
  
  

How To Apply

• Complete the following required steps:
• Fill out the application or attach a resume. Please contact the recruiter under the ‘Need help?’ section if you have any questions about how to fill out the experience fields or to attach a document. Your submitted experience fields or attached resume must include dates (MM/YYYY) for each employer.
• Attach a cover letter. Your cover letter should clearly demonstrate how your experience and training relates to the qualities that you have under the “what we’d like to see” section above.
• Your cover letter must be limited to no more than two (2) pages.
• Please address your cover letter to Tabitha Stopsen, Technical Administration Manager.
• Generic cover letters that do not address the qualities that you have under the “what we’d like to see” section may receive lower scores than those that addressed the desired qualities.
• You must upload your cover letter in the ‘Resume/Cover Letter’ section of the application.
• Complete questionnaire. Answer the checkbox-style questions before submitting your application.
• After you submit your application, please respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. This screen will come after you submit and will complete the process. If you are a current State of Oregon employee, the tasks will come to your Workday inbox.
• If you are a veteran, you may receive preference. The task to upload your documents will be available after you submit your application. For privacy reasons, please do not attach your military service document(s) to your application or combine it with any other required document attachments.
  

Need help?

• For questions, call 503-779-9733 or email ODOTRecruitmentJB@odot.oregon.gov.
  
  

Additional Information

• This recruitment will remain open until filled. Our first application screening is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. on Day, 02/24/2025, but we may close the announcement at any time after this date when we have received an adequate number of applications. We cannot guarantee that we will consider applications received after this screening date. We encourage interested applicants not to delay in applying.
• We do not offer visa sponsorship. If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming you are able to work in the US. We are not an E-Verify participating employer, and we are unable to proceed if E-Verify participation is required [e.g., STEM Optional Practical Training (OPT) Extension]. We are also unable to proceed with Curricular Practical Training (CPT) program requests.
• We may use this recruitment to fill multiple or future vacancies.
• We will conduct name-based and fingerprint-based criminal background checks on final candidates under consideration for this position. All applicants may be subject to additional pre-employment check(s) such as driver license, LEDS (Law Enforcement Data System), and/or education verification as required for the position.
• You will be represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU).
  
  

ODOT is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation or any other class protected by state or federal laws in admission or access to our programs, services, activities, hiring, and employment practices. Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation during the application process. For questions, concerns, or complaints regarding EEO/AA/ADA, contact 1-877-336-6368 (1-877-EEO-ODOT). This information can be made available in an alternative format by contacting ODOT Recruitment at 503-986-3700. Oregon Relay Service can be reached by calling 7-1-1.

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