Power Platform Administrator

· Help children have the best start in life through high quality education & care.

· Improve outcomes for children and families in early education and care.

· Join an expert team working across governments at the national level.

About ACECQA

We want children in Australia to have the best start in life through quality education and care.

We provide national leadership on the implementation of the National Quality Framework (NQF) and collaborate with the Australian and state and territory governments to:

· implement changes that benefit children birth to 13 years-of-age and their families

· monitor and promote the consistent application of the Education and Care Services National Law across all states and territories

· support the early childhood education and care sector to improve quality outcomes for children

We strive for innovation and continuous improvement and are committed to keeping the sector and the community informed with the latest developments in early childhood education and care.

ACECQA is committed to being a child-safe organisation, implementing the National Principles for Child Safe Organisations and actively promoting the safety and wellbeing of children.

The Role The Power Platform Administrator is responsible for managing the application environment. This includes developing governance frameworks, implementing security policies, monitoring platform performance and usage, and managing user access and support. The role also involves overseeing environments, troubleshooting issues, ensuring compliance with regulations, and facilitating integrations with other enterprise systems to support business objectives.

As a key technical role, the administrator collaborates closely with internal development teams, integration specialists, corporate IT support, and external service providers to ensure that the NQA IT system operates effectively and efficiently.

This role is full time and fixed-term (until 30 June 2027) at ACECQA Band 5/6 ($106,584 - $145,629).

Key Accountabilities

Platform Administration

- Manage environments, data policies, and user access across Power Platform and Azure.
- Monitor and maintain platform health, performance, and usage.
- Manage Microsoft releases and coordinate impact analyses for features, changes, and updates to ensure the integrity of the system.
- Establish and enforce data loss prevention (DLP) policies, security roles, and access controls.
- Implement governance and compliance standards for Power Platform and Azure solutions.
- Develop documentation, templates,



and guidelines to support consistent platform usage.

Solution Support & Maintenance

- Provide technical support for Power Apps, Power Automate flows, and Power BI reports.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to integrations, connectors, and data sources.
- Contributes to problem resolution to identify, recommend, and implement process improvements
- Support business continuity and disaster recovery design and planning activities.
- Maintain documentation for configurations, workflows, and customisations.
- Support CI/CD pipelines and ALM practices for Power Platform solutions.

Security & Compliance

• Ensure role-based access control and data loss prevention policies are enforced.

- Monitor audit logs and usage analytics for compliance and risk management.
- Work with cybersecurity teams to align with organisational security standards.
- Promote best practices and reusable components across teams.

Contributes to the Team

• Provides implementation advice and technical expertise.

- Shares information, technical knowledge, etc. to help the team achieve project related goals and to improve the overall team knowledge base.
- Works collaboratively with other team members and contributes knowledge and support to the overall team.
- Leads knowledge sharing initiatives.
- Builds relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Assists in strategic planning, program and project management and/or policy development for the function or service area.
- Other duties as required.

Key Selection Criteria

Essential

- A minimum of 3 years demonstrated experience administering Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 environments.
- Proven ability to develop and implement governance frameworks, including environment strategy, DLP policies, and security models.
- Strong knowledge of Power Apps (Canvas and Model-Driven), Power Automate, and Power BI.
- Experience or relevant exposure to administering Azure services including Integration, SQL, Key Vaults certificate services, DNS, VNET’s and Firewalls.
- Proficiency in managing Dataverse, Azure Active Directory, and Microsoft 365 integrations.
- Strong understanding of role-based access control, data security, and compliance practices.




- Excellent troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams including IT, security, and business stakeholders.

Desirable:

- Microsoft certifications such as Power Platform Administrator Associate and or Azure Fundamentals.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
- Familiarity with REST APIs, custom connectors, and integration patterns.
- Experience working in a regulatory or compliance-driven environment to deliver technology solutions.

How to apply The closing date for applications is 22 October 2026 at 11.59pm.

Important Note: Please ensure you follow the recruitment process outlined below, otherwise you may not be considered for the role.

To apply, please register with the ACECQA Recruitment Candidate Portal, navigate to Power Platform Administrator vacancy and click Apply for Job. The application process will require you to:

- Attach a CV of no more than 5 pages which demonstrates your ability to meet the criteria contained in the position description.
- Provide the details of at least two referees who have directly supervised you within the last five years of employment.
- Attach a written response to the targeted questions below of no more than 2 pages

Targeted Questions

- Please describe your experience administering Microsoft Power Platform environments, including areas such as workplace management, security roles, DLP policies, capacity, governance and access management.
- Please describe your experience managing Power Platform solutions across environments, including deployment, connection references, environment variables, service accounts and resolving issues that arise during solution import or release.

All complete applications will be acknowledged.

More information

If you have any questions about the recruitment process, please email the HR team at [email protected].

Notice to agencies

ACECQA will not accept applications from any source other than directly from a candidate for this vacancy. Recruitment agencies must have received instructions from ACECQA in relation to a specific vacancy in order to submit applications on behalf of candidates.

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📌 Power Platform Administrator (Adelaide)
🏢 Australian Children'S Education & Care Quality Authority
📍 Adelaide