Senior IT Solutions Engineer

Position Summary

Standish Management is seeking a Senior IT Solutions Engineer whose primary value lies in business process transformation — not infrastructure management. This person is first and foremost a business problem-solver who happens to know the Microsoft stack deeply.

Key Responsibilities

• Power Platform Center of Excellence (COE)
  • Design, build, and govern a Power Platform COE that defines standards, accelerates adoption, and ensures quality across the firm
  • Establish a reusable component library, solution templates, and deployment pipelines
  • Define environment strategy, data loss prevention (DLP) policies, and license governance
  • Create onboarding pathways and self-service resources for business users
  • Champion the COE internally — building business unit champions and a community of practice
• Business Process Improvement & Automation
  • Partner with business units to uncover inefficiencies and translate them into Power Platform solutions
  • Design and implement workflow automation using Power Automate and Power Apps
  • Map current-state vs. future-state processes; document and communicate change clearly
  • Eliminate manual, error-prone processes across finance, operations, and client services
  • Apply AI Builder and Copilot Studio capabilities where they can accelerate outcomes
• Data & Reporting — Power BI
  • Translate business questions and KPIs into Power BI dashboards and reports
  • Build and maintain semantic data models that integrate data from across firm systems
  • Enable self-service analytics for business users — with guardrails and governance
  • Collaborate with leadership to ensure reporting answers the questions that matter most
• SharePoint Migration & Client Portal
  • Lead the migration of SharePoint content to a well-governed SharePoint Online environment
  • Design and build a client-facing portal using Microsoft Pages and SharePoint — enabling secure document sharing and communication with investment manager clients
  • Establish information architecture, metadata standards, permissions models, and lifecycle policies
  • Ensure the portal meets client expectations for usability, branding, and access control
• Secondary Responsibilities
  • Microsoft 365 Administration
    • Support M365 tenant administration, governance, security, and compliance alignment
    • Collaborate with our MSP on day-to-day platform operations and escalations
    • Contribute to license management, user lifecycle, and conditional access policies
    • Monitor platform health and support Copilot and AI feature rollouts
  • Mentorship & Enablement
    • Mentor junior IT staff on Power Platform development and M365 best practices
    • Develop training materials, runbooks, and internal documentation
    • Foster a culture of continuous improvement and platform literacy across the firm
  • Technology Strategy & Innovation
    • Evaluate automation, AI, and Microsoft Copilot opportunities across business functions
    • Stay current with Microsoft's product roadmap and emerging capabilities
    • Contribute to the firm's broader AI strategy as a subject matter expert on the Microsoft ecosystem

Expected salary range

$140,000 – $160,000 base salary (Final compensation will depend on experience, skills, and location)