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Western Governors University is hiring a Microsoft Solutions Architect. The role involves designing and implementing advanced workflows, business process automation, and collaboration solutions, while serving as a liaison between technical and business stakeholders to ensure project alignment. The architect will also lead projects from initiation through completion, develop integrations across platforms, and mentor team members.

Highlights

Design and implement cross-functional workflows and automation solutions ensuring accuracy, reliability, and scalability.
Facilitate communication between technical and business teams by translating business requirements and managing expectations.
Develop integrations between collaboration, communication, and automation platforms including SharePoint Online and Power Platform.
Lead projects from scoping to implementation, including training and documentation.
Conduct system audits and recommend improvements to optimize business systems using collaboration and automation tools.
Extensive experience with Office 365, Microsoft 365 ecosystem, automation, productivity, collaboration, and visualization platforms.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or related field, or equivalent experience.
Minimum two years’ experience with SharePoint Online and Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI).
Required certifications include Microsoft 365 Fundamentals and Power Platform Fundamentals.
Compensation range is $73,000 to $109,400, with benefits such as bonuses, health coverage, retirement plan, paid time off, and tuition discounts.

Microsoft Solutions Architect Full Description

If you're passionate about building a better future for individuals, communities, and our country—and you're committed to working hard to play your part in building that future—consider WGU as the next step in your career.

Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online, competency-based degree programs, WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century, one that has received praise from academic, industry, government, and media leaders. Whatever your role, working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate, creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.

The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.

At WGU, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:

Grade: Professional 308Pay Range: $73,000.00 - $109,400.00

Job Description

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Design and implement advanced cross-functional workflows, business process automation, and collaboration solutions that address business processes while ensuring accuracy, reliability, and scalability.
Serve as a liaison between technical and business stakeholders by facilitating communication, translating business requirements, managing expectations, and ensuring alignment through project phases.
Develop integrations between new and existing collaboration, communication and automation platforms and solutions.
Identify improvement initiatives and participate in strategic planning and project initiation activities. Research and determine the tools, app or services that best meet the project objectives.
Research existing business systems and processes and recommend solutions where advanced collaboration and automation tools will improve ways of working across the organization.
Conduct regular system audits to track performance, identify areas for improvement, and ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures.
Lead projects from initiation to completions including scoping, requirements gathering, planning, designing, implementing, training, and documenting solutions.
Provide input on standards, governance principles, usage guidelines and methodologies for automation and collaboration tools and services.
Provide feedback and mentoring to team members and assist in the professional development of others.

Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities:

Extensive experience using automation, productivity, collaboration, visualization platforms and applications.
Strong foundational knowledge of Office 365 platform.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent presentation skills with a high degree of comfort with both large and small audiences.
Strong business-to-technology translation skills.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
Strong project management skills with attention to detail.
Ability to create business processes and custom connectors with automation applications.
Thorough understanding of automation formulas and development methods.
Excellent analytical and technical skills to identify and troubleshoot issues.
Ability to work independently as well as a part of cross-functional team to deliver timely results.
Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in fast-paced work environment.

Job Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, a related field of study, or equivalent work experience
Two (2) years' experience designing, implementing, integrating, and deploying solutions with SharePoint Online and Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI).
Strong understanding of Microsoft 365 ecosystem and integration points.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Platform Certifications that align to the system being supported - 365 Fundamentals and Power Platform Fundamentals

Physical Requirements:

Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

Position & Application DetailsFull-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.

How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It's not all-inclusive.

Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.

Original Job Description

Job Description

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Design and implement advanced cross-functional workflows, business process automation, and collaboration solutions that address business processes while ensuring accuracy, reliability, and scalability.
Serve as a liaison between technical and business stakeholders by facilitating communication, translating business requirements, managing expectations, and ensuring alignment through project phases.
Develop integrations between new and existing collaboration, communication and automation platforms and solutions.
Identify improvement initiatives and participate in strategic planning and project initiation activities. Research and determine the tools, app or services that best meet the project objectives.
Research existing business systems and processes and recommend solutions where advanced collaboration and automation tools will improve ways of working across the organization.
Conduct regular system audits to track performance, identify areas for improvement, and ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures.
Lead projects from initiation to completions including scoping, requirements gathering, planning, designing, implementing, training, and documenting solutions.
Provide input on standards, governance principles, usage guidelines and methodologies for automation and collaboration tools and services.
Provide feedback and mentoring to team members and assist in the professional development of others.

Knowledge, Skill, and Abilities:

Extensive experience using automation, productivity, collaboration, visualization platforms and applications.
Strong foundational knowledge of Office 365 platform.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent presentation skills with a high degree of comfort with both large and small audiences.
Strong business-to-technology translation skills.
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
Strong project management skills with attention to detail.
Ability to create business processes and custom connectors with automation applications.
Thorough understanding of automation formulas and development methods.
Excellent analytical and technical skills to identify and troubleshoot issues.
Ability to work independently as well as a part of cross-functional team to deliver timely results.
Ability to prioritize multiple tasks in fast-paced work environment.

Job Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, a related field of study, or equivalent work experience
Two (2) years' experience designing, implementing, integrating, and deploying solutions with SharePoint Online and Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI).
Strong understanding of Microsoft 365 ecosystem and integration points.
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Platform Certifications that align to the system being supported - 365 Fundamentals and Power Platform Fundamentals

Physical Requirements:

Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.

How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.

Additional Information

Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It's not all-inclusive.

Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu.

Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.

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