IT Solutions Consultant

Key Skills

DevOps, Azure, PowerBI, Effective communication skills

Job Description

We seek a dynamic and experienced IT Solutions Consultant to join our Microsoft 365 Governance team. As a key player in our IT department, you will mobilize your technical knowledge of Power Platform and your ability to communicate to promote developing and adopting new solutions within the company.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned professional with solid experience in Power Platform and Power BI, capable of proposing and implementing governance measures to reduce risks, limit shadow IT, and ensure platform performance and quality while animating our user community.

The missions of our M365 Governance team are:

• propose or make company-wide decisions with senior management to improve user engagement,
• define policies and standards to reduce risk, protect data, and manage resource lifecycles,
• develop a communication plan to drive the adoption of features and services, including communities of practice with business champions across the enterprise,
• lead the M365 Center Of Excellence, an extended team of IT specialists who evaluate and coordinate the deployment of new features.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to foster the adoption of the M365 platform, focusing on Power Platform and Power BI solutions.
• Promote the adoption of best practices by animating the community of advanced users and working closely with our IT DevOps team to ensure compliance with standards, while considering evolving needs.
• Manage our Power BI Platform: Power BI Service, Premium Capacities, Data Gateways.
• Own the change management process for Power BI: review, test, and approve upcoming changes to the platform. Communicate changes to the user community. Maintain strong vendor relationships and evaluate preview features.
• Define the Lifecycle Management process for PowerBI content.
• Define and enforce content-sharing policies. Partner with our Information Security team to define and enforce DLP policies.
• Improve our operational efficiency and leverage automation by defining and automating processes to provision data sources, approve content sharing, assign licenses, etc..
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and collaboration within the Microsoft 365 Governance team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field; advanced degree is a plus.
• Experience with cloud platforms, particularly Azure. Solid understanding of Power Platform and Power BI Premium features and capabilities (administration, data modeling, capacity management and AI-driven insights).
• Proven experience in reports design and build, and with development methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to architect and design complex solutions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• innovative, data-driven, and customer-focused.

What we offer

• Hybrid position in the following locations: Macon (FR), Meudon (FR), Budapest (HU)
• Opportunity to actively take part in the transformation of cities and utilities for smarter management of critical resources.
• International and multicultural working environment, which provides a unique opportunity to improve the way we support our customers by interacting with colleagues and partners from all around the world.

Itron is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and providing an authentic workplace experience for all employees. If you are excited about this role but your past experiences don't perfectly align with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. In the end, you may be just who we are looking for!

The successful candidate's starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills and experience.

Itron is proud to be an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. If you require an accommodation to apply, please contact a recruiting representative at 1-800-635-5461 or email Accessibility@itron.com.

Itron enables utilities and cities to safely, securely and reliably deliver critical infrastructure solutions. We provide smart networks, software, services, meters, and sensors to better manage electricity, gas, water and city services. We are dedicated to creating a more resourceful world.