Location: Brisbane, QLD, AU | Canberra, ACT, AU | Sydney, NSW, AU | Melbourne, VIC, AU
Company: CSIRO
Acknowledgement of Country
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Role highlights
- Build and govern secure, enterprise‑scale Power Platform solutions
- Provide expert technical guidance and reusable tools across teams
- Enable safe adoption and maximise platform value across the organisation
About CSIRO
As Australia's national science agency, CSIRO is solving the greatest challenges through innovative science and technology. Many of our iconic innovations were once considered impossible until someone, just like you, joined us and took on the challenge.
Visit CSIRO.au for more information.
The opportunity
As the Power Platform Engineer, you’ll play a key role in building and supporting enterprise‑scale Power Platform capabilities that are secure, scalable and fit for purpose.
You’ll lead the implementation and ongoing management of governance controls, data loss prevention policies and technical services, while working closely with project teams and stakeholders across the organisation to drive safe and effective platform adoption. By providing expert technical guidance, reusable tools and best‑practice advice, you’ll help teams deliver compliant, high‑quality solutions that maximise value and support continuous improvement.
This role suits someone with strong technical expertise who enjoys collaborating across distributed teams to deliver outcomes at scale.
High-level duties include:
- Design, configure, and maintain Power Platform environments, ensuring effective management of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies and approved connectors to support business processes securely and efficiently.
- Administer user accounts, manage permissions, and oversee licensing to ensure compliance with organizational policies and the appropriate use of Power Platform services across the organization.
- Implement and monitor security measures, ensuring the Power Platform environment adheres to regulatory requirements and internal security standards, including data loss prevention.
- Continuously monitor system performance, proactively identify and resolve issues, and optimize the Power Platform's performance for seamless user experience.
- Provide technical support and guidance to developers, assisting them in leveraging Power Platform tools effectively and offering platform-level troubleshooting for issues unrelated to specific solutions.
- Develop, enforce, and continuously refine governance policies and best practices to promote the secure, compliant, and consistent use of Power Platform throughout the organization.
- Oversee the creation, configuration, and maintenance of various Power Platform environments (development testing, production) to ensure smooth development testing, and deployment processes.
- Implement robust security controls, including role-based access control (RBAC), conditional access policies, and data loss prevention (DLP) measures, to protect sensitive data and ensure compliance.
Role particulars
Location and office arrangements: Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney – Other AU CSIRO sites considered
Salary: AU$100,103 – AU$113,251 per annum (pro rata for part-time), plus 15.4% superannuation
Tenure & work schedule: Indefinite
Reference: 102599
As the successful candidate, you will bring:
Essential criteria
- Experience in designing & creating solutions using Power Platform
- Demonstrated ability in providing technical advice to team members, management and clients.
- Excellent communication skills, including an ability to work collaboratively across multi-disciplinary, geographically disperse teams.
- A collaborative team player
- Strong initiative skills and a solutions mindset
- Demonstrated knowledge, understanding and commitment to principles of Workplace Diversity; Equal Employment Opportunity; Occupational Health, Safety and Environment; and Employee Participation.
Desirable
Experience planning, designing, and implementing the following technologies:
- Power Platform Administration
For full details about this role, and other criteria, please review the Position Description.
Not sure if you meet all the criteria?
While it is CSIRO policy that the successful candidate must meet all the essential criteria, there are many ways to demonstrate this. Don’t let the list discourage you. If you are unsure about applying, please reach out to the contact person in the Position Description.
Setting you up for success
We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible to everyone. We recognise that it may be helpful for us to adjust our process to make it equitable for your individual situation. Please contact Careers.online@csiro.au and let us know how we can support you.
Life at CSIRO and flexible work arrangements
We work flexibly at CSIRO, offering a range of options for how, when and where you work. We can discuss flexible work arrangements with you during the recruitment process. CSIRO also offers a range of leave entitlements, benefits and career development opportunities. To find out more, visit Careers at CSIRO.
Inclusion and belonging
Solving Australia's greatest challenges takes a diversity of minds and lived experiences. We know diverse teams are more effective and deliver more innovative outcomes. As an equal employment opportunity organisation, we are committed to creating diverse and inclusive teams where people feel they belong. We recognise true diversity encompasses all ages, abilities, cultures, faiths, levels of education, genders, sexualities, diversity of thought and much more. We focus on hiring people who share our values of People First, Further Together, Making it Real and Trusted.
CSIRO holds Gold Status for the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and a Science in Australia Gender Equity Bronze Award.
Eligibility
Appointment to this role is subject to provision of a national police check and may be subject to other security/medical/character requirements. The successful candidate will be required to obtain and maintain a security clearance at the Negative Vetting 1.
For Internal Applicants: You must be a CSIRO indefinite or specified term employee who has been previously appointed to an advertised vacancy via a competitive process.
Child safety
CSIRO is committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people involved in our activities and programs. View our Child Safe Policy.
How to apply
Please apply online and submit a cover letter (maximum 2 pages) and CV that demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the essential requirements of this role.
Applications close
19 March 2026, 11pm AEDT