Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect

Must Haves:

• Experience in architecting designing and developing applications using Microsoft Power Platform tools like Power Apps Power Automate Power BI and Power Virtual Agents
• Experience integrating Power Platform solutions through APIM and enterprise integration portals
• Skilled in creating configuring and maintaining custom connectors in Power Platform to extend app capabilities and integrate with external services and enterprise APIs
• Experience working with DevOps team to establish robust CI/CD pipelines
• Experience creating Power Pages based web sites to accept document submissions from authenticated users

Description

Responsibilities

• Required to translate technical systems specifications into working tested applications. This includes: developing detailed programming specifications writing and/or generating code compiling data-driven programs maintaining

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Technical Knowledge and Expertise - 60%

• Experience in architecting designing and developing applications using Microsoft Power Platform tools like Power Apps Power BI and Power Automate is crucial
• Experience in building and managing APIs including secure API development integration patterns and lifecycle management using Azure API Management (APIM)
• Experience integrating Power Platform solutions through APIM and enterprise integration portals
• Skilled in creating configuring and maintaining custom connectors in Power Platform to extend app capabilities and integrate with external services and enterprise APIs.
• Experience creating Power Pages based web sites to accept document submissions from authenticated users
• Experience in establishing coding standards and conducting code reviews
• Experience in designing and implementing complex business process automation workflows using Power Automate
• Building workflows and automation solutions to streamline tasks and processes
• Proficiency in building canvas and model-driven apps using Power Apps
• Understanding and experience working with Microsoft Dataverse for data management
• Integrating Power Platform solutions with various data sources such as SharePoint SQL Server Dynamics 365 Azure etc.
• Experience with data migration projects and define data mapping strategies transformation rules and migration workflows
• Understanding of data connectors and dataflows to connect and transform data from various sources
• Proficiency in Power Query for data transformation
• Previous experience migrating data from a legacy data source to Microsoft Dataverse
• Deep knowledge in SQL Server and experience writing and optimizing T-SQL queries and stored procedures
• Integrating Power Platform with Azure services for advanced functionalities and scalability
• Knowledge of Azure Logic Apps and Azure Service Bus integration knowledge using Azure Functions to manipulate documents in Azure Blob Storage
• Experience in migrating storing and managing data in Azure Blob Storage and accessing Azure Blob Storage from a Microsoft Power Platform solution
• Experience in designing and implementing seamless integration with Azure Storage solutions including Azure Blob Storage to facilitate secure file management and document storage for Model-Driven Applications
• Experience in leveraging DevOps tools to track manage and monitor bug resolution progress while maintaining clear documentation and accountability.
• Experience working with DevOps team to establish robust CI/CD pipelines automating the deployment of solutions across multiple environments
• Experience in defining branching strategies and implemented best practices for version control using Azure DevOps
• Experience in compliance with release management policies and conducted thorough validation of releases across development testing and UAT environments.
• A deep understanding of Azure AD and experience leveraging SSO with a Power Platform solution for identity management
• Packaging and deploying Power Platform solutions across different environments (Dev Test Production)
• Leverage tools such as Power Virtual agents AI Builder and various 3rd party connectors
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 services such as SharePoint Online Teams Outlook etc.
• Integrating Power Platform with Microsoft 365 services like SharePoint Teams and Outlook
• Managing environments security and permissions within the Power Platform
• Understanding of Power Platform governance best practices
• Proficiency in coding using languages like PowerApps formula language JavaScript C# (for custom connectors and plugins)
• Understanding of app design principles user interface (UI) design and user experience (UX) considerations
• Hands-on experience in leading data migration projects

Certifications 10%

• Certified in one or more of the below certifications:
• Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals
• Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Data Engineer on Azure

Communication and Leadership Skills 30%

• Ability the development team through the full application lifecycle including design development testing deployment and post-implementation support.
• Ability to provide technical guidance on best practices in Model-Driven Applications development leveraging Dataverse Power Automate and Power Apps to optimize performance scalability and maintainability
• Experience collaborating with the Business Analyst team to review refine and translate business requirements into a comprehensive and scalable solution architecture within the Power Platform ecosystem
• Ability to provide guidance on leveraging Power Platform data management capabilities and ensured compliance with data governance and security policies
• Experience engaging with Enterprise Architects to incorporate architectural design requirements ensuring alignment with organizational IT strategies and compliance frameworks.
• Ability to approach complex issues and solve them efficiently
• Experience mentoring junior developers to foster technical excellence within the team
• Effectively interact with stakeholders and the development team
• Collaboration teamwork and the ability to work closely with business stakeholders to understand and meet their requirements.
• Familiarity with Agile Scrum or other project management methodologies
• Providing technical guidance and support to other developers and end-users on the use of Power Platform tools