Senior Power Platform Engineer

PeopleToGo Inc.; Canada; Remote; CAD 110,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

PeopleToGo Inc. is seeking a Senior Power Platform & Apps Engineer to design, develop, and maintain enterprise Power Platform solutions, automation, and AI-powered agents. You will own end-to-end solutions across Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, Power Pages, and Copilot Studio with Azure integration.

This senior role requires leading solution architecture, establishing development standards, ALM, governance, and CI/CD. This is a 6-month remote contract in Canada, 1080 hours at $90/hr.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience developing business applications.
• 4+ years delivering production Microsoft Power Platform solutions.
• Strong experience with Power Apps (Canvas and Model-Driven), Power Automate, Dataverse and Power Fx.
• C# development including Dataverse plug-ins and custom APIs.
• Experience integrating REST APIs, custom connectors, OAuth, and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Azure experience (Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Key Vault).
• Experience with ALM, Power Platform CLI, CI/CD, and Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Understanding of Power Platform governance, security, environments, and licensing.
• Hands-on experience building AI agents using Copilot Studio or similar.
• Strong communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead requirements gathering and technical design sessions with stakeholders.
• Develop Power Apps, Power Pages, and other Power Platform solutions.
• Design and manage Dataverse data models.
• Build Power Automate flows with proper error handling and authentication.
• Develop Dataverse plug-ins and custom APIs using C#.
• Integrate REST APIs and custom connectors; work with Azure services.
• Design AI agents with Copilot Studio and integrate with core platforms.
• Oversee ALM, governance, deployment pipelines, and CI/CD processes.
• Mentor developers and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture.

Skills

Power Apps

Power Automate

Dataverse

Power Fx

C#

Azure

REST APIs

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Tools

Power Platform CLI

Custom connectors

Job description

Job Title: Senior Power Platform & Apps Engineer

Job Type: 6-month contract (1080 hours, approximately 27 weeks)

Location: 100% remote (must reside and be legally entitled to work in Canada)

Rate: $90/hr Inc.

Job Overview

Our client is seeking a highly experienced Senior Power Platform & Apps Engineer to design, develop, and maintain enterprise business applications, automations, and AI-powered agents. The successful candidate will take ownership of end-to-end solutions across Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, Power Pages, and Copilot Studio. This individual will combine strong low-code/no-code expertise with hands-on software development and Azure integration capabilities.

This is a senior technical role requiring someone who can lead solution architecture, establish development standards, oversee application lifecycle management (ALM), and help advance the organization's adoption of AI-enabled business solutions.

Key Responsibilities

1. Solution Design & Development

• Lead requirements gathering and technical design sessions with business stakeholders.
• Develop canvas and model-driven Power Apps, Power Pages sites, and other Power Platform solutions.
• Design and manage Dataverse data models.
• Build Power Automate cloud flows with appropriate error handling, retry policies, and authentication.
• Determine when to leverage low-code capabilities versus custom development.

2. Custom Development & Integrations

• Develop Dataverse plug-ins and custom APIs using C#.
• Develop custom connectors and integrate REST APIs.
• Work with Azure Functions, Service Bus, Event Hubs, and webhooks.
• Optimize integrations, data synchronization, and API performance.

3. AI & Copilot Solutions

• Design and develop AI agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio.
• Integrate agents with Dataverse, Power Automate, and enterprise systems.
• Evaluate when to use Copilot Studio versus Microsoft Foundry.
• Implement appropriate AI guardrails, testing, and monitoring.

4. ALM, Governance & Operations

• Manage application lifecycle management, solution packaging, and deployment pipelines.
• Establish CI/CD processes using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Define environment strategies, security roles, and data loss prevention policies.
• Support Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE) governance.
• Monitor application performance and support production incident resolution.

5. Technical Leadership

• Establish coding, documentation, and development standards.
• Review technical designs and code.
• Mentor developers and citizen makers.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, enterprise architecture, security, and data teams.

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience developing business applications.
• 4+ years of hands-on experience delivering production Microsoft Power Platform solutions.
• Strong experience with Power Apps (Canvas and Model-Driven), Power Automate, Microsoft Dataverse and Power Fx
• C# development experience, including Dataverse plug-ins and custom APIs.
• Experience integrating REST APIs, custom connectors, OAuth, and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Azure experience, including Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, or Key Vault.
• Experience with ALM, Power Platform CLI, CI/CD, and Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
• Understanding of Power Platform governance, security, environments, and licensing.
• Hands-on experience building AI agents using Copilot Studio or equivalent generative AI solutions.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft Power Platform certifications.
• Experience with Microsoft Foundry, Azure OpenAI, or AI Builder.
• Power Pages development and external user authentication.
• Power BI integration and reporting.
• Dynamics 365 customization.
• Power Automate Desktop / RPA experience.
• Experience migrating legacy SharePoint, Access, InfoPath, or Nintex solutions.
• Experience working in regulated industries.