Senior Specialist - Power Platform Developer

Merck; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Merck in Hyderabad is seeking a Senior Specialist - Power Platform Developer to design, build, deploy, and maintain business applications across the Microsoft Power Platform and Dataverse ecosystem. The role spans low-code and pro-code development, with focus on Canvas/Model-Driven Apps, Code Apps, and automation.

The candidate will work across SDLC, implement security models, and drive data-first decision making while collaborating with global teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Power Platform: Canvas Apps, Model-Driven Apps, Power Automate, Power Fx.
• Pro-Code: Code Apps (React/TypeScript), Power Platform SDK, pac CLI, PCF controls.
• C# plugins and .NET, JavaScript/TypeScript for client-side.
• Web development: HTML/CSS, React, TypeScript, REST/OData, Node.js.
• Dataverse: data modeling, business rules, calculated/rollup columns.
• Data: SQL, CDS/Dataverse queries, FetchXML, TDS endpoint, OData Web API.
• Security: security roles, field-level & hierarchy security.
• ALM/SDLC: managed vs unmanaged solutions, pipelines, Azure DevOps/GitHub.

Responsibilities

• Design and build Canvas and Model-Driven Apps based on business requirements.
• Develop Code Apps (React/TypeScript) and integrate with the Dataverse ecosystem.
• Create Power Automate flows for process automation and integrations.
• Develop Dataverse plugins (C#) and PCF components where needed.
• Design and maintain the Dataverse data model and relationships.
• Configure security roles and least-privilege access models.
• Manage deployments across environments with CI/CD pipelines.
• Follow coding standards, testing, and production incident support.

Skills

Power Platform Low-Code

Power Platform Pro-Code

Custom Code

Web Development

Dataverse

Data / Query

Security

ALM / SDLC

Education

Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Agricultural Systems, or related field

Job description

Senior Specialist - Power Platform Developer

The Opportunity

Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.

Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products.

Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision‑making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats.

Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company's' IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.

A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well‑being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centres.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Power Platform Developer to design, build, deploy, and maintain business applications across the Microsoft Power Platform and Dataverse ecosystem - spanning low-code (Canvas/Model-Driven), pro-code (Code Apps), and custom development (plugins, PCF). The role covers the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) - from requirements and development through security configuration, testing, and multi-environment deployment.

What You Will Do

Application Development

• Design and build Canvas Apps and Model-Driven Apps based on business requirements.
• Build Code Apps using modern web frameworks ( React / TypeScript ), integrating with the Power Platform SDK , connectors, and Dataverse while running inside the managed Power Platform environment.
• Develop and maintain Power Automate cloud flows (and desktop flows where relevant) for process automation and integrations.
• Develop custom business logic via Dataverse plugins (C#), custom workflow activities, and Power Fx formulas.
• Create custom components ( PCF controls ) where standard capabilities are insufficient.

Data & Dataverse

• Design and maintain the Dataverse data model (tables, columns, relationships, keys, business rules).
• Write and optimize queries against Dataverse using SQL / CDS (Common Data Service) query patterns , FetchXML, and the TDS endpoint.
• Manage data import/export, migration, and integration with external systems.

Security & Permissions

• Configure and administer Dataverse security - security roles, business units, teams, field-level security, and hierarchy security.
• Implement least-privilege access models and troubleshoot permission-related issues.
• Apply appropriate connector authentication and API permission handling for Code Apps.

SDLC & Deployment (ALM)

• Manage solution lifecycle (ALM) using managed/unmanaged solutions.
• Handle deployments across environments (Dev -> Test/QA -> UAT -> Prod) through the SDLC.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines (Power Platform Pipelines, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions) with source control for solution components and Code App source code.
• Manage build/deploy processes for Code Apps (npm/Node build tooling, pac code CLI), environment strategy, connection references, and environment variables.

Governance & Quality

• Follow coding standards, documentation practices, and testing (unit/integration/UAT).
• Support production incidents, monitoring, and performance tuning.

What should you have

Bachelor's degree in information technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Agricultural Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience

Required Skills & Experience

• Power Platform (Low-Code) – Canvas Apps, Model-Driven Apps, Power Automate, Power Fx
• Power Platform (Pro-Code) – Code Apps (React/TypeScript), Power Platform SDK, Power Apps CLI (pac CLI), PCF controls
• Custom Code – C# for plugins & custom workflow activities, .NET, JavaScript/TypeScript for client-side
• Web Development – HTML/CSS, React, TypeScript, REST/OData API consumption, Node.js/npm tooling
• Dataverse – Data modeling, business rules, calculated/rollup columns, alternate keys
• Data / Query – SQL, CDS/Dataverse queries, FetchXML, TDS endpoint, OData Web API
• Security – Security roles, business units, teams, field-level & hierarchy security
• ALM / SDLC – Managed vs unmanaged solutions, Power Platform Pipelines, Azure DevOps/GitHub, source