Lead Power Platform Architect for Intelligent Automation

Cognizant; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Microsoft Power Platform Architect to lead design and implementation of cognitive automation solutions using Microsoft technologies. The role focuses on building scalable Power Platform environments, data architecture with Dataverse, and secure data handling for diverse clients.

Travel to client locations is expected as required. The candidate should bring a minimum of 10 years in programming and at least 2 years in Power Platform architecture, with strong communication

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years hands-on experience in at least one programming language (e.g., .Net, Java, VB, C#/C, HTML/CSS, Python, Web services).
• 2+ years as a Microsoft Power Platform architect leading implementations.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and set up Microsoft Power Platform environments (SharePoint, CoPilot).
• Establish governance, standards, and frameworks to manage tenants, environments, users, and COE Kits.
• Translate business needs into technical designs and roadmaps.
• Define environment strategy (Dev, Test, Prod), ALM, and security controls.
• Align platform usage with enterprise architecture and compliance requirements.
• Design integrations with external systems (APIs, Azure services, enterprise apps).
• Define data architecture using Dataverse and other storage systems.
• Ensure secure and compliant data handling.
• Implement integration patterns (batch, real-time, event-driven).
• Support CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Participate in POCs and capability enhancement.
• Establish monitoring and support methodologies for clients.

Skills

Power Apps

Power Automate

Power BI

Dataverse

Azure

REST/SOAP APIs

Data modeling

CI/CD

Communication

Collaboration

Travel readiness

Tools

SharePoint

CoPilot

ALM

Job description

Cognizant is seeking a Microsoft Power Platform Architect to lead design and implementation of cognitive automation solutions using Microsoft technologies. The role focuses on building scalable Power Platform environments, data architecture with Dataverse, and secure data handling for diverse clients.

Travel to client locations is expected as required. The candidate should bring a minimum of 10 years in programming and at least 2 years in Power Platform architecture, with strong communication