Power Platform Architect

Avanade Inc.; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

Long-term disability

401(k)

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Avanade Inc. is seeking a Power Platform Architect to define technical architectures, propose creative solutions, and support enterprise implementations based on modern methodologies. You will collaborate with technology and design teams to tailor Power Platform offerings to client needs.

You will lead engagements, grow strategic opportunities, and maintain hands-on involvement while achieving high-quality outcomes and architectural excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing enterprise Power Platform solutions.
• Ability to translate business needs into technology architectures.
• Experience mentoring on-shore and off-shore teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects and mentor teams across on- and off-shore locations.
• Ensure high-quality engagements and outcomes.
• Identify opportunities within strategic accounts and align with Avanade offerings.
• Provide hands-on keyboard support when needed.
• Acquire required Power Platform technical certifications.
• Stay current with market trends and competitive insights.
• Architect cost-competitive solutions and secure data models (Dataverse, SharePoint, SQL).
• Serve as SME in workshops and discovery sessions.
• Leverage tools to deliver insights for major digital transformations.

Skills

Infrastructure architecture

Business acumen

Stakeholder communication

Mentoring and coaching

English proficiency

Consulting experience

Tools

Power Apps

Power Automate

Dataverse

SharePoint

Power BI

Power Pages

Teams

Viva

SQL

Azure Functions

App Insights

PCF controls

SPFx

Power Platform ALM

Job description

Clients trust you to provide solutions to problems because you understand what they need - and how to do it. You are your client’s advocate and the authority on how specific systems, applications, or process designs can move their business forward. You will collaborate with project teams in customizing, developing, integrating, and extending PowerApps, custom Copilot, and Power Platform to meet client needs. Working with technology and design teams to support your clients, you will identify challenges on the horizon and support constant improvement.

Come join us

As a Power Platform Architect, you will be involved in all the project phases, from defining new technical architectures, proposing creative solutions in line with the company's value proposition, and providing support for the implementation of enterprise architecture based on the latest generation methodologies.

What You'll Do

• Lead projects, create collateral, coach, mentor and encourage on- and off-shore team members
• Be accountable for the overall quality of the engagements you lead
• Identify, validate, and grow opportunities in strategic accounts by driving solutions aligned to Avanade’s offerings, in partnership with the Avanade business development team
• Provide hands-on-keyboard services where required
• Acquire required Power Platform technical certifications
• Keep up to date with market trends and competitive insights
• Architect and successfully deliver compelling solutions that are cost competitive for our clients
• Design secure data models using a variety of data sources (Dataverse, SharePoint, SQL, etc.)
• Serve as technical SME in workshops and discovery sessions
• Leverage the most sophisticated tools to provide insights to crucial business decisions and embed Power Platform solutions in large digital transformation strategies

Qualifications

About You

You are an experienced technology architect with strong business acumen. You are as comfortable working with a technical team as you are with client business leaders, and you know how to build bridges between the two. With your excellent communications skills, you are adept at mapping business needs to technology solutions and helping non-technical audiences understand the benefits of these solutions.

Skills And Experience

• Infrastructure and software architecture using a cloud-first services approach, including ETL and migration design, planning and execution
• Communicating and presenting complex information to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to mentor and train technical teams, on-shore and off-shore
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English
• Development and integration of solutions, including hands on experience with Power Apps (canvas & model driven), Power Automate, Dataverse, and SharePoint
• Strong working knowledge of custom Copilot, Power BI, Power Pages, Teams, Viva, SQL, dataflows, Azure Functions, App Insights
• Familiarity with code extensions such as custom connectors, PCF controls, and SPFx
• Familiarity with Center of Excellence, Power Platform ALM framework, and Dataverse environment strategy is a plus
• Prior work experience in a consulting and technical architecture.

We anticipate this job posting will be posted on 11/12/2026 and open for at least 21 days.

Compensation at Avanade varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Avanade provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

Avanade offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off.

See more information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits | Avanade

• California $155,000-190,000
• Cleveland $140,000-170,000
• Colorado $140,000-170,000
• District of Columbia $155,000-190,000
• Illinois $150,000-180,000
• Maine $140,000-170,000
• Maryland $140,000-170,000
• Massachusetts $140,000-170,000
• Minnesota $150,000-180,000
• New York $155,000-190,000
• New Jersey $155,000-190,000
• Virginia $140,000-170,000
• Washington $155,000-190,000

At Avanade, we are committed to ensure our people feel appreciative and empowered to succeed both personally and professionally.