Power Platform Architect (Deerfield, IL)

Cedent Consulting Inc; Deerfield (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Power Platform Solution Architect to lead the design and implementation of innovative solutions that enhance customer experiences. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive adoption of Power Platform capabilities, ensuring that solutions meet both operational and compliance standards. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in technical consulting, a deep understanding of Microsoft technologies, and a passion for delivering exceptional results. If you are ready to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Health insurance

Professional development opportunities

Remote work options

Team-building activities

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in solution development with Power Platform and Multi-Cloud technologies.
• Strong understanding of Azure and Microsoft applications integration.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver technical engagements for Power Platform and Dynamics 365.
• Establish governance processes for sustainable business development.

Skills

Power Platform

Power Apps

Power Automate

Power BI

Azure

C#

PowerShell

JavaScript/TypeScript

SQL Server

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Microsoft Power Platform certification

Tools

Azure DevOps

Dataverse

SharePoint Online

Dynamics 365

Job description

-Must be local to South Florida or willing to relocate. 3x a week on-site in the Boca Raton, FL area.

• Drive best-in-class adoption and develop methods to improve the customer experience through the implementation of Power Platform capabilities.
• Responsible for developing, implementing, automating, and scaling the system design, system administration, and system deployment to deliver best-in-class services using Azure and the Power Platform.
• Design end-to-end solutions using Power App, Power Automate, Power BI, and Power Virtual Agents.
• Research and conduct pilot programs and recommend go/no-go decisions.
• Provide expert level solutions for the most complex issues related to Power Platform escalated from junior developers and systems analysts.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the Microsoft Power Platform, architecture, capabilities, implementation requirements, integrations, and future roadmaps.
• Demonstrate ability to collaborate between business units, architecture, operations, and security on the development and implementation of solutions that meet operational and compliance standards while meeting relevant regulatory requirements.
• Act as a Power Platform subject matter expert and facilitate and champion the Power Platform.
• Identify the elements of an Enterprise technical strategy and plan.
• Recognize the impact of technical decisions on outcomes.
• Understand Customer’s vision and translate business objectives to outcomes.
• Be responsible for architecting and designing Power Platform tenants/environments, liaising with IT, Security, and other technical groups to ensure all integration needs are met and fully implemented.
• Effectively communicate with and influence key stakeholders across the enterprise, at all levels of the organization.
• Learn new technologies and be aware of industry standards and trends.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 6-7+ years of technical consulting experience.
• Working knowledge of the entire Power Platform, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents, Power BI, and Dataverse.
• Ability to work in a team environment to analyze, recommend, design, and deliver solutions that solve problems presented by the user community.
• Ability to prioritize and deliver solutions in a timely manner, usually under pressure and shifting priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and comfortable presenting technical concepts to peers.
• Technical lead experience including the ability to coordinate the development efforts of a small team.
• Experience developing applications and using multiple connectors leveraging Power Platform, including Power Automate, Power Apps (Model-Driven and Canvas), and Power BI, SharePoint Online, Dynamics 365 F&O, Azure DevOps.
• Experience building Power Apps Portals (Power Pages) and leveraging Power Automate to create new and improved business process flows.
• 3+ years of professional experience with any of the following: Power Platform, Power Apps (Model-Driven and Canvas), Power Automate; C#, PowerShell, JavaScript/TypeScript; software development experience leveraging DevOps strategies focused on CI/CD, automated testing, version control or related.
• Experience with Dataverse, SQL Server, or other relational databases.
• Experience working within Agile frameworks.
• Microsoft Power platform certified or willing to obtain certification is preferable.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and deliver technical engagements for business partners focused on Power Platform and Dynamics 365. These include architecture design sessions, development, and implementation of rapid prototypes and solutions.
• Demonstrate functional knowledge and technical expertise in Dynamics 365 and Power Platform solutions.
• Demonstrate the value of the Power Platform and Dynamics 365 for planning, building, deploying, and operating business outcome driven technical solutions.
• Establish governance and processes to enable sustainable business development including a hybrid support model.
• Work with the product owners and other team members across the enterprise to drive new technology initiatives.
• Provide technical/architectural support and drive successful user adoption.

Qualifications:

• Must have a minimum of 7 years of professional experience in solution development using a combination of Power Platform and Multi-Cloud technologies.
• Experience contributing to solution design activities and foundational knowledge of O365 platform, including Power Platform, Azure AD, Azure Logic, Exchange, and SharePoint.
• Ability to gather, analyze and translate business and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint.
• Guide customers down a prescriptive solution design and manage through the technical implementation decision points.
• Experience building solutions using technologies such as Power Automate, RPA, PowerApps (canvas and model-driven app), Dataverse, Power Virtual Agents, Power BI, SQL, Forms, SharePoint Online, Dynamics 365 CRM, Azure, Web Services.
• Willingness to think outside of the box to provide innovative solutions to customers.
• Ability to impart your knowledge to both pro-developers and citizen developers.
• Work with architects and other developers to ensure access and security profiles meet the needs of the solution and all policies/restrictions are in place.
• Collaborate with architecture and development teams to ensure that all solutions are aligned to pre-defined architecture/design or Microsoft recommended best practices for Power Platform.
• Expert knowledge of current versions of the following products: Power Apps, Power BI, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents, Azure.
• Knowledge of APIs between different MS applications.
• Familiarity with Power Platform governance, administration, and DevOps.
• Strong verbal, writing, and presentation skills.
• Ability to make solutions look good – attention to UX/UI design and solutions that are visually pleasing to users.
• Experience with CI/CD for Power Platform solutions.
• Experience in building and using custom connectors and APIs in Power Platform.
• Experience with designing and architecting Power BI analytics/reporting solutions.
• Power Platform Solution Architect Certification: PL-600 or has the ability to obtain.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience with object-oriented programming technologies like .Net is highly preferred.
• Microsoft Azure certifications plus.