Power Platform Developer

On-Demand Group; Minneapolis (MN); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Power Platform Developer for a 4-month hybrid contract. The role involves developing applications, data migration, and training using Azure Government Cloud. Ideal candidates will have strong experience in Power Apps and Agile methodologies along with excellent communication skills.

Qualifications

• 2 years experience in Microsoft Power Apps development.
• 1 year experience in Microsoft Power BI development.
• Experience in UX design and making applications ADA accessible.

Responsibilities

• Develop portals and applications using Power Platform.
• Engage in Agile development activities including sprint planning and reviews.
• Implement security and performance policies during development.

Skills

Problem-solving

Attention to detail

Communication

Collaboration

Job description

Title: Power Platform Developer
Duration 4 Months
Location: Hybrid with onsite work in St. Paul as needed.

Job Description:
The Power Platform developers will develop portals and applications using Power Platform, a product management approach, and agile methodologies. The responsibilities include implementation, data migration, training, documentation, and limited-term post-production support sufficient for knowledge transfer and transition. The candidate’s technical duties may include developing front-end user interfaces; using or writing APIs to write and retrieve data between any Power Apps applications and an Azure Managed MS SQL database and/or Azure BLOB/File Storage; using Azure Active Directory to set up user authentication on any developed Power App canvas applications; assisting with product backlog refinement, story development, and story sizing/estimating; engaging in sprint planning, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives; perform knowledge sharing/transfer with embedded staff; and writing or supplying product technical architecture documentation. The developers will incorporate security and performance policies into the development process that align with requirements, policies, and standards. They must have strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, excellent communication abilities, and effective collaboration and knowledge transfer abilities.

Using Agile methodologies, the Contractor’s responsibilities include implementation, data migration, training, documentation, and limited-term post-production support sufficient for knowledge transfer and transition. The services will use Power Platform on Azure Government Cloud as the primary infrastructure for software development. The developer (s) will serve as the main Subject Matter Expert (SME) in designing, developing, and successfully launching a digital solution to support internal programs.

Some technical duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Develop front-end user interfaces
• Ensure the application is fully ADA accessible and meets WCAG 2.1 standards
• Use APIs to write and retrieve data between any developed Power Apps applications and an Azure Managed MS SQL database and/or Azure BLOB / File Storage.
• Use Azure Active Directory for user authentication on developed Power App applications.
• Engage in an Agile development team with other staff to complete design, code, test, deployment, and training activities.
• Assist with product backlog refinement, story development, and story sizing/estimating.
• Participate in sprint planning, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
• Perform knowledge sharing/transfer with embedded staff.
• Write or Supply product technical architecture documentation.

Outcomes of Tasks:

• A web portal, backend, and automation to administer the Petrofund program.

Desired Experience and Skills:

• Two (2) years’ experience in Microsoft Power Apps development.
• Any object-oriented UI development experience may substitute.
• One (1) year of experience in Microsoft Power BI development.
• Tableau or other visualization experience may substitute.
• One (1) year of experience in Microsoft Dynamics development.
• Salesforce or other CRM experience may substitute.
• Experience using product/agile frameworks and methodologies.
• Experience using people-centric UX design and best practices in product development.
• Experience designing a seamless user experience across devices.
• Experience designing a seamless user experience for multilingual support.
• Experience making applications ADA accessible to meet WCAG 2.1 standards.
• Experience in other Power Platform components like Power Automate and Power Pages.
• Experience in mentoring other developers, particularly during Power Platform development.
• Experience developing automated build/deployment processes with a DevOps mindset.
• Experience in managing a dataset with various data sources, formats, and structures.