Power Platform Developer

American College of Education; United States; Remote; USD 96,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with employer match

Paid parental leave

Tuition reimbursement

Generous PTO

Wellness program

Job summary

American College of Education seeks a Power Platform Developer to manage ACE’s Power BI environment, build new reporting solutions, and support data integrations across systems. You will design dashboards for institutional analytics and automate processes with Power Automate, while enabling scalable Power Apps for end users.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in Power Platform, with strong data modeling, DAX, and governance skills, and a collaborative, remote-ready mindset for a virtual-first

Qualifications

• 3+ years developing and supporting Power Platform solutions (Power BI, Power Apps, Power Automate).
• Expertise in Power BI report development, dashboards, data modeling, DAX and data validation.
• Experience building scalable datasets and reporting structures for accurate, secure reporting.
• Knowledge of REST APIs, data integrations, and enterprise data sources.

Responsibilities

• Manage ACE's Power BI environment, workspaces, permissions, data refreshes, gateways, and performance.
• Design and maintain Power BI reports and dashboards to support institutional analytics and operations.
• Develop data models and semantic layers; build datasets and reporting structures across tools.
• Integrate data from SIS, LMS, CRM and Azure platforms using connectors, APIs, and dataflows.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business needs into technical reporting solutions.
• Ensure governance, quality, privacy, and security best practices across reports and workflows.
• Create documentation for reports, datasets, workflows, and platform standards.
• Build automated workflows with Power Automate and develop Power Apps for scalable apps.
• Provide end-user training and ongoing support for Power BI, Power Automate, and Power Apps.

Skills

Power BI

Power Apps

Power Automate

Data modeling

DAX

SQL / APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Information Systems

Bachelor's degree in Data Analytics

Bachelor's degree in Business Analytics

Tools

Azure data platforms

SQL Server

Microsoft Fabric

APIs / dataflows

Job description

Who You Are

You are passionate about helping students achieve their educational goals. You thrive in a competitive and collaborative team environment. You are comfortable working remotely and have experience collaborating with others in a virtual environment. You possess a strong attention to detail.

You have demonstrated experience building and maintaining solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform suite, including Power BI, Power Automate, and Power Apps. You know how to turn data, systems, and operational needs into reliable tools that support decision-making, improve efficiency, and are practical for end users.

You have demonstrated expertise in Power BI, including report development, dashboard design, semantic modeling, DAX, and creating reporting structures that are accurate, secure, scalable, and easy to understand. You bring strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to translate business questions into practical technical work.

As the Power Platform Developer, you will help manage and enhance ACE’s Power BI environment, develop new reporting solutions, support data integrations, and build resources that improve operations across the institution.

Compensation

ACE is committed to paying a competitive wage while staying true to our mission of maintaining high quality, affordable programs for our students. The starting salary for this position is $107,000 plus all full-time employees are eligible for an annual bonus. Offers vary depending on education, prior experience, and expertise being applied to the role.

What We Look for in the Ideal Candidate

• Demonstrates self-reliance by meeting/exceeding workflow needs.
• Demonstrates positive attitude and motivation, concern for students, teamwork, and excellent time management skills.
• Follows established processes as outlined by organization and leadership.
• Completes assigned duties based on daily business needs and individual skill set.
• Consistently produces a high volume of quality work.
• Capable, adapts as needed, to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Proven ability to work independently with limited supervision and with other department personnel.
• Must support and embrace the College’s Impact mission to improve the people and communities we serve through our civic engagement initiatives.
• Must have exceptional communication, organization, and time management skills.
• Must be “self-motivated” as well as creative and efficient in proposing solutions to complex, time-critical problems.
• Must be collaborative in driving decisions and a team-player.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail.
• Builds and maintains student satisfaction.
• Recognizes and anticipates student needs.

Day to Day Responsibilities

• Manages and enhances ACE’s Power BI environment, including workspaces, permissions, data refreshes, gateways, report access, and performance optimization.
• Designs, develops, and maintains Power BI reports and dashboards to support institutional reporting, academic analytics, and operational decision-making.
• Develops and enhances data models, semantic models, datasets, and reporting structures used in Power BI and other reporting tools.
• Integrates data across systems (e.g., SIS, LMS, CRM, Azure data platforms) using Power Platform connectors, APIs, and dataflows.
• Collaborates with stakeholders to gather requirements, clarify business needs, and translate those needs into effective technical solutions.
• Ensures adherence to data governance, data quality, privacy, and security best practices across reports, dashboards, workflows, and applications.
• Monitors, troubleshoots, and optimizes Power Platform solutions, including data refreshes, report performance, workflow failures, and integration issues.
• Creates and maintains documentation for reports, datasets, workflows, applications, integrations, and platform standards.
• Builds and maintains automated workflows using Power Automate to streamline business processes and reduce manual effort across departments.
• Develops and supports Power Apps to enable scalable, user-friendly business applications.
• Provides end-user support, training, and guidance for Power BI, Power Automate, Power Apps, and related solutions.
• Collaborates with Institutional Analytics, IT, and business teams to ensure solutions align with institutional priorities and strategic goals.
• Assists with ongoing process improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities for automation, efficiency gains, and stronger use of data.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Business Analytics, or a related field.
• Minimum of three years of professional experience developing and supporting solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform, including Power BI, Power Apps, and Power Automate.
• Demonstrated expertise in Power BI report development, dashboard design, data modeling, semantic models, DAX, Power Query, data visualization, and report validation.
• Experience building and maintaining scalable datasets, semantic models, reporting structures, and data solutions that support accurate and consistent reporting.
• Experience managing Power BI workspaces, user permissions, scheduled refreshes, deployment processes, data security, and report performance.
• Experience integrating data from multiple systems using SQL, APIs, dataflows, connectors, or related integration tools.
• Working knowledge of relational databases, dimensional modeling, and reporting data structures, with experience using platforms such as SQL Server, Azure, Microsoft Fabric, or comparable technologies.
• Experience developing workflow automation solutions, preferably using Power Automate.
• Demonstrated ability to work with stakeholders to define requirements, clarify business needs, and translate operational questions into effective technical and reporting solutions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, critical‑thinking, documentation, and quality‑assurance skills, with particular attention to data accuracy, report validation, security, and usability.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities while supporting stakeholders across departments in a remote work environment.
• Experience working with enterprise systems such as student information systems, learning management systems, customer relationship management systems, enterprise resource planning systems, or student success platforms is preferred.
• Professional experience in higher education, institutional research, institutional analytics, academic operations, or a related environment is preferred.
• Experience working in Agile, Scrum, or other iterative development environments is preferred.

Our Commitment to Employees

Just as we strive to empower our students for success, we also aim to enrich the lives of our employees. For 6 consecutive years, ACE was recognized as one of Indiana’s Best Places to Work, winning the #1 spot for medium-sized companies in 2020. In addition, ACE has earned national recognition, being named a USA Top Workplace in 2022, 2023 and 2024. As a virtual first organization, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a family-like inclusive work environment. For our full-time employees, we offer the following benefits:

• Medical, dental, & vision Insurance
• HSA and FSA options
• Paid parental leave
• Paid volunteer time
• Tuition reimbursement & reduction programs
• Generous PTO
• 401k and employer match
• Full-service wellness and EAP program
• Employee recognition and awards programs
• Employer paid life & AD&D insurance
• Short-term disability
• Employer paid long-term disability
• And more…

Physical Demands

The physical demand described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to communicate with and receive communications from students and ACE employees in real time using online and other electronic media.

Commitment to Culture

At American College of Education, we’re all about building a one-of-a-kind, supportive community where everyone—students, faculty, and staff—can thrive. Guided by our mission and values, we focus on everything from innovative curriculum design to personalized instruction and student support to intentional planning, inclusive initiatives, and strategic resource allocation. We’re dedicated to creating an environment that celebrates freedom of expression, diversity of thought, open dialogue, and mutual respect. We believe in fostering a sense of belonging and wellness so that every member of our ACE family feels empowered, valued, and ready to reach their full potential. Together, we’re creating a vibrant, resilient, and connected learning community where everyone matters.

Additional Notes

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Employees are increasingly integrating AI into their roles, demonstrating its potential to boost efficiency, accuracy, and productivity. By utilizing AI technologies, we can streamline processes, gain valuable insights from data, and automate routine tasks, which allows employees to concentrate on more strategic and creative aspects of their work. While AI is a beneficial tool in the workplace, if its use—such as ChatGPT, Grammarly, Copy.ai, etc.—accounts for more than 50% of any work assignments or job responsibilities, it will need to be reported to a direct leader.

Internet bandwidth speeds from an employee’s remote work location must be a minimum of 50Mbps download speeds and 5Mbps upload speeds. Please note if the bandwidth is shared across multiple devices (tablets, computer, streaming, phone, etc.) you will need higher overall speeds. You can test the speed of your connection by visiting speedtest.net Purchase, setup, installation, support, and ongoing maintenance of reliable internet service is the responsibility of the individual.

American College of Education seeks to attract and retain a diverse staff consistent with its diverse student body and surrounding communities. At this time we cannot consider candidates residing in Alaska, Washington D.C., Massachusetts, South Dakota, or Alabama.

ACE is an Equal Opportunity Employer.