Senior Lead Power Platform Engineer

Strategic Staffing Solutions; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Strategic Staffing Solutions is seeking a Senior Lead Microsoft Power Platform Engineer in Minneapolis, MN, with extended reach to Chandler, AZ and Charlotte, NC. You will lead architecture, development and delivery of enterprise Power Platform solutions, focusing on Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Fabric, SQL, and Copilot Studio to enable automation and AI-driven insights.

The role requires hands-on leadership, governance, and executive stakeholder management to translate business needs

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on Power Platform experience including canvass/model-driven apps and flow development.
• Strong governance, architecture, and lifecycle management capabilities.
• Excellent communication and executive stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, and delivery of enterprise Power Platform solutions.
• Architect, govern, and establish standards for Power Platform programs.
• Develop dashboards with Power BI and integrate with Fabric, SQL, and APIs.
• Build AI-enabled automation and modernize applications using Copilot Studio.
• Provide technical leadership, code reviews, and mentoring to teams.
• Translate complex business needs into scalable technical solutions.

Skills

Power Apps

Power Automate

Power Platform

Executive stakeholder-management

Solution architecture

Leadership

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

SQL

Copilot Studio

Job description

Senior Lead Microsoft Power Platform Engineer
Minneapolis, MN/Chandler, AZ/Charlotte, NC

Position Overview

We are seeking a Senior Lead Microsoft Power Platform Engineer to lead the architecture, development, and delivery of enterprise-scale business solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform. This role will focus heavily on Power Apps and Power Automate, while leveraging Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, SQL, and Copilot Studio to drive automation, application modernization, AI enablement, and data-driven decision-making.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader who combines strong Power Platform development expertise with solution architecture, governance, executive stakeholder management, and leadership capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of enterprise solutions using Power Apps, including Canvas and Model-Driven applications.
• Build and optimize Power Automate Cloud and Desktop flows to automate complex business processes and workflows.
• Establish Power Platform architecture, development standards, security, governance, and application lifecycle management practices.
• Integrate Power Platform solutions with Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, SQL, APIs, and enterprise data sources.
• Develop dashboards and analytical solutions using Power BI to support business and executive decision-making.
• Leverage Microsoft Fabric for data integration, transformation, analytics, and reporting.
• Design and build AI agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio to automate business processes and enhance user experiences.
• Lead application modernization and digital process-transformation initiatives.
• Partner with business leaders and executive stakeholders to translate complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, architecture guidance, code reviews, and mentoring to development teams.
• Identify automation opportunities and demonstrate measurable improvements in efficiency, scalability, and business value.

Required Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience with Microsoft Power Platform, particularly:
  • Power Apps – Canvas & Model-Driven Apps
  • Power Automate – Cloud & Desktop Flows
  • Power Platform architecture and governance
• Strong experience with Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.
• Strong SQL and data engineering knowledge.
• Experience designing scalable enterprise applications and automation solutions.
• Strong understanding of integrations, APIs, data modeling, security, and application lifecycle management.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex technical initiatives from architecture through implementation.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and executive stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to translate business problems into practical technology solutions.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio, particularly building AI agents.
• Experience implementing AI-enabled workflow and process automation.
• Experience leading Power Platform Centers of Excellence or enterprise governance initiatives.
• Microsoft Power Platform, Fabric, Power BI, or Azure certifications are a plus.

Top Skills

Power Apps | Power Automate | Microsoft Fabric | Power BI | Copilot Studio | SQL | Power Platform Architecture | Workflow Automation | AI Agents | Executive Stakeholder Management