Senior Application Programmer (5279095)

Job Description

Job Description

This is a remote position.

The scope of the proposed services will include the following:

● Application Development & Solution Design

• Design, build, and maintain Power Platform solutions including:
  
• Canvas and Model-driven Power Apps
  
• Power Pages
  
• Power Automate cloud flows and approvals
  
• on-Prem and Cloud Relation Database Management Systems (RDBMS) and Dataverse data models, business rules, and security roles
  
• Power BI reports and dashboards
  
• Translate business and program requirements into scalable technical solutions
  
• Develop reusable components, patterns, and templates aligned with OTS standards
  
• Knowledge transfer and train our in-house developers to come up to speed.
  

● Integration & Architecture

• Integrate Power Platform solutions with:
  
• Microsoft 365 services
  
• Dynamics 365 (where applicable)
  
• Azure services and external systems via connectors and APIs
  
• Apply best practices for performance, scalability, and maintainability
  

● Governance, Security & Compliance

• Implement role-based security, data loss prevention (DLP) policies, and environmental strategies
  
• Ensure solutions comply with Louisiana OTS standards and applicable federal and state regulations (e.g., security, privacy, accessibility)
  
• Support audits, documentation, and technical reviews
  

Innovation & Emerging Capabilities

• Evaluate and pilot new Power Platform features and capabilities
  
• Copilot Studio experience (plus):
  
• Assist in designing conversational AI solutions and virtual agents
  
• Support use cases such as knowledge retrieval, case intake, and internal support automation
  

Requirements Expertise and/or relevant experience in the following areas are mandatory:

• 5 + years of experience developing solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform, including:
  
• Power Apps
  
• Power Automate
  
• on-Prem and Cloud RDBMS, Dataverse
  
• Power BI
  

● 5 + years of demonstrated strong understanding of:

• Application lifecycle management (ALM)
  
• Environment strategy with Deployment and Troubleshooting (Dev/Test/Prod)
  
• Security and role-based access control
  
• SQL Queries
  
• 5 + years of experience gathering requirements and translating them into technical designs.
  
• Ability to work independently and across multiple projects in a shared-services environment
  
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Expertise and/or relevant experience in the following areas are desirable but not mandatory:

• Experience with Copilot Studio or other conversational AI platforms
  
• Experience in government, public sector, or regulated environments
  
• Experience with MS SQL Server
  
• Familiarity with:
  
• Dynamics 365
  
• Azure services (Logic Apps, Functions, API Management, etc.)
  
• DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines for Power Platform
  
• Microsoft certifications (e.g., Power Platform Developer, Solution Architect)