Power Platform Developer

Senior Application Programmer: 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

Collaboration & Leadership

• Work closely with business stakeholders, project managers, architects, and other
• developers
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers and citizen
• developers
• Participate in solution reviews, code reviews, and architecture discussions

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

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

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)