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The client is seeking up to three experienced developers to design, develop, and launch a digital solution to support the state Petrofund program. Petrofund is a government and industry-funded program used to offset up to 90% of the costs incurred by entities when they are directed to clean up petroleum leaks/spills in Minnesota as well as the costs incurred by entities removing abandoned underground petroleum storage tanks on their property.
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 MNIT and COMM staff; and writing or supplying product technical architecture documentation. The developers will incorporate security and performance policies in development that align with State's requirements, policies, and standards. They must have strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, excellent communication abilities, and effective collaboration and knowledge transfer abilities.
Anticipated End Date: November 15, 2025
Some technical duties may include, but 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 MNIT and Commerce 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 MNIT/MnDOT staff.
Write or Supply product technical architecture documentation.
A web portal, backend, and automation to administer the Petrofund program.
Two (2) years' experience in Microsoft Power Apps development.
o Any object-oriented UI development experience may substitute.
One (1) year experience in Microsoft Power BI development.
o Tableau or other visualization experience may substitute.
One (1) year experience in Microsoft Dynamics development.
o 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.