PowerApps Admin

Job ID: MI-142286

Hybrid/Local PowerApps Admin (15+/Pl-200) with Canvas, Dataverse, Power Automate/Pages, Azure AD/Active Directory, Entra ID, Power BI, governance, Git, PowerShell experience

Location: Lansing, MI (DTMB)
Duration: 12 Months
Position: 1

Qualifications:
Experience with Power Apps administration; including environment management, application deployment, Canvas and model-driven application architecture, app permissions and sharing. (4+ years)
Experience with Dataverse; including entity and field management, security role and permission management, data import/export, data modeling, understanding of Dataverse relationships and business rules. (4+ years)
Experience with Power Automate administration; specifically flow management, connection management and security, gateway management, and strong understanding of flow triggers and actions. (3+ years)
Experience with Azure Active Directory / Entra ID; including user and group management, Azure AD security and authentication, and conditional access policies (3+ years)
Experience with Power BI; including workspace management, dataset management and refresh scheduling, report deployment and sharing, understanding of Power BI security. (2+ years)
Experience with Power Platform governance; including environment strategy and management, data loss prevention policies, understanding of auditing and logging (2+ years)
Troubleshooting and problem-solving; including the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues utilizing strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Strong written and verbal communication; describing technology to diverse user groups, gathering and documenting requirements.
Flexibility to adjust quickly to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity, and rapid change.
Demonstrates strong customer service awareness and orientation.

Nice to have:
Experience with configuration management and source code repositories including use of Git with Power Platform.
Experience with PowerShell scripting to automate tasks and maintain environments.
Experience with Power Pages; including website deployment and management, website security and permissions, Dataverse integration
Relevant Microsoft Power Platform certifications e.g. Microsoft Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate

Objective
Hire one resource who will be responsible for installation, configuration, and maintenance of software applications within the Microsoft Power Platform. This resource will work alongside application developers to determine the most suitable ways to address business needs, design solutions, and enable creation of supportable systems within the State of Michigan environment. The responsibilities will span multiple tools within the Power Platform. There will be a focus on solution design, data structures, processes, and governance to support the creation of applications.
Responsibilities:
Data Management: Develop data structures and assign appropriate permissions, manage data flows and integrations, enforce data security standards.
Application Lifecycle Management: Oversee the development and deployment of apps and flows, manage the promotion of solutions between environments, ensure proper version control and backup procedures.
Environment Management: In collaboration with DTMB Enterprise administrators this position will create and manage environments, assign appropriate permissions and licenses to users, monitor environment usage and capacity, ensure environments are configured correctly and meet organizational standards.
Governance and Documentation: Enforce organizational policies and standards, conduct regular log review and performance assessments, stay updated on DTMB and Microsoft best practices and recommendations, establish processes and create documentation for developers and end users.
Support and Troubleshooting: Providing technical support to users (both business and technical), troubleshooting issues with environments, apps, and flows, and resolving performance problems and security concerns.
Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with business stakeholders to understand their needs, document requirements, communicate effectively with technical teams and end-users, promote the adoption of the Power Platform within MDOT and DTMB.