Power Platform Developer - 4-month contract (potential to extend) - St. Paul, MN (Onsite)

  • St Paul, MN
  • Posted 2 days ago | Updated 2 days ago

Overview

On Site
Depends on Experience
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
No Travel Required

Skills

Power Platform Developer
data migration
Microsoft Power Apps
UI development
Power BI
Tableau
Microsoft Dynamics
CRM
Salesforce

Job Details

Hello Folks,

Our client is seeking a Power Platform Developer, is currently local to Minnesota (with recent experience working for a client based in MN), that could be a good fit.

Title: Power Platform Developer

Duration: 4-month contract (potential to extend)

Location: Work will be performed primarily remote, with the requirement to travel onsite to St. Paul, on an as needed basis. An advance notice of 2 weeks will be provided for on-site work. Must be local to MN to be considered.

The Power Platform developer 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 staff, and writing or supplying product technical architecture documentation. The developers will incorporate security and performance policies in development that align with client 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.

Using Agile methodologies, the Contractor s responsibilities include implementation, data migration, training, documentation, and limited term post-production support sufficient for knowledge transfer and transition. The services will use Power Platform on Azure Government Cloud as the primary infrastructure for software development. Developer(s) will serve as the main SME in designing, developing in the successful launch of a digital solution to support the program.

Sample Tasks

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 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 staff.
  • Write or Supply product technical architecture documentation.

Outcomes of Tasks

  • A web portal, backend, and automation to administer the program.

Desired Experience and Skills

  • Two (2) years experience in Microsoft Power Apps development.
    • Any object-oriented UI development experience may substitute.
  • One (1) year experience in Microsoft Power BI development.
    • Tableau or other visualization experience may substitute.
  • One (1) year experience in Microsoft Dynamics development.
    • 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.
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