Power Platform Architect

Role: Power Platform Architect

Location: Trenton, NJ -Hybrid- 3 days onsite and 2 days remote

Duration: 12+ Months- extension possible after 12 months 

Job Description: The Power Platform Architect will design and implement secure, scalable solutions on Microsoft Power Platform, emphasizing model-driven apps, integration infrastructure, and hands-on C# development—while establishing governance, ALM, and CI/CD best practices.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Power Platform Architect to join our IT team. 

 What You’ll Do

• Define and implement Power Platform architecture and strategy, including model-driven apps (MDA), canvas apps, Power Pages, Power BI, and Power Automate workflows
• Enhance an existing Power Platform–based grant management/financial tracking system and migrate it into a new, scalable environment
• Build advanced dashboards, automated notifications, and reporting assets that provide 24×7 visibility to agency leadership
• Modernize and refactor legacy Power Platform components for improved performance, maintainability, and scalability
• Enhance and manage Power Pages/portal capabilities, including authentication, security, and external data access
• Establish solutioning patterns, reference architectures, and reusable components aligned with client priorities
• Drive API-first integration using Dataverse, Azure services (Functions, Logic Apps, API Management), and external systems
• Implement and enforce governance, security, and compliance standards (environment strategy, DLP policies, RBAC, conditional access)
• Create governance artifacts and lead architecture reviews
• Own ALM and DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, and code quality/security scanning
• Oversee release management, versioning, rollback strategies, and production cutovers
• Provide technical leadership across the SDLC: planning, estimation, design, development, testing, performance tuning, and maintenance
• Provide Hands-on development in C# for custom components and integrations
• Design and manage integration infrastructure for Power Platform, ensuring secure and scalable connectivity

What You’ll Need

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or 15+ years of relevant experience
• 10+ years in IT with experience in developing and maintaining custom business applications
• 2+ years in a supervisory or lead role guiding technical staff
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Deep expertise in Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps—canvas/model-driven, Power Pages, Power Automate, Power BI) and Dataverse
• Hands-on experience developing or leading enterprise web applications
• Prior experience managing or supporting systems with web applications in .NET or Java environments
• Working knowledge of Service-Oriented Architecture (REST/SOAP) and endpoint security (APIM, OIDC)
• Familiarity with RDBMS (DB2, Oracle, Postgres, or SQL Server)
• Experience with load/performance testing

Desired:

• Experience designing environment strategy, DLP policies, and governance for Power Platform
• Proficiency with CI/CD and automated deployments using Azure DevOps and Git
• Experience with code quality/security scanning and remediation workflows
• Integration experience with Azure services and external APIs
• Background in public sector or healthcare domains with familiarity in PHI/PII safeguards
• Strong experience with model-driven app development and integration infrastructure for Power Platform