Microsoft Power Platform Architect

Role: Microsoft Power Platform Architect Locations: New York, NY (Hybrid Onsite) Duration: 12+ Months Contract

Note: Candidate needs to be in the office 3 Days every week. Local or candidates from Nearby states only.

Job Description:
Client is looking for Microsoft Power Platform Architect with hands on experience in developing enterprise applications using Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Copilot Studio, AI Builder, and Azure.
This role will collaborate with our strategic customers to help them envision, plan and design innovative solutions to connect, communicate and collaborate using Microsoft Cloud.

Responsibilities:
Architect, design, and develop scalable enterprise applications using Microsoft Power Platform.
Leverage Microsoft AI stack to build intelligent, efficient and transformative AI applications.
Understand and select from prebuilt AI Builder models like form processing, object detection, or sentiment analysis, or create custom models tailored to your needs
Understand customer requirements and recommend optimal technology solutions leveraging Microsoft Power Platform and/or Dynamics 365.
Provide guidance, best practices, and training on Power Platform to accelerate adoption.
Lead global delivery teams using Power Platform with various backends such as Dataverse, SharePoint, SQL, or other databases.
Setup code review, peer review process and tools for Power Platform to ensure the solutions are secure, scalable, and high performing.
Identify, quantify, and prioritize automation candidates.
Set up and maintain the Power Platform Center of Excellence (COE) Starter Kit.
Collaborate with business, development, and infrastructure teams.
Author and maintain comprehensive technical documentation, including design specifications, implementation guides, and architecture diagrams.
Develop POCs and MVPs to demonstrate the business value of Power Platform.
Provide thought leadership on new and emerging Microsoft solutions, including Copilots and Azure Open AI.
Integrate Power Platform with other systems using Azure Data Factory, Data Flows, Power Automate, Logic Apps, Azure Functions, and REST APIs.
Drive customer workshops, presentations, and hackathons in collaboration with the account and sales teams.
Identify and develop solution accelerators, reusable components, and frameworks.

Required Qualifications:
12+ years of IT experience in consulting, cloud application architecture, or low-code/no-code app delivery and administration.
Experience managing Power Platform environments and installing the COE Starter Kit.
Hands-on experience with Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Copilot Studio, AI Builder, Azure OpenAI, Dataverse and RPA).
Experience with Dynamics 365 Sales, Customer Service and Contact Center platforms will be an advantage, but not must-have skill.
Strong understanding of low-code/no-code solutions, market trends, and value propositions.
Experience integrating Power Platform with other systems using Azure integration services or other API Management platforms.
Experience extending Power Platform using custom connectors and PCF.
Knowledge of ALM, Azure DevOps, and Power Platform native pipelines.
Understanding of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and Prompt Engineering concepts.
Relevant certifications in Microsoft Power Platform, Dynamics 365, and/or Azure.
Strong presentation skills, comfortable with both technical and executive audiences.