Candidate should be on own W2 and should be comfortable with Hybrid Onsite 4 days per week from Day1.
Position Summary:
Title: Power Platform Architect
Duration: Long Term
Location: Washington, DC 20433
Hybrid Onsite: 4 days per week from Day 1, with a full transition to 100% onsite anticipated soon
Job Summary:
We are looking for an experienced Microsoft Power Platform Architect to design and lead enterprise-grade solutions using Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse, and Power Pages. The architect will be responsible for defining solution architecture, governance, security, integration patterns, and development standards while working closely with business stakeholders, developers, and IT teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Design scalable and secure solutions using Microsoft Power Platform.
- Define architecture for Canvas Apps, Model-driven Apps, Power Pages, Power Automate, Dataverse, and Power BI.
- Translate business requirements into technical architecture and solution designs.
- Establish Power Platform governance, security, ALM, environments, and deployment strategies.
- Design integrations between Power Platform and enterprise systems such as Dynamics 365, Azure, SharePoint, SQL Server, SAP, and third-party APIs.
- Define appropriate use of custom connectors, APIs, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, and other Azure services.
- Implement and promote Center of Excellence (CoE) and Power Platform governance practices.
- Guide development teams on best practices, coding standards, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
- Review technical designs and provide architectural guidance.
- Establish CI/CD and DevOps processes for Power Platform solutions.
- Ensure solutions comply with organizational security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
- Conduct architecture assessments, identify technical risks, and recommend improvements.
- Mentor Power Platform developers and technical leads.
- Work with enterprise architects and business stakeholders to align solutions with overall IT strategy.
Required Skills
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Power Platform.
- Expert knowledge of:
- Power Apps
- Power Automate
- Dataverse
- Power BI
- Power Pages
- Power Platform Connectors
- Strong understanding of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and integration patterns.
- Experience with Azure services, APIs, REST/SOAP, and enterprise integration.
- Strong knowledge of security roles, authentication, authorization, and identity management.
- Experience with Power Platform ALM, solutions, managed/unmanaged solutions, and CI/CD.
- Experience implementing Power Platform governance and CoE.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID, Azure DevOps/Git, and Power Platform pipelines.
- Strong understanding of data architecture, relational databases, and enterprise application architecture.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
Preferred Certifications
- PL-600 – Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect
- PL-400 – Power Platform Developer
- PL-200 – Power Platform Functional Consultant
- PL-300 – Power BI Data Analyst
- Microsoft Azure certifications such as AZ-104/AZ-305
