Job Summary:
The Power Platform Architect II will design, build, configure, and support cloud-based business solutions that solve practical problems for end users. This role focuses on understanding business needs, translating those needs into workable technical solutions, and developing applications, automations, integrations, dashboards, AI-enabled tools, and related cloud capabilities. The position partners with business users, IT, and operational teams to deliver secure, reliable, and maintainable solutions that improve workflows, reduce manual effort, strengthen data access, and make modern technology easier to use in day-to-day work.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work directly with end users, business teams, and IT staff to understand business problems, document requirements, and design practical technical solutions.
- Build, configure, test, deploy, and support Microsoft Power Platform and other cloud-based solutions, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Microsoft Fabric, Dataverse, Copilot Studio, and other cloud services.
- Develop applications, automations, integrations, dashboards, reports, and AI-enabled tools that improve workflows, reduce manual effort, and support better business decisions.
- Translate user feedback into solution improvements, enhancements, fixes, and support documentation.
- Apply established security, governance, identity, data protection, and lifecycle management standards while building and maintaining solutions.
- Troubleshoot solution issues, monitor performance, resolve defects, and improve reliability and usability over time.
- Create clear technical documentation, user guides, training materials, and support procedures for delivered solutions.
- Stay current with cloud capabilities and apply new features where they solve a real business need.
- Gather requirements, map current processes, identify pain points, and recommend practical solution options.
- Develop and maintain Power Apps, Power Automate flows, Copilot Studio agents, data models, reports, integrations, scripts, connectors, and other cloud-based tools.
- Test solutions with end users, incorporate feedback, and ensure delivered tools are usable, reliable, and aligned with the business need.
- Maintain documentation for solution design, data sources, integrations, support procedures, user instructions, and ongoing maintenance needs.
- Coordinate with IT security, data, infrastructure, and operations teams to ensure solutions are secure, supportable, and properly integrated.
- Provide hands-on support, troubleshooting, training, and knowledge transfer for business users and internal IT staff.
Qualifications:
- Minimum 8+ years of experience designing, building, supporting, or improving Microsoft Power Platform, Azure, automation, data, or related cloud-based business solutions.