Title: Senior Power Platform Developer
Location: Remote
Duration: 12 Months
Professional Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Power Platform Developer (Contractor) to design, build, and scale enterprise-grade solutions leveraging the Microsoft Power Platform and advanced AI capabilities. This role requires a proven expert with 5+ years of deep Power Platform experience, capable of delivering complex, production-ready solutions in large, governed environments.
The contractor will be responsible for architect and implementing secure, scalable, and AI-enabled applications and automations, including the creation of AI Agents using Copilot Studio and related AI services. The successful candidate will operate with a high degree of autonomy, provide technical leadership, and deliver measurable business outcomes while adhering to enterprise standards for security, governance, and performance.
Key Responsibilities
Power Platform Solution Design & Development
- Architect, develop, and maintain enterprise-scale Power Platform solutions using Power Apps (Canvas & Model Driven), Power Automate, Dataverse, and Power BI
- Design reusable components, frameworks, and patterns to support scalability, performance, and maintainability
- Build complex workflows, integrations, and business logic using advanced Power Automate patterns including error handling, parallel execution, and custom connectors
- Assist solution design reviews and provide technical direction and best practices across teams
- AI Agents & Intelligent Automation (Advanced)
- Design, build, and deploy AI Agents using Copilot Studio, Azure, SnowFlake, SQL, and Power Platform AI capabilities
- Integrate AI Agents into business processes for:
- Conversational automation
- Intelligent decision support
- Natural language interfaces over enterprise data
- Implement prompt engineering, orchestration logic, and grounding strategies to ensure reliable, secure, and explainable AI outcomes
- Scale AI-enabled solutions while maintaining governance, performance, and cost controls
- Enterprise Integration & Architecture
- Integrate Power Platform solutions with Azure services, REST APIs, Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, SQL, SharePoint, and external systems
- Design secure data models in Dataverse, including complex relationships, business rules, and role-based security
- Ensure solutions align with enterprise security, compliance, and data governance standards
- Governance, ALM & Performance
- Implement and follow Power Platform governance and ALM best practices, including solution layering, environment strategy, and CI/CD pipelines
- Support deployment automation and source control using approved DevOps practices
- Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize solution performance, automation reliability, and platform capacity usage
Technical Leadership & Advisory
- Act as a technical authority for Power Platform and AI solution design
- Provide guidance, code reviews, and knowledge transfer to internal developers and stakeholders as required
- Contribute to Center of Excellence (CoE) standards, documentation, and architectural guidance
- Evaluate new Power Platform and AI features and advise on enterprise adoption strategies
- Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of professional experience developing solutions on the Microsoft Power Platform
- Advanced expertise in:
- Power Apps (Canvas & Model Driven)
- Power Automate (cloud flows, approvals, integrations)
- Dataverse (data modeling, security, performance)
- Proven experience building and deploying AI Agents using Copilot Studio or equivalent conversational AI platforms
- Strong understanding of AI integration patterns, prompt engineering, and enterprise AI governance
- Experience integrating Power Platform with Azure services, APIs, and enterprise data platforms
- Solid understanding of:
- Application lifecycle management (ALM)
- Security, compliance, and governance in enterprise environments
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills
- Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and deliver outcomes in a consulting or contract capacity
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience supporting Refining, Oil & Gas, Energy, or downstream operations, including exposure to operational, maintenance, reliability, safety, or commercial data domains
- Experience with Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Services, or custom LLM integrations
- Microsoft certifications such as PL 400, PL 600, AZ 204, AI 102, or equivalent
- Prior experience supporting or leading a Power Platform Center of Excellence
- Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric, Snowflake, Synapse, or modern data platforms
- Experience delivering high-volume, mission-critical Power Platform solutions
- Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder advisory skills
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