Cloud Platform Architect

Salary: $190K - $200K annually

This position will provide advanced technical expertise across the Microsoft Power Platform suite, translating mission and business requirements into secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions for a large government customer. 

Work Location: Completely on-site in Dahlgren, VA.

Basic Required Qualifications and Skills:  

• At start date, possess one of the Microsoft certifications below:
• PL-100 Power Platform Fundamentals
• PL-300 Power BI Data Analyst Associate
• PL-400 Power Platform Developer Associate
• PL-500 Power Automate RPA Developer Associate
• PL-900 Power Platform Fundamentals
• Be willing to obtain one of these certifications within 90 days of starting position:
• AB-410 Intelligent Applications Builder Associate (formerly PL-200)
• AB-100 Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect Expert (formerly PL-600)
• Advanced-level experience with:
• Architecting, developing, deploying, and sustaining Microsoft Power Platform solutions in an enterprise or government environment.
• Power Apps (Canvas and Model-Driven), Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse, Power Fx, and DAX

• Experience with:
  • Integrating Power Platform solutions with authorized enterprise data sources and disparate systems.
  • Designing secure, scalable, high-performance solutions in a controlled or secure environment.
  • Developing technical documentation, SOPs, user guides, troubleshooting materials, training content, and leadership briefings.
• Maintain technical and management certifications as per DoDM 8140.03
• Detail-oriented and highly organized, with excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for dealing with diverse military and civilian stakeholders.
• Successful completion of privileged user account exam.

• Please note that pursuant to a government contract, this specific position requires U.S. Citizenship.

• All applicants must have current DoD TS/SCI clearance eligibility day one and prior to entry on duty. 

Desired Qualifications and Skills:  It is desirable that the candidate have the following qualifications:

• Department of Defense or federal government experience preferred.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: This position will include, but is not limited to, the following tasks:

• Serve as the senior technical advisor and subject matter expert for Microsoft Power Platform solutions, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Dataverse.
• Analyze mission requirements, gather stakeholder needs, and recommend secure, scalable, and supportable solution architectures.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain Power Platform applications, workflows, and data solutions supporting mission operations.
• Build and manage integrations with approved data sources and implement business logic using Power Fx and related technologies.
• Develop, monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize Power Automate cloud and desktop flows, including RPA solutions and legacy-system integrations.
• Create data models, dashboards, reports, and analytics solutions in Power BI to support operational and leadership decision-making.
• Apply Power Platform best practices for security, governance, configuration management, testing, deployment, and lifecycle sustainment.
• Produce technical documentation, including solution designs, standard operating procedures, user guides, and troubleshooting materials.
• Deliver training, workshops, and briefings to government stakeholders, citizen developers, system administrators, and leadership.
• Resolve production issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement improvements that enhance reliability, performance, and user experience.
• Coordinate with stakeholders, technical teams, and security personnel to ensure successful solution delivery and deployment.

• Ensure compliance with applicable DoD cybersecurity, accessibility, records management, and configuration management requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.