Position Summary

We are searching for a Power Platform Developer to join our Copilot Business Applications practice. The successful candidate will possess hands-on experience in developing solutions using the Power Platform, along with an understanding of generative AI applications in business process automation. Familiarity with autonomous agentive AI tools is highly desirable. This role is ideal for individuals with a solid background in core development methodologies, a keen desire to learn, and an ambition to further develop their expertise in business solution design. Experience with unit testing, collaboration with Quality Assurance teams, and a foundational knowledge of DevOps practices are advantageous. Additional familiarity with Application Lifecycle Management, Solution Packaging, and Continuous Integration, as well as practical knowledge of generative AI’s impact on business process automation, is particularly valued. Candidates should be enthusiastic about exploring how emerging AI technologies can augment Power Platform capabilities. The position operates within an Agile remote software engineering team, requiring proficiency with collaboration platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Azure DevOps. Occasional client-facing responsibilities necessitate strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Position Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Solution Architect to develop innovative custom business solutions for our clients.
• Be responsible for solution development using the Power Platform, including creating agentive and autonomous custom Copilots using Copilot Studio.
• Create custom solutions, entities, fields, relationships, forms, and web resources.
• Create views, reports, workflows, and business processes.
• Implement and configure Power Pages portals
• Automate client business processes using Power Automate
• Experience working with Power Platform model-driven and canvas applications
• Engage in DevOps best practices and code management
• Be able to follow architectural guidelines and patterns as defined by our clients and Solution Architect.
• Maintain current knowledge of Power Platform.
• Participate in an Agile software engineering team, including stand-ups, reporting task progress, estimating effort to complete, and maintaining a backlog in Azure DevOps.
• Work independently and with Lantern team members on project work.
• General consulting basics – time keeping, estimating work effort, status reporting to Delivery Managers.

Skills, Knowledge, and Expertise

• Be responsible for understanding business requirements, designing solutions, and building those solutions.
• Proficiency with understanding technical documentation, especially User Stories in Azure DevOps.
• Stay current with releases of features in the Power Platform.
• Well-honed problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting methods.
• Excellent presentation, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Oversee pre-production acceptance testing to ensure the high quality of a company’s services and products.
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment, prioritizing the most critical tasks and projects across a variety of client projects.
• Practical experience with the following Microsoft platforms:
  • • Copilot for M365
    • Copilot Studio
    • Dataverse
    • Power Automate
    • Power Apps, including Canvas and Model Driven app modalities
    • Power Page
    • Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) using Power Platform pipelines
    • Must have hands-on experience building Power Platform solutions (Canvas and/or Model-Driven Apps) outside of Dynamics 365 environments.
• Working knowledge of generative AI technology and integrating AI models into business applications
• Experience with the Power Platform automated testing tools, such as Power Apps Test Studio or Test Engine
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps boards for work item management

Benefits