Senior Application Programmer
The scope of the proposed services will include the following:
1. Application Development & Solution Design
- Design, build, and maintain Microsoft Power Platform solutions, including:
- Canvas and Model-driven Power Apps
- Power Pages
- Power Automate cloud flows and approvals
- On-premises and cloud relational database management systems (RDBMS)
- Dataverse data models, business rules, and security roles
- Power BI reports and dashboards
- Translate business and program requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Develop reusable components, patterns, and templates aligned with OTS standards.
- Provide knowledge transfer and train in-house developers to bring them up to speed.
2. Integration & Architecture
- Integrate Power Platform solutions with:
- Microsoft 365 services
- Dynamics 365, where applicable
- Azure services and external systems through connectors and APIs
- Apply best practices for performance, scalability, and maintainability.
3. Governance, Security & Compliance
- Implement role-based security, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, and environment strategies.
- Ensure solutions comply with Louisiana OTS standards and applicable federal and state regulations, including security, privacy, and accessibility requirements.
- Support audits, documentation, and technical reviews.
4. Collaboration & Leadership
- Work closely with business stakeholders, project managers, architects, and other developers.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers and citizen developers.
- Participate in solution reviews, code reviews, and architecture discussions.
5. Innovation & Emerging Capabilities
- Evaluate and pilot new Power Platform features and capabilities.
- Copilot Studio experience (preferred):
- Assist in designing conversational AI solutions and virtual agents.
- Support use cases such as knowledge retrieval, case intake, and internal support automation.
Mandatory Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience developing solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform, including:
- Power Apps
- Power Automate
- On-premises and cloud RDBMS
- Dataverse
- Power BI
- 5+ years of demonstrated strong understanding of:
- Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
- Environment strategy, including deployment and troubleshooting across Dev/Test/Prod
- Security and role-based access control
- SQL queries
- 5+ years of experience gathering requirements and translating them into technical designs.
- Ability to work independently and across multiple projects in a shared-services environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Copilot Studio or other conversational AI platforms.
- Experience in government, public-sector, or regulated environments.
- Experience with MS SQL Server.
- Familiarity with:
- Dynamics 365
- Azure services, including Logic Apps, Functions, API Management, etc.
- DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines for Power Platform
- Microsoft certifications, such as Power Platform Developer or Solution Architect.
***Lumen and / or its clients will not provide equipment (Laptop, monitor, etc.) to the selected contractor. The contractor must have their own equipment. Access to a virtual desktop set up (software) will be provided by Lumen s client, allowing the user access to the required systems and technology.***