Power Platform Developer (Remote)

Overview: <p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">GovCIO is currently hiring for a Microsoft Power Platform Developer to support workflow enhancement, automation engineering, data configuration, data analytics, and reporting activities at Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This role will be responsible for working within an interconnected set of data analytics teams to improve workflows that enable real-time metrics, tasking responses, and overall information to support the ICE mission. This will be a fully remote position.</span></p> Responsibilities: <ul style="margin-top: 0in;"><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Design, develop, and implement custom Power Apps solutions to streamline business processes and improve operational efficiency.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Collaborate with stakeholders to understand existing business workflows and identify areas where Power Apps and Power BI can provide innovative solutions.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Analyze business requirements and translate them into effective Power Apps solutions, integrating with other Microsoft Power Platform tools.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Develop and manage Power BI dashboards and reports to present key performance indicators and business metrics in a clear, actionable format.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Provide recommendations for process automation and data management solutions across the organization using the Power Platform, including Power Automate and Power BI.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Document technical specifications and solution designs for both Power Apps and Power BI projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and best practices within the Microsoft Power Platform to ensure the team uses the most effective tools and methodologies.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Collaborate with multiple stakeholders, such as business, scrum teams, other project managers, to collect and compile information to ensure timely responses to requests and ad hoc assignments.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Provide effective data management to enable complex analytics from a myriad of systems and software including Oracle, Databricks, AWS, and ServiceNow</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Ability to align data with data analytic tools such as Power BI, Tableau, and Qlik Dashboards.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Facilitate the needs, issues, and challenges faced by the clients; perform gap analysis and recommend solutions and can be enabled within the data systems.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Provide trade-off analyses on technical solutions to determine the best tools and methodologies to solve complex data requests.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Create project deliverables, including artifacts to ensure adherence to team compliance and quality standards.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Use source data to assess the effectiveness of projects and business processes.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Work with all team members to analyze changes in requirements and recommend the most expedient solutions in a timely manner.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Enable end-user visibility of data and metrics via dashboard creation and metric dissemination</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Leverage advanced analytic skills to translate complicated issues from multiple information sources into a clear picture for mission leadership.</span></li></ul> Qualifications: <p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Required Skills and Experience</strong></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electronics engineering or other engineering or technical discipline is required and 8 or more years of experience;(or commensurate experience) may be substituted for education requirement.</span><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">5+ years of Microsoft experience.</span></li></ul></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Familiarity with business process analysis and the ability to propose solutions that improve productivity and efficiency.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Familiarity in building and managing Power Apps applications including form and workflow design, automation, and integration with other Microsoft tools.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Experience with Power BI report creation and dashboard design, including data visualization and performance optimization.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">A background in problem-solving and the ability to support efficient, scalable solutions for business needs using the Power Platform.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Power Apps development:</strong> Experience designing, developing, and troubleshooting applications using Power Apps, connecting to various data sources like SharePoint and Excel.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Power BI development:</strong> Experience in creating reports and dashboards that present data insights in a clear, user-friendly format.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Business process improvement:</strong> Experience in understanding and optimizing workflows, proposing solutions using Power Platform applications.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Data integration skills:</strong> Knowledge of how to integrate data from different sources into Power Apps and Power BI for cohesive solutions.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Technical documentation:</strong> Ability to document designs, solutions, and processes in a clear and concise manner for stakeholders.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Preferred Skills and Experience</strong></span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;"><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Ability to translate ICE specific mission needs into practical data elements for analysis.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Experience with Power Platform administration:</strong> Understanding of Power Apps and Power BI environment management, including security and permissions.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Experience collaborating in multi-disciplinary teams:</strong> Sharing workload and responsibilities.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Strong collaboration skills:</strong> Proven ability to work with non-technical stakeholders and propose practical solutions based on business needs.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;"><strong>Clearance Required:</strong></span></p><ul style="margin-top: 0in;"><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: verdana, geneva;">Ability to attain and maintain DHS clearance (US citizenship required)</span></li></ul> Posted Salary Range: USD $110,000.00 - USD $130,000.00 /Yr.

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