Power Platform Developer

This is a remote position.
Senior Application Programmer (Power Platform Developer)
Project Identifier
LA OTS
Client
STATE OF LOUISIANA, DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (OTS)
Location
Remote
Contract Duration
2 years
Interview Type
Online
Tentative Start Date
10/05/2026
Deadline
09/21/2026
Project Overview
The Office of Technology Services (OTS) was established as a means of recognizing cost savings through the consolidation of State IT assets and resources. The creation of OTS consolidated a wide variety of existing hardware platforms, operating systems, database management systems, networks, third-party software, and custom applications.
OTS leads the State’s technology procurement process to standardize technology over the entire organization, seek efficiencies of operations, maintenance, and scalability of new products introduced to the OTS suite of services, which can eventually be offered to all in-scope agencies.
Duties/Responsibilities
Application Development & Solution Design

Design, build, and maintain Power Platform solutions including:

oCanvas and Model-driven Power Apps
oPower Pages
oPower Automate cloud flows and approvals
oon-Prem and Cloud Relation Database Management Systems (RDBMS) and Data verse data models, business rules, and security roles
oPower BI reports and dashboards

Translate business and program requirements into scalable technical solutions

Develop reusable components, patterns, and templates aligned with OTS standards

Knowledge transfer and train our in-house developers to come up to speed

Integration & Architecture

Integrate Power Platform solutions with:

oMicrosoft 365 services
oDynamics 365 (where applicable)
oAzure services and external systems via connectors and APIs
oApply best practices for performance, scalability, and maintainability
Governance, Security & Compliance

Implement role-based security, data loss prevention (DLP) policies, and environmental strategies

Ensure solutions comply with Louisiana OTS standards and applicable federal and state regulations (e.g., security, privacy, accessibility)

Support audits, documentation, and technical reviews

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

Innovation & Emerging Capabilities

Evaluate and pilot new Power Platform features and capabilities

·Copilot Studio experience (plus):
oAssist in designing conversational AI solutions and virtual agents
oSupport use cases such as knowledge retrieval, case intake, and internal support automation

Requirements
Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, or related field.

Required Experience
5 + years of experience developing solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform, including:

oPower Apps

oPower Automate

oon-Prem and Cloud RDBMS, Data verse

oPower BI

5 + years of demonstrated strong understanding of:

oApplication lifecycle management (ALM)

oEnvironment strategy with Deployment and Troubleshooting (Dev/Test/Prod)

oSecurity and role-based access control

oSQL Queries

5 + years of experience gathering requirements and translating them into technical designs.

oAbility to work independently and across multiple projects in a shared-services environment

Preferred Experience

Experience with Copilot Studio or other conversational AI platforms

Experience in government, public sector, or regulated environments

·Experience with MS SQL Server

·Familiarity with:

oDynamics 365

oAzure services (Logic Apps, Functions, API Management, etc.)

oDevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines for Power Platform

Microsoft certifications (e.g., Power Platform Developer, Solution Architect)

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