Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect

HCLTech's - Microsoft Business Applications Practice is seeking a Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect to join our award-winning team.

The Power Platform Solution Architect role provides leadership and technical expertise to clients and internal teams on overall system implementation and integration, maintainability and stability, and security.

This may come in the form of leading discussions with client stakeholders, providing training, and/or formal and informal meetings with team members. You would be expected to perform and lead development efforts, document specifications, and ensure quality standards are being maintained throughout the lifecycle of a project.

The ideal candidate will be able to provide innovative and effective solutions that meet our client's business needs, always be striving for improvement, and most importantly be a lover of technology and all things Power Platform.

Essential Functions

Lead design and architecture sessions with clients and fellow consultants to gather and document project requirements

Architect the system, integrations, security, and any related customizations

Advise customers on best practices for Power Platform, development or integration processes

Write technical specifications for planned work and estimate effort required

Mock-up specifications for our overseas development team, facilitate the completion, testing, and deployment of development projects

Lead development efforts that may involve multiple internal, client, and third-party resources

Provide technical oversight across multiple projects

Assist with technical pre-sales efforts

Create proof of concepts to establish feasibility of designs

Mentor other developers and participate company initiatives

Knowledgeable on the current state and future direction of the Power Platform and related technologies

Participate in informal or formal design and architect sessions with fellow consultants

Implement related customizations and reports to model the client's organizational processes as directed based on the system architecture

Deliver internal sessions on best practices and new functionality as well as features

Familiar with Azure DevOps or other similar enterprise planning and delivery tools

Microsoft C# &

JavaScript & web development

Ability to write maintainable & testable code

Skilled in creating & consuming web services

Experience with common Power Platform data sources such as Dataverse and SharePoint lists

Experience with Azure Integration Services such as Logic Apps and Azure Functions

Skilled in Power Platform code syntax and language requirements, PowerFX, API, rest service integrations, creation of custom connectors

In-depth knowledge of integrating Power Platform with other systems

Strong understanding of the Power Platform solution deployment model

Knowledge of software testing and QA practices

Professional demeanour

At least 3 end-to-end full life cycle implementations of Microsoft Dynamics Power Platform

At least 2 end-to-end full life cycle implementations using Power Pages, with specific emphasis on understanding of associated security, authentication, responsive rendering, Azure Front Door for caching and web firewall capabilities and integration with other Power Platform components

Ability to balance short-term demands while maintaining the long-term vision needed to guide a customer through the implementation process

Ability to work with junior team members both in a project and practice context

Be comfortable participating and contributing in pre-sales engagements

Knowledge and experience with developing Model-driven and Canvas apps as well as an understanding on the difference between them

Familiarity and understanding of Power Platform licensing structure, plans and the costs associated

Desired Skills and Expertise

Experience using Microsoft Azure, AWS, or other cloud computing platforms

Strong oral and written communication skills. This includes the development and delivery of oral presentations and written reports targeted for the appropriate audience.

Ability to present to technical, non-technical, and executive level individuals

Exceptional problem-solving skills

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent from an accredited university in a technically related field (i.e. computer science, engineering, IT, etc.)

Proven experience in software development lead or architecture roles

Proven consulting experience

Participation in multiple large- or enterprise-scale projects

Relevant Microsoft certifications in Microsoft Business Applications

Experience with Dynamics 365 and add-on products (Portals, Field Service, USD, etc.)

Expertise of the Power Platform COE and all governance components

Experience working with SharePoint Designer workflows, InfoPath, or any other solution type conversion to Power Platform solutions

Ability and experience working in both Agile/Waterfall project delivery

Ability to work with functional teams with both onshore and offshore resources

Expected to be flexible with time and capable of working in a process-oriented environment

Hands-on professional experience within a consultancy environment

Expert with Power BI development for dashboards, reports, and standalone visuals

Any experience working with SharePoint Designer workflows, InfoPath, Nintex or any other solution type conversion to Power Platform solutions