DGS - Programmer Analyst 3

Senior Power Platform Developer to help with various projects.

Hybrid work schedule must be able to work on site.

Max$$.$$

This is to request an experience Power Platform developer to assist in a a variety of projects. The first is to tweak an existing application, moving it from Model driven to Canvas and making some corrections. We are also whiteboarding another project that will largely be a portal implementation. We currently have a small, but effective staff who will work with you. We identified the following skills as key :

Skill Area

Specific Skills

Recommended Experience

Notes

Canvas Apps

• App design & UX
• Custom connectors
• Responsive layouts
• Delegation handling

3 5 years

Canvas apps have been widely used since ~2018.

Model-Driven Apps

3 5 years

Essential for structured, data-driven apps.

Power Pages (formerly Portals)

2 4 years

Power Pages rebranded in 2022; experience with Portals counts.

Power Automate

3 5 years

Core to automating business processes.

Dataverse

3 5 years

Backbone of Model-Driven Apps and Power Pages.

Power BI (optional but valuable)

1 3 years

Useful for integrated reporting.

Security & Governance

2 3 years

Especially important in enterprise environments.

Licensing & Cost Optimization

1 2 years

Helps avoid over-architecting and unnecessary costs.

Soft Skills

5+ years (general experience)

Crucial for successful delivery and collaboration.

Required / Desired Skills

Skill

Required / Desired

Amount

of Experience

Canvas Apps - App design & UX - Custom connectors - Responsive layouts - Delegation handling

Required

Years

Model-Driven Apps - Dataverse schema design - Business rules - Command bar customization - Security roles

Required

Years

Power Pages (formerly Portals) - Web roles & permissions - Liquid templates - Web forms & lists - Authentication (AAD, external)

Required

Years

Power Automate - Cloud flows - Approvals - Error handling - Integration with SharePoint, Dataverse, Outlook

Required

Years

Dataverse - Table relationships - Business rules - Dataflows - Security model

Required

Years

Power BI (optional but valuable) - Embedding in Power Apps - Data modeling - DAX basics

Highly desired

Years

Security & Governance - DLP policies - Environment strategy - Role-based access

Required

Years

Licensing & Cost Optimization - Understanding of Power Platform licensing tiers - Cost-effective architecture

Required

Years

Soft Skills - Agile / Scrum familiarity - Requirements gathering - Stakeholder communication

Nice to have

Years

Questions

No.

Question

Question1

Commonwealth of Virginia security policies prohibit the use of offshore IT contractors. Do you attest to the fact that your candidate will physically reside within the US for the duration of the assignment?

Question2

Please list candidate's email address.

Question3

Will the candidate be able to come into our office in Richmond, VA if needed?

Question4

Does the candidate have experience modifying Apps developed by someone else?

Question5

what city and state is your candidate currently located?