TX DIR-Applications Architect 2

Job Description Applications Architect 2 The Texas Health & Human Services Commission is looking for an experienced PowerApps Developer to join their Project Management Office. You will be responsible for scoping, designing, developing, and maintaining applications using both Microsoft SharePoint and the Microsoft PowerApps platform and directly improving business processes by creating effective, efficient, accessible, and user-friendly solutions. The following are the core responsibilities of this position. Core responsibilities: Development: Design, develop, and test a working set of solutions. Documentation: Maintain detailed technical documentation and user guides. Collaboration: Work with cross-functional teams to integrate solutions. Education: Transfer knowledge to PMO staff to long-term maintenance of the solutions. Perform product management functions for multiple applications including but not limited to: Project and Portfolio Management, JIRA, Power Apps, & SharePoint. Perform Project Management related functions including but not limited to project financial analysis and training. Expected Solutions Solution 1: Document Management System A workflow management solution that can route documents (such as project change requests) for review and approval based on workflow steps. Integrate with SharePoint, Active Directory, Power Automate, and PowerBI. Solution 2: Project Management Automated Templates An application capable of extracting data from a project management system of record to fill in project management document templates in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and more and allow project managers to directly download those pre-filled templates for use. Each solution must meet defined acceptance criteria and definitions of done. Each solution must be able to produce quantifiable metrics demonstrating how the solution improves operational execution. Iterative Tasks and Expectations Planning: Work with team members and stakeholders to identify gaps and clear requirements in current business processes. Collaborate with business analysts, systems analysts, and IT management to decompose agency processes and objectives and key results (OKRs) into high-level solution requirements. Scoping: Identify clear high-level requirements for the effort to develop a detailed scope statement with measurable objectives and key results (OKR). Elicit functional and technical business requirements for the solution. Design & Develop: Further elaborate upon elicited solution requirements by translating requirements into working and unit tested code presented at the end of each iteration. Build applications using PowerApps; integrate with Power Automate, PowerBI, Active Directory, SharePoint and other tools as needed. Testing: Create and execute test plans; troubleshoot and resolve application issues. Deployment: Deploy and maintain applications across environments. Continuously Improve: Continue to maintain and improve upon existing solutions by managing a backlog of defects, missed requirements to address in future releases. General Requirements Proficient in MS Products; Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, PowerApps to include Power Automate and Power BI 8 or more years of experience, relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals, independently performs a variety of complicated tasks, a wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected. Ability to manage Project Management Must have experience with both waterfall and agile project management methodologies. Experience with managing the needs of multiple stakeholders. (preferred) Knowledge and experience with the D.M.A.I.C. methodology (preferred) Experience with ITIL Project Management Technical Microsoft PL certification a plus Experience in Application UI/UX Familiarity with APIs and Data Querying Must have experience using Power BI for data visualization. Minimum Requirements: Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.YearsRequired/PreferredExperience7RequiredSoftware development5RequiredExperience with SQL or PL/SQL5RequiredExperience with Agile/Scrum methodologies5PreferredExperience integrating Microsoft products5PreferredExperience with REST/SOAP APIs5PreferredDAX coding experience5PreferredExperience with Microsoft 365, SharePoint; knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, CSS; familiarity with Azure.4PreferredMicrosoft Power Platform Suite3PreferredExperience in PowerApps development including the scoping, design, development, testing, and maintenance performed on one or more PowerApps applications.3PreferredExperience with building Microsoft Power Applications: PowerBI, Automate, Dataverse