PowerApps Applications Architect 2

Solicitation Reference Number: 529501357

Direct Client: Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Working Title: Applications Architect 2- PowerApps Developer

Work Location: Austin, Tx - Position will be 2 days remote with 3 days required to be onsite

JD:

We are looking for an experienced PowerApps Developer to join our 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

• 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

CANDIDATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS