Senior Application Programmer

Senior Application Programmer

The scope of the proposed services will include the following:

1. Application Development & Solution Design

• Design, build, and maintain Microsoft Power Platform solutions, including:
  • Canvas and Model-driven Power Apps
  • Power Pages
  • Power Automate cloud flows and approvals
  • On-premises and cloud relational database management systems (RDBMS)
  • Dataverse data models, business rules, and security roles
  • Power BI reports and dashboards
• Translate business and program requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Develop reusable components, patterns, and templates aligned with OTS standards.
• Provide knowledge transfer and train in-house developers to bring them up to speed.

2. Integration & Architecture

• Integrate Power Platform solutions with:
  • Microsoft 365 services
  • Dynamics 365, where applicable
  • Azure services and external systems through connectors and APIs
• Apply best practices for performance, scalability, and maintainability.

3. Governance, Security & Compliance

• Implement role-based security, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, and environment strategies.
• Ensure solutions comply with Louisiana OTS standards and applicable federal and state regulations, including security, privacy, and accessibility requirements.
• Support audits, documentation, and technical reviews.

4. 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.

5. Innovation & Emerging Capabilities

• Evaluate and pilot new Power Platform features and capabilities.
• Copilot Studio experience (preferred):
  • Assist in designing conversational AI solutions and virtual agents.
  • Support use cases such as knowledge retrieval, case intake, and internal support automation.

Mandatory Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience developing solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform, including:
  • Power Apps
  • Power Automate
  • On-premises and cloud RDBMS
  • Dataverse
  • Power BI
• 5+ years of demonstrated strong understanding of:
  • Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
  • Environment strategy, including deployment and troubleshooting across Dev/Test/Prod
  • Security and role-based access control
  • SQL queries
• 5+ years of experience gathering requirements and translating them into technical designs.
• Ability to work independently and across multiple projects in a shared-services environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Copilot Studio or other conversational AI platforms.
• Experience in government, public-sector, or regulated environments.
• Experience with MS SQL Server.
• Familiarity with:
  • Dynamics 365
  • Azure services, including Logic Apps, Functions, API Management, etc.
  • DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines for Power Platform
• Microsoft certifications, such as Power Platform Developer or Solution Architect.

***Lumen and / or its clients will not provide equipment (Laptop, monitor, etc.) to the selected contractor. The contractor must have their own equipment. Access to a virtual desktop set up (software) will be provided by Lumen s client, allowing the user access to the required systems and technology.***