Power Platform Architect

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Power Platform Architect to lead the design, governance, and scalable adoption of Microsoft Power Platform across the enterprise. This role will be responsible for provisioning and managing Power Platform environments, implementing and operating the Center of Excellence (CoE) Toolkit, and establishing governance, security, and lifecycle management standards. The architect will ensure secure, compliant, and efficient use of Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Pages, and Dataverse.

Key Responsibilities

• Power Platform Architecture & Strategy
• Define and own the Power Platform architecture aligned with enterprise IT, security, and business strategies.
• Establish best practices for solution design, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Act as the technical authority for Power Platform across the organization.
• Environment Provisioning & Management
• Design and manage Power Platform environment strategy, including:
• Development, Test, UAT, and Production environments
• Sandbox and innovation environments
• Provision, configure, and maintain environments using ALM and automation best practices.
• Define and manage environment security, DLP policies, and capacity planning.
• Ensure environment lifecycle management, including cleanup, archiving, and optimization.
• Center of Excellence (CoE) Toolkit Implementation
• Lead the deployment, configuration, and customization of the Power Platform CoE Toolkit.
• Establish monitoring and reporting for:
• App and flow usage
• Maker activity
• Compliance and governance insights
• Use CoE insights to drive platform adoption, optimization, and risk mitigation.
• Partner with business and IT teams to enable citizen developer success while maintaining control.
• Governance, Security & Compliance
• Design and implement Power Platform governance framework, including:
• Environment strategy
• Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies
• Connector usage policies
• App and flow approval processes
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
• Define standards for naming conventions, solution packaging, and release management.
• Integrate Power Platform governance with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) and Microsoft 365 security controls.
• Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
• Define and implement ALM strategy using:
• Solutions
• Pipelines (Power Platform Pipelines, Azure DevOps, GitHub)
• Enable CI/CD for Power Platform assets.
• Establish versioning, rollback, and release management processes.
• Stakeholder Collaboration & Enablement
• Work closely with business units, IT, security, and compliance teams.
• Provide architectural guidance and design reviews for Power Apps and Power Automate solutions.
• Support training, documentation, and onboarding for makers and development teams.
• Act as an escalation point for complex platform and governance issues.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Skills

• Deep hands-on experience with Microsoft Power Platform:
• Power Apps (Canvas & Model-driven)
• Power Automate
• Power BI
• Power Pages
• Dataverse
• Strong experience with Power Platform environment provisioning and management
• Proven expertise implementing and operating the Power Platform CoE Toolkit
• Strong understanding of:
• Governance and DLP policies
• Security roles and Dataverse architecture
• ALM and CI/CD practices for Power Platform
• Experience integrating Power Platform with:
• Microsoft 365
• Azure services
• External systems via connectors and APIs

Soft Skills

• Strong architectural and problem-solving mindset
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to balance governance with business agility
• Leadership experience in platform enablement and adoption

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft certifications such as:
• Power Platform Solution Architect Expert
• Power Platform Functional Consultant
• Experience in large enterprise or regulated environments
• Background in low-code governance or platform engineering
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps, GitHub, and automation scripting (PowerShell)