Power Platform Admin/Developer Intern

Overview

Allied Consultants, Inc is a proudly Austin based firm with over 34 years of experience delivering top-tier technical and business professionals within Texas State Agencies. We are currently seeking an experience Power Platform Admin/Developer Intern to play a key role within a high-impact technical services team.

At Allied Consultants, we value our consultants and are committed to providing an exceptional experience including:

• Highly competitive pay rates
• Local support staff for responsive, personal service
• Comprehensive benefits package, including:
  • Medical insurance (with employer cost sharing)
  • Life insurance
  • A 401(K) plan with company match
  • Flexible spending through a cafeteria plan

Candidates selected for interviews will be subject to a criminal background check and may be required to pass a drug screening, in compliance with federal and state regulations. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of these checks.

Allied Consultants is a proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Responsibilities

The Power Platform Admin/Developer will manage client’s Power Platform environment, build power application, automated workflows, agent and code apps. This apprentice role will be embedded with a Senior Cloud Architect and Power Platform administrator. The role will shadow the Power Platform administrator to learn client's processes, demonstrate the successful knowledge transfer then work independently. The responsibilities will evolve to work with business users to configure, troubleshoot and provide guidance for applications, flows, and agents. Additionally, the role will include custom development for client's business units.

**Core Responsibilities**

• Work Power Platform service requests.
• Assist businesses units with environment setup, troubleshooting, recommendations, etc.
• Gather and document solution requirements from business stakeholders.
• Develop proof-of-concepts and transition successful prototypes into production systems.
• Design and implement pipelines for Power Platforms applications.
• Coach business personnel on the basics of Power Platform.
• Write clean, efficient software code and scripts for workflows.
• Conduct rigorous testing and quality assurance.
• Ensure compliance with organizational IT governance, security, and audit standards.

**Stakeholder Engagement & Communication**

• Act as liaison between the Information Technology Division, business stakeholders, and application developers.
• Facilitate requirements gathering and ensure clarity in solution design.
• Communicate progress, risks, and issues to project sponsors and leadership teams.

**Delivery Excellence & Governance**

• Ensure development projects comply with client’s IT governance, security, and audit requirements.
• Promote reusable components and standardized AI development practices.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews to capture lessons learned and improve delivery methods.

**Team Coordination & Support**

• Collaborate with developer, cloud architects, business analysts, and infrastructure teams.
• Provide guidance, best practices and assist in troubleshooting.
• Support knowledge sharing and continuous improvement within the team.

Qualifications

Minimum (Required):

Years

Skills/Experience

Degree in Computer Science or related field with studies in software design, programming languages, cloud computing, database management, and advance data structures

Python - comfortable writing and debugging Python code, developed through coursework, internships, or personal projects

Development languages - comfortable with React, Typescript, C#, or Java developed through coursework, internships, or personal projects

Version Control - Experience using Git/GitHub for collaborative developmentDatabases - Working knowledge of SQL

Communication & Problem-Solving - Strong analytical skills and a demonstrated willingness to learn production engineering practices (Docker, CI/CD, cloud deployment) on the job

Preferred (Optional):

Years

Skills/Experience

Any exposure to Microsoft's Power Platform environments through use of the platform or self-paced training