Power Platform Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Nov 15, 2026. First seen by Alion on Nov 15, 2026.
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Location: Minneapolis, MN, USA
Working Arrangement: On-site
Employment Type: Contract
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Senior Power Platform Engineer to join an exciting enterprise technology project in Minneapolis, MN, on a contract basis.
This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on engineering professional to contribute to enterprise-wide Microsoft 365 initiatives, with a particular focus on Power Platform development, solution architecture, enterprise governance, and business process automation.
The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, governing, and supporting scalable business solutions across Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft 365. Working closely with business stakeholders and technical teams, you will translate business requirements into secure, reliable, and maintainable solutions.
This role combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership, offering the opportunity to influence platform strategy, improve governance practices, resolve complex technical challenges, and drive operational excellence across the enterprise.
Please note: This is a contract opportunity requiring on-site presence in Minneapolis, MN, four days per week.
Key Responsibilities
Power Platform Development & Solution Architecture
Design, develop, and implement enterprise solutions using Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, and other Microsoft 365 services.
Build and maintain Canvas and Model-Driven Power Apps, ensuring high standards of performance, usability, security, and scalability.
Develop and troubleshoot complex Power Automate workflows and business process automations.
Design Dataverse tables, relationships, security roles, business rules, and data integration solutions.
Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, and maintainable technical architectures.
Enterprise Governance & Platform Strategy
Define and implement Power Platform governance standards, including environment strategy, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, connector controls, licensing, capacity, and lifecycle management.
Establish best practices for platform security, ownership, inventory management, and risk mitigation.
Support and improve enterprise governance frameworks and overall platform maturity.
Contribute to reusable engineering standards and architectural patterns.
SharePoint Online & Microsoft 365
Design, administer, and support SharePoint Online environments, including site architecture, information architecture, metadata, permissions, search, and external sharing.
Implement SharePoint integrations with Power Platform and other Microsoft 365 services.
Support content governance, lifecycle management, and enterprise information management.
Automation, Integration & Application Lifecycle Management
Develop integrations and administrative automation using Microsoft Graph, REST APIs, PowerShell, PnP PowerShell, custom connectors, and Azure services.
Establish and maintain application lifecycle management (ALM) practices across development, testing, and production environments.
Manage solutions, environment variables, connection references, deployment pipelines, and controlled releases.
Support CI/CD implementation using Azure DevOps or GitHub.
Security, Compliance & Operational Support
Collaborate with security, privacy, compliance, and architecture teams to ensure solutions meet enterprise security and regulatory requirements.
Apply least-privilege access, data protection, auditability, and retention principles.
Act as a technical escalation point for complex Power Platform, SharePoint Online, and Microsoft 365 issues.
Perform root cause analysis, troubleshoot production incidents, and implement long-term corrective actions.
Improve monitoring, alerting, incident response, capacity management, and operational support processes.
Technical Leadership & Stakeholder Collaboration
Participate in architecture and design reviews and contribute to technical decision-making.
Provide technical guidance and mentor developers, makers, and engineering colleagues where appropriate.
Produce technical documentation, operational runbooks, and engineering standards.
Work closely with business and technology stakeholders to understand requirements, evaluate solutions, communicate technical trade-offs, and deliver measurable business value.
Required Skills & Experience
5+ years of experience working with enterprise Microsoft technologies, including Microsoft 365, Power Platform, SharePoint Online, or related cloud services.
3+ years of hands-on Power Platform engineering experience, specifically designing, developing, troubleshooting, and supporting production Power Apps and Power Automate solutions.
Strong experience implementing enterprise Power Platform governance, including environment strategies, DLP policies, connector management, security, licensing, capacity, and lifecycle management.
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft 365 integrations and automation using Microsoft Graph, REST APIs, PowerShell, PnP PowerShell, custom connectors, or Azure Automation.
Strong SharePoint Online expertise, including site architecture, information architecture, permissions, external sharing, search, governance, and Power Platform integration.
Solid understanding of Dataverse architecture, security roles, solution components, and data integration patterns.
Experience with Power Platform ALM, including solutions, environment variables, connection references, deployment pipelines, and release management.
Strong understanding of enterprise security, privacy, compliance, accessibility, and least-privilege principles.
Experience with IT Service Management (ITSM), including incident, change, and problem management, root cause analysis, and production support.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to work independently, take ownership of technical challenges, and contribute effectively to complex enterprise initiatives.
Preferred Qualifications
Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect Expert, Power Platform Developer Associate, or other relevant Microsoft certifications.
Experience with Copilot Studio, AI Builder, AI agents, or other AI-enabled business solutions.
Experience establishing or operating a Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE).
Knowledge of Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Key Vault, App Registrations, managed identities, and secure API integration patterns.
Experience implementing CI/CD processes using Azure DevOps or GitHub, including source control, testing, code reviews, and release management.
Background supporting large enterprise environments with complex security, compliance, licensing, and governance requirements.
Experience modernising legacy SharePoint solutions, including InfoPath, SharePoint Designer workflows, and custom business applications.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
Interested?
If you have strong hands-on Microsoft Power Platform engineering experience and enjoy building enterprise-scale solutions while driving platform governance and technical excellence, we would love to hear from you.
Apply now or get in touch to discuss this opportunity!