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Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats. \nOur Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company's’ IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy.\nA focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centres.\nRole Overview\nWe are seeking an experienced Power Platform Developer to design, build, deploy, and maintain business applications across the Microsoft Power Platform and Dataverse ecosystem - spanning low-code (Canvas/Model-Driven), pro-code (Code Apps), and custom development (plugins, PCF). The role covers the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) - from requirements and development through security configuration, testing, and multi-environment deployment.\nWhat You Will Do\nApplication Development\nDesign and build Canvas Apps and Model-Driven Apps based on business requirements. \nBuild Code Apps using modern web frameworks (React / TypeScript), integrating with the Power Platform SDK, connectors, and Dataverse while running inside the managed Power Platform environment. \nDevelop and maintain Power Automate cloud flows (and desktop flows where relevant) for process automation and integrations. \nDevelop custom business logic via Dataverse plugins (C#), custom workflow activities, and Power Fx formulas. \nCreate custom components (PCF controls) where standard capabilities are insufficient. \nData & Dataverse\nDesign and maintain the Dataverse data model (tables, columns, relationships, keys, business rules). \nWrite and optimize queries against Dataverse using SQL / CDS (Common Data Service) query patterns, FetchXML, and the TDS endpoint. \nManage data import/export, migration, and integration with external systems. \nSecurity & Permissions\nConfigure and administer Dataverse security - security roles, business units, teams, field-level security, and hierarchy security. \nImplement least-privilege access models and troubleshoot permission-related issues. \nApply appropriate connector authentication and API permission handling for Code Apps. \nSDLC & Deployment (ALM)\nManage solution lifecycle (ALM) using managed/unmanaged solutions. \nHandle deployments across environments (Dev → Test/QA → UAT → Prod) through the SDLC. \nImplement CI/CD pipelines (Power Platform Pipelines, Azure DevOps, or GitHub Actions) with source control for solution components and Code App source code. \nManage build/deploy processes for Code Apps (npm/Node build tooling, pac code CLI), environment strategy, connection references, and environment variables. \nGovernance & Quality\nFollow coding standards, documentation practices, and testing (unit/integration/UAT). \nSupport production incidents, monitoring, and performance tuning. \nWhat should you have\nBachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, Agricultural Systems, or related field, or equivalent experience \nRequired Skills & Experience\nCategory\nSkills\nPower Platform (Low-Code)\nCanvas Apps, Model-Driven Apps, Power Automate, Power Fx\nPower Platform (Pro-Code)\nCode Apps (React/TypeScript), Power Platform SDK, Power Apps CLI (pac CLI), PCF controls\nCustom Code\nC# for plugins & custom workflow activities, .NET, JavaScript/TypeScript for client-side\nWeb Development\nHTML/CSS, React, TypeScript, REST/OData API consumption, Node.js/npm tooling\nDataverse\nData modeling, business rules, calculated/rollup columns, alternate keys\nData / Query\nSQL, CDS/Dataverse queries, FetchXML, TDS endpoint, OData Web API\nSecurity\nSecurity roles, business units, teams, field-level & hierarchy security\nALM / SDLC\nManaged vs unmanaged solutions, Power Platform Pipelines, Azure DevOps/GitHub, source control (Git), environment strategy\nIntegration\nCustom & premium connectors, REST APIs, Dataverse Web API\nNice-to-Have / Preferred\nMicrosoft certifications: PL-400 (Power Platform Developer), PL-600 (Solution Architect), PL-200 (Functional Consultant). \nExperience with Azure services (Functions, Logic Apps, Key Vault, Service Bus, Static Web Apps). \nFamiliarity with modern front-end build tooling (Vite, Webpack) and component libraries (Fluent UI). \nDynamics 365 CE module experience (Sales, Customer Service, etc.). \nPower BI for reporting/analytics. \nKnowledge of governance, DLP policies, and Center of Excellence (CoE) practices. \nPrimary Skills\nDataverse \nPower Platform \nLow-Code/Pro-Code Solutions \nCanvas Apps, Model-Driven Apps \nJava Script, SQL, CDS/Dataverse queries \nFetchXML \nPower Platform Pipelines, \nAzure DevOps, or GitHub Actions \nWho we are\nWe are known as well-known org Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.\nWhat we look for\nImagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us-and start making your impact today.\nRequired Skills:\nApplication Development, Azure Devops, Business Logic, C#.NET, Data Governance, Data Management, Data Modeling, Data Operations, Data Stewardship, Developer Tools, Enterprise Data Management, GitHub, Knowledge Sharing, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Azure Functions, Open Data Protocol, Platform Development, Quality Management, SQL Databases, Unit Testing, Workflow AutomationPreferred Skills:\nCurrent Employees apply HERE\nCurrent Contingent Workers apply HERE\nSecondary Language(s) Job Description:\nSearch Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully\nMerck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.\nEmployee Status:\nRegularRelocation:\nDomesticVISA Sponsorship:\nNoTravel Requirements:\nNo Travel RequiredFlexible Work Arrangements:\nHybridShift:\nNot IndicatedValid Driving License:\nNoHazardous Material(s):\nN/aJob Posting End Date:\n10/16/2026*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. 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