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Our commitment to excellence and our “Mission First” orientation has resulted in steady growth and an expanding client base across government agencies. We have employees nationwide and for the past three consecutive years were named one of the fastest growing Veteran-owned companies in the nation. Please take a moment to browse through our website and learn more about what it means to serve with MKS2.\nCloud Platform Architect\nSalary: $190K - $200K annually\nThis position will provide advanced technical expertise across the Microsoft Power Platform suite, translating mission and business requirements into secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions for a large government customer. \nWork Location: Completely on-site in Dahlgren, VA.\nBasic Required Qualifications and Skills: \nAt start date, possess one of the Microsoft certifications below:\nPL-100 Power Platform Fundamentals\nPL-300 Power BI Data Analyst Associate\nPL-400 Power Platform Developer Associate\nPL-500 Power Automate RPA Developer Associate\nPL-900 Power Platform Fundamentals\nBe willing to obtain one of these certifications within 90 days of starting position:\nAB-410 Intelligent Applications Builder Associate (formerly PL-200)\nAB-100 Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect Expert (formerly 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