Senior Application Programmer

About the role

Location: Baton Rouge, LA. Type: W2 Contract. Senior-level position (10+ years experience). Preferred certifications: Microsoft certifications (e.g., Power Platform Developer, Solution Architect).

Responsibilities

• Application Development & Solution Design: Design, build, and maintain Power Platform solutions including canvas and model‑driven Power Apps, Power Pages, Power Automate cloud flows and approvals, on‑prem and cloud RDBMS and Dataverse data models, business rules, and security roles, Power BI reports and dashboards.
• Translate business and program requirements into scalable technical solutions; develop reusable components, patterns, and templates aligned with OTS standards.
• Knowledge transfer and train in‑house developers.
• Integration & Architecture: Integrate Power Platform solutions with Microsoft 365 services, Dynamics 365 (where applicable), Azure services and external systems via connectors and APIs; apply best practices for performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Governance, Security & Compliance: Implement role‑based security, DLP policies, and environmental strategies; ensure solutions comply with Louisiana OTS standards and applicable federal and state regulations (security, privacy, accessibility); support audits, documentation, and technical reviews.
• Collaboration & Leadership: Work closely with business stakeholders, project managers, architects, and other developers; provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers and citizen developers; participate in solution reviews, code reviews, and architecture discussions.
• Innovation & Emerging Capabilities: Evaluate and pilot new Power Platform features and capabilities; assist in designing conversational AI solutions and virtual agents (Copilot Studio experience a plus); support use cases such as knowledge retrieval, case intake, and internal support automation.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience developing solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps, Power Automate, on‑prem and cloud RDBMS, Dataverse, and Power BI.
• 5+ years of demonstrated strong understanding of application lifecycle management (ALM), environment strategy with deployment and troubleshooting (Dev/Test/Prod), security, and role‑based access control, and SQL queries.
• 5+ years of experience gathering requirements and translating them into technical designs.
• Ability to work independently and across multiple projects in a shared‑services environment.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with Copilot Studio or other conversational AI platforms.
• Experience in government, public sector, or regulated environments.
• Experience with MS SQL Server.
• Familiarity with Dynamics 365, Azure services (Logic Apps, Functions, API Management, etc.), DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines for Power Platform.