Consultant - Power Platform Developer

Job Description:

The U.S. Forest Service (FS) seeks a Power Platform Developer for Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of deployed applications, agile development of new applications, and modernization of legacy applications using both custom and low-code approaches.

Duties/ Responsibilities

• Hands-on software development in an Agile environment for customer-facing and back-office application within the federal space.

• Develop code for a variety of business needs including enhancements, minor updates, security remediation, technology stack updates.

• Function as a developer in a Scrum Team, analyzing and assessing software designs and patterns, developing code and unit tests, coordinating with quality assurance and updating Sprint board and backlog.

• Works with Product Owner and Scrum Master to refine, organize and prioritize work.

• Participate in Sprint Team ceremonies such as kickoff, daily stand-up, planning, sprint demo, retrospective, as well as workflows such as development and refinement.

• Reviews and estimates design and effort for product backlog items including production issues, bugs, and feature enhancements.

• Design, code, test and deploy new features in all Power Platform technologies, including Power Pages, Power Automate, Dataverse, Power BI; Deploy Power Platform using CLI.

• Analyze existing code to verify and correct the implementation of business requirements; Implement and verify bug fixes in Power Pages, Power FX, JavaScript, YAML and LiquidScript.

• Write, edit and review technical documentation (wiki)related to application development and maintenance.

• Use GitHub repository to store source code, libraries, documentation, scripts, source code, document, release packages, and associated artifacts. Able to perform branching, merging and resolve conflicts in GitHub.

• Write clean and efficient code, following best practices and coding standards. Participate in peer reviews of team member code.

Required Skills

• 5+ years overall experience in Microsoft Power Platform

  • 3+ years' experience in Power Pages, Power Automate, and Power Apps that interact with external data sources

  • 2+ years’ experience in Dataverse, data modeling, and Power BI to visualize data and make dashboards.

• Experience in design and development of Canvas and Model-driven Power Apps by utilizing Microsoft Dataverse, SharePoint, or other databases as the backend data storage model.

• Knowledge of relational database concepts

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills

• Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment, as well as strong communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to manage multiple project /application assignments

• Familiar with deployment and code/change management – and ideal if have done this in PowerApps context.

Nice to Have:

• MS PowerApps related certifications

• General experience with CRM systems

• Experience with RDL reports

• 2+ years’ experience in JavaScript and Liquid

Education and Experience:

• 5+ years of software development

• Bachelor of Science in IT, Software Engineering, Data Science, or a related field

  • If less than Bachelors, then 9+ years of software development experience required

Travel Requirement:

• Rare/unlikely

Clearance Requirement:

• Public Trust

• Green card holders are eligible for this role if they have lived in the United States for at least 3 years. Visa holders are not eligible. 

Salary:

• $115k-125k annually

Dynamo is a full lifecycle digital transformation company providing best-in-class technology and mission support services to our clients. An SBA 8(a) Program participant, Dynamo maintains SBA 8(a) Mentor-Protégé Program Joint Ventures, providing us significant scale and further deepening our capabilities. Dynamo’s mission is to lead the digital transformation industry and provide best-in-class solutions for our clients with a truly human touch. ​

We leverage industry leading practices to empower our clients, ultimately providing them with the necessary tools, knowledge, and information required to successfully achieve their strategic goals, while optimizing their operations. ​

Through our partnerships, boldness, and authenticity, Dynamo goes against the grain of a traditional government contracting company by providing top-caliber team members, delivering quality results, and always exceeding expectations.

Dynamo Technologies is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.