This is a remote position.
Senior Application Programmer (Power Platform Developer)
Project Identifier
LA OTS
Client
STATE OF LOUISIANA, DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES (OTS)
Location
Remote
Contract Duration
2 years
Interview Type
Online
Tentative Start Date
10/05/2026
Deadline
09/21/2026
Project Overview
The Office of Technology Services (OTS) was established as a means of recognizing cost savings through the consolidation of State IT assets and resources. The creation of OTS consolidated a wide variety of existing hardware platforms, operating systems, database management systems, networks, third-party software, and custom applications.
OTS leads the State’s technology procurement process to standardize technology over the entire organization, seek efficiencies of operations, maintenance, and scalability of new products introduced to the OTS suite of services, which can eventually be offered to all in-scope agencies.
Duties/Responsibilities
Application Development & Solution Design
- Design, build, and maintain Power Platform solutions including:
oCanvas and Model-driven Power Apps
oPower Pages
oPower Automate cloud flows and approvals
oon-Prem and Cloud Relation Database Management Systems (RDBMS) and Data verse data models, business rules, and security roles
oPower 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 our in-house developers to come up to speed
Integration & Architecture
- Integrate Power Platform solutions with:
oMicrosoft 365 services
oDynamics 365 (where applicable)
oAzure services and external systems via connectors and APIs
oApply best practices for performance, scalability, and maintainability
Governance, Security & Compliance
- Implement role-based security, data loss prevention (DLP) policies, and environmental strategies
- Ensure solutions comply with Louisiana OTS standards and applicable federal and state regulations (e.g., 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
·Copilot Studio experience (plus):
oAssist in designing conversational AI solutions and virtual agents
oSupport use cases such as knowledge retrieval, case intake, and internal support automation
Requirements
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Management Information Systems, Information Technology, or related field.
Required Experience
- 5 + years of experience developing solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform, including:
oPower Apps
oPower Automate
oon-Prem and Cloud RDBMS, Data verse
oPower BI
- 5 + years of demonstrated strong understanding of:
oApplication lifecycle management (ALM)
oEnvironment strategy with Deployment and Troubleshooting (Dev/Test/Prod)
oSecurity and role-based access control
oSQL Queries
- 5 + years of experience gathering requirements and translating them into technical designs.
oAbility to work independently and across multiple projects in a shared-services environment
Preferred Experience
- Experience with Copilot Studio or other conversational AI platforms
- Experience in government, public sector, or regulated environments
·Experience with MS SQL Server
·Familiarity with:
oDynamics 365
oAzure services (Logic Apps, Functions, API Management, etc.)
oDevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines for Power Platform
- Microsoft certifications (e.g., Power Platform Developer, Solution Architect)
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