M365 / Power Platform Developer
Microsoft 365 / Power Platform Developer
Position Overview
We are seeking a Microsoft 365 / Power Platform Developer to design, build, deploy, and support business applications and automation solutions for federal government clients.
This role will primarily focus on developing solutions using Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Power Pages, Dataverse, SharePoint Online, and related Microsoft 365 technologies. The developer will work as part of a multidisciplinary delivery team under an M365 Program Manager, Project Manager, or Technical Lead.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on developer who can translate business requirements into secure, maintainable, and user-friendly applications.
Key Responsibilities
Power Platform Development
- Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain applications using Microsoft Power Platform.
- Build Power Apps Canvas and Model-Driven applications and automated workflows using Power Automate.
- Design and configure data solutions using Dataverse, SharePoint Online, Microsoft Lists, and other approved data sources.
- Integrate Power Platform solutions with Microsoft 365 services and approved external systems.
- Troubleshoot and resolve application, workflow, permissions, integration, and performance issues.
- Develop reusable components, templates, and patterns to improve consistency and delivery efficiency.
M365 Development & UI/UX
- Develop solutions that integrate with SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, Outlook, and other Microsoft 365 services.
- Work with technical leads and M365 administrators to ensure solutions align with tenant governance, security, and platform standards.
- Design intuitive, modern, and visually consistent user interfaces for Power Apps and related M365 solutions.
- Apply practical UI/UX principles related to navigation, layout, information hierarchy, forms, validation, responsiveness, and user feedback.
- Create wireframes, mockups, or lightweight prototypes when needed to validate designs with stakeholders before development.
- Incorporate customer and end-user feedback into application design and iterative improvements.
- Balance functional requirements with simplicity and usability to avoid overly complex or difficult-to-maintain solutions.
Requirements, Design & Delivery
- Participate in customer discovery sessions, requirements workshops, design reviews, and technical discussions.
- Translate business processes and requirements into practical technical solutions.
- Develop prototypes and proofs of concept to validate requirements and solution approaches.
- Identify technical dependencies, constraints, risks, and alternatives and communicate them to project leadership.
- Provide development estimates and communicate impacts associated with changing requirements or scope.
- Demonstrate completed functionality to stakeholders and incorporate feedback into subsequent iterations.
Application Lifecycle Management
- Follow established Power Platform Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) practices.
- Support development, test, acceptance, and production environments and solution deployments.
- Use Power Platform solutions, environment variables, connection references, source control, and deployment pipelines as appropriate.
- Support CI/CD practices for application deployment and configuration management, using tools such as GitHub Enterprise, Azure DevOps, and Power Platform pipelines where applicable.
- Support production deployments, defect resolution, maintenance, and enhancements.
- Maintain technical, configuration, and deployment documentation.
Agile Team Collaboration
- Work as part of an Agile or hybrid delivery team to complete development activities within defined schedules and sprint commitments.
- Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, stand-ups, demonstrations, retrospectives, and other project ceremonies.
- Maintain development tasks, estimates, status, and technical notes in Jira or comparable tools.
- Collaborate with Project Managers, technical leads, business analysts, testers, administrators, and other developers.
- Proactively communicate blockers, risks, dependencies, and potential schedule impacts.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
- 3–5+ years of professional experience developing business applications, workflow automation, or enterprise technology solutions.
- Hands-on experience developing solutions using Microsoft Power Platform.
- Experience building Power Apps Canvas applications and Power Automate workflows.
- Experience with Dataverse, SharePoint Online, and/or Microsoft Lists.
- Working knowledge of Microsoft 365 services including SharePoint Online, Teams, OneDrive, and Outlook.
- Demonstrated ability to design intuitive, professional, and user-friendly application interfaces.
- Working knowledge of UI/UX fundamentals, including layout, navigation, forms, usability, responsiveness, and accessibility.
- Experience translating business requirements into functional technical solutions.
- Understanding of application design, data modeling, permissions, integrations, testing, and deployment concepts.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience delivering Microsoft 365 or Power Platform solutions for federal government customers, preferably DHS or another large federal agency.
- Experience developing Model-Driven Power Apps, Power Pages, and Dataverse-based solutions.
- Experience building compelling and user-friendly reports and dashboards using Power BI.
- Experience with Power Platform ALM, CI/CD, managed solutions, environment strategies, and deployment pipelines.
- Experience with REST APIs, custom connectors, Microsoft Graph, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, or other integration technologies.
- Experience modernizing legacy custom business applications.
- Experience with SPFx, JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS, or related web technologies.
- Familiarity with federal Section 508 accessibility, cybersecurity, records management, privacy, and compliance requirements.
- Microsoft certifications such as PL-400, PL-200, or related Power Platform/M365 certifications.
- Experience working in Agile environments using Jira, Azure DevOps, or comparable tools.
Our estimated salary range for this position is $72,000 - 130,000, this presented salary range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Offered salary is based on experience, geographic location, and possibly contractual requirements as appropriate to the role. *Salary could fall outside of this range.
Who We Are
Dev Technology is a growing IT company with an employee-centric culture that works on mission-critical projects for the federal government. We partner with our federal customers to deliver technology services and solutions, and to drive our client’s missions forward through innovation. We use Agile and DevSecOps principles to provide services including application development, biometrics and identity management, cloud and infrastructure optimization, IT and legacy modernization, and data management.
As a Washington Post Top Workplace award winner for the past THIRTEEN years in a row, the Top Workplaces USA for the past five years, and a recipient of the Companies As Responsive Employers (CARE) Award for the past six years, Dev Technology employees enjoy:
- Generous and flexible time-off policy
- Flexible work schedules and telework options, including remote work availability for eligible projects
- Career development opportunities including a mentorship program, technical and management training through Dev University, hands-on learning through DevLab, tuition reimbursement, and paid training opportunities
- Industry-leading benefits including a choice of two health plans that include dental and vision, flexible spending account, commuter benefits, life insurance, and more
- 401K matching with a 5% matching contribution
- Regular team and company social events including our annual party, happy hours, fitness challenges, and more
- A focus on community engagement including company wide support activities, employer match for donations, and time off for volunteer efforts
- To learn more about working at Dev Technology, visit Working At Dev Technology Group
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
Dev Technology Group operates in the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CO, DC, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, MD, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, OH, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV.
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- This position involves working on a contract for the US Government. The US Government requires US citizenship for this position. **NOTE: This position cannot support a Work Visa or Green Card status. Providing false information regarding your US Citizenship status on this application will result in your application being rejected for this opportunity. Can you meet this requirement?
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- Do you have prior experience supporting a U.S. Federal Government customer or program?
- This position supports our ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) contract. Are you comfortable working in a role that supports this customer?
- Do you have a bachelor's degree and at least 8 years of experience leading or managing enterprise IT programs, technical delivery teams, application development efforts, or enterprise technology platforms?
- Do you have direct professional experience supporting or overseeing enterprise Microsoft 365 and/or Power Platform environments?
- Which of the following Microsoft technologies do you have meaningful professional experience supporting or overseeing? (Select all that apply.)
- Have you led multiple concurrent technical or application-development workstreams using Agile delivery practices and tools such as Jira?
- Have you managed or provided delivery leadership for a multidisciplinary technical team of approximately 10 or more resources, including roles such as developers, administrators, engineers, architects, analysts, or governance specialists?
- Do you have experience managing program financials and contract performance, including activities such as labor/cost forecasting, burn-rate monitoring, staffing plans, budget management, subcontractor management, or teaming-partner coordination?
- Do you have experience communicating complex technical issues, risks, incidents, or technology recommendations directly to customers or executive leadership?
- Are you located in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and able to attend in-person customer meetings in the DC/Northern Virginia area approximately 1–2 times per month, sometimes with limited notice?
- Do you currently hold one or more relevant Microsoft certifications in Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Azure, Security, or Microsoft AI/Copilot technologies? optional
- Dev Technology requires all candidates who receive a verbal offer to successfully complete an identity verification before a written offer can be issued. Are you willing to complete this required step of the hiring process?
- As part of our final interview and identity-verification process, candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview at Dev Technology’s headquarters in Reston, Virginia. Any travel reimbursement would be determined on a case-by-case basis and must be approved in advance. If selected for an in-person interview, are you willing and able to participate?
- Please acknowledge the following: All new hires are asked to come onsite to our Reston, VA headquarters for orientation. Are you able to meet this requirement?
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