Power Platform Solutions Developer

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

• For All Functional Areas
• Acts as liaison to hardware and/or software vendors, system developers, programmers and user community;
• Evaluates and recommends products;
• Participates in Request for Proposal (RFP) process;
• Assists in estimating cost for annual budget;
• Identifies and implements opportunities for cost savings;
• Conducts system performance analysis, tuning and storage management;
• Assists staff and customers in use of computer systems and software packages;
• Trains operators, IT staff and end users on new procedures;
• Participates in recovery activities;
• Participates in the evaluation of new, related technologies;
• Analyzes requirements and designs systems;
• Participates in or coordinates project planning sessions with customers, analysts and team members to analyze requirements and provide design recommendations for moderately complex systems;
• Provides technical consultation on moderately complex issues regarding the usage of the infrastructure, integration of applications systems into the infrastructure, etc.;
• Participates in system integration testing of operating system, system utilities, hardware upgrades as well as new software and hardware technologies;
• Works with project team to define and design scope for each project;
• Plans, coordinates and schedules assigned projects;
• Coordinates resources for projects;
• Ensures timely completion of all phases of projects;
• Evaluates and recommends vendors;
• Performs related duties as required.
• Systems Programming
• Provides second or third level support for network connectivity, or related network issues for the user community;
• Diagnoses and resolves moderate network problems utilizing traces, hardware diagnostic tools, software aids, network management systems and utilities;
• Coordinates the installation and maintenance of network components;
• Analyzes network activity;
• Analyzes capacity planning and facilities bandwidth requirements and system interdependencies;
• Manages, maintains and contributes to network system documentation;
• Develops back-up procedures for LAN servers;
• Analyzes the recovery and reliability capability of systems and network services and makes recommendations for improvement;
• Recommends hardware and software purchases in support of remote access;
• Configures and certifies wiring;
• Participates in projects which call for troubleshooting, installing, implementing, administering, and maintaining network systems;
• Assigns file access controls, encryption keys and other security attributes;
• Maintains host and/or front-end processor communications software;
• Provides support to customers experiencing problems with hardware, operating systems and related utilities in servers;
• Assists in installation and maintenance of performance monitors, schedulers, program management systems and utilities, report generators and compilers;
• Configures and installs application packages;
• Coordinates and/or performs installation and configures operating systems, new software releases, system upgrades and patches in support of hardware products;
• Coordinates backups and file management with operations staff;
• Proactively tunes operating systems and system components to avoid performance problems;
• Writes utilities for system management, reporting, file clean up and auditing;
• Provides and maintains documentation and manuals necessary at operational level;
• Responsible for standards and design of physical data storage, maintenance, access and security administration;
• Performs functions associated with vulnerability and security risk assessments;
• Performs functions in support of investigative and forensics activity;
• Software Development
• Recommends and creates action plans for system development and/or integration;
• Develops and maintains documentation and manuals necessary at customer level;
• Prepares time and cost estimates and initiates purchase requests for multiple projects;
• Creates test files and performs system testing across multiple packages and systems;
• Writes and programs system specifications;
• Defines work and/or data flow;
• Designs screens, forms and reports;
• Defines data elements;
• Prepares source code;
• Designs and develops tables and relationships;
• Arranges necessary hardware and software availability for assigned projects;
• Analyzes assigned specifications, codes, tests and implements software solution, utilizing appropriate software engineering processes;
• Debugs and/or corrects errors; maintains integrity of software;
• Maintains and enhances existing programs;
• Designs and develops routine to moderately complex applications;
• Responsible for all phases of systems development life cycle;
• Develops strategies for data acquisitions, archive recovery, security and implementation of routine to moderately complex applications;
• Defines and develops the project scope of multiple projects;
• Constructs operational Database Management System (DBMS) and data stores that enable informational, analytical management inquiry;
• Performs backup and recovery on database management systems;
• Configures database parameters, and prototype designs;
• Provides basic database support and troubleshooting;
• May be responsible for design, development and implementation of new system interfaces for applications on multiple platforms from mid-range computers to client servers and internet-based environments;
• Database Administration
• Constructs operational DBMS and data stores that enable informational, analytical management inquiry;
• Performs backup and recovery on database management systems, configures database parameters, and prototype designs;
• Network Support
• Maintains host and/or front end processor communications software;
• Develops and implements network security procedures;
• Installs, configures and programs hubs, routers, bridges, gateways, servers, multiplexors, modems and other communications equipment;
• Installs, monitors, maintains and upgrades network access to servers and mainframe services;
• Monitors network traffic for malicious activity;
• IT Security
• Assists in developing, testing and maintaining agency disaster recovery plans (DRP) designed to restore IT system operability;
• Assists with development of processes and procedures in support of IT Business Continuity Planning;
• Performs functions in support of platform recoverability assessments and Business Impact Analysis (BIA) to determine and assess the impacts associated with disruptions to business functions;
• Performs functions in support of risk analysis of IT environments by assessing administrative, technical and physical safeguards;
• Assists with IT investigations to include maintaining chain of custody procedures;
• Performs forensics and documenting detailed reports of findings;
• Monitors network activity for malicious activity;

KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY

• Considerable knowledge of IT equipment and diagnostic tools; principles and techniques of systems analysis, design, development and programming; principles of information systems; principles and theories of business and planning functions; programming languages; capabilities of computer technology;
• IT equipment and diagnostic tools;
• principles and techniques of systems analysis, design, development and programming;
• principles of information systems;
• principles and theories of business and planning functions;
• programming languages;
• capabilities of computer technology;
• Knowledge of methods and procedures used to conduct detailed analysis and design of computer systems; principles and techniques of software generation and programming; practices and issues of systems’ security and disaster recovery; computer operating systems; project management principles and techniques; principles and techniques of business information systems re-engineering;
• methods and procedures used to conduct detailed analysis and design of computer systems;
• principles and techniques of software generation and programming;
• practices and issues of systems’ security and disaster recovery;
• computer operating systems;
• project management principles and techniques;
• principles and techniques of business information systems re-engineering;
• Considerable interpersonal skills; oral and written communication skills; skill in technical problem solving; skill in logic and analysis; skill in problem solving;
• interpersonal skills;
• oral and written communication skills;
• skill in technical problem solving;
• skill in logic and analysis;
• skill in problem solving;
• Skills in project coordination;
• Considerable ability to analyze, troubleshoot and resolve data communications problems; write, test and debug computer programs; use programming development tools; prepare manuals, reports, documentation and other written materials; identify, analyze and resolve complex business and technical problems;
• analyze, troubleshoot and resolve data communications problems;
• write, test and debug computer programs;
• use programming development tools;
• prepare manuals, reports, documentation and other written materials;
• identify, analyze and resolve complex business and technical problems;
• Ability to analyze and debug complex software programs.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - SUBSTITUTIONS ALLOWED

• College training in management information systems, computer science or information technology-related area may be substituted for the General Experience on the basis of fifteen (15) semester hours equalling one-half (1/2) year of experience to a maximum of four (4) years for a Bachelor's degree.
• A Master's degree in management information systems, computer science or electrical engineering may be substituted for one (1) additional year of the General Experience.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience building reliable solutions with Power Apps
• Experience automating workflows with Power Automate
• Experience developing web applications or services with .NET (C#)
• Experience with Dataverse or relational databases
• Experience analyzing and resolving technical issues, including analyzing code, examining system logs, and identifying root causes

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