Principal Power Platform Solutions Engineer

Overview

King County Department of Information Technology (KCIT) is seeking Principal Power Platform Solutions Engineers to join our team. In this senior role, you will serve as an embedded technology partner with county business units—following established development methodologies and delivering governed, scalable Power Platform solutions that modernize county operations and serve King County residents.

As a Principal-level engineer, you will bring deep Power Platform expertise and act as a technical leader and mentor. You will translate complex business problems into pragmatic low‑code/no‑code solutions built on Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, and Power BI—while leveraging Git Hub Copilot as an AI‑assisted development tool to accelerate specification, design, and delivery.

This recruitment aims to fill two Special Duty Assignment (SDA) or Term‑Limited Temporary (TLT) positions with anticipated durations of 2.5 years.

• Lead stakeholder discovery sessions, conduct structured interviews, and document business requirements following established development frameworks and structured specification practices.
• Design and build Canvas Apps, Model‑Driven Apps, and Power Pages solutions using out‑of‑the‑box Microsoft Power Platform capability; enforce configuration‑first delivery principles.
• Author and maintain Power Automate cloud flows, including automated, scheduled, and instant flows that integrate with Dataverse, SharePoint, and other county systems.
• Design and manage Dataverse schemas, security roles, business rules, and solution components following best practices for maintainability and governance.
• Govern end‑to‑end ALM delivery using Azure Dev Ops—managing Dev/Test/UAT/Prod pipelines, solution‑aware deployments, branching strategies, and work item tracking.
• Leverage Git Hub Copilot and AI‑assisted tooling to accelerate solution design, SDD authoring, code review, and documentation.
• Build Power BI dashboards and reports to surface operational KPIs, adoption metrics, and process efficiency measurements for stakeholders.
• Serve as a technical escalation point; mentor junior and mid‑level Power Platform engineers; conduct design and code reviews.
• Collaborate with KCIT architecture, security, and infrastructure teams to ensure solutions meet county data governance, accessibility, and security standards.
• Produce clear handoff documentation, quick‑start guides, and training materials to drive adoption and long‑term supportability of delivered solutions.

• Eight (8) or more years of hands‑on Power Platform development, configuration, and production support experience, including Power Apps (Canvas and Model‑Driven), Power Automate, and Dataverse.
• Demonstrated ability to author Solution Design Documents (SDDs) or equivalent technical design artifacts that capture scope, data models, integration points, security, and rollout plans.
• Proficiency with Azure Dev Ops for source control, CI/CD pipelines, ALM‑aware solution deployment, and agile work item management. Experience using Git Hub Copilot or equivalent AI‑assisted development tools as part of a development or specification workflow.
• Expert‑level Power Fx knowledge; deep understanding of Model‑Driven App configuration, Dataverse table design, relationships, and security model.
• Demonstrated ability to elicit and translate complex business requirements into scalable low‑code/no‑code solutions with minimal custom development.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to effectively present technical concepts to non‑technical stakeholders and executive audiences.

• Experience with structured specification frameworks or AI‑assisted development methodologies (e.g., Git Hub Copilot Spec‑Driven Development).
• Power Pages (formerly Power Apps Portals) development experience for internal or external‑facing portals.
• Microsoft Certified:
  Power Platform Solution Architect Expert, or Microsoft Certified:
  Power Platform Developer Associate, or equivalent Microsoft certification.
• Power BI report and dashboard development experience; familiarity with DAX, data models, and embedding Power BI in…