[Hiring] Senior Power Apps Developer @General Dynamics Information Technology

Role Description

Senior PowerApps Developer

Make meaningful contributions that fuel critical outcomes for some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects. Join GDIT as a PowerApps Developer for a career where your growth is just as important as the mission you support.

The Senior PowerApps Developer provides both model-driven and canvas apps based on internal and external data sources, works collaboratively with the client to identify critical requirements and future needs, and sustains current PowerApp solutions. This role focuses on Power Apps development within an established application portfolio, including:

• Resolving production issues
• Implementing enhancements
• Supporting ongoing modernization efforts

The PowerApps developer should have a strong development background which elevates PowerApps out of the low code / no code solutions and translates to Power Automate, Power Pages, and Power FX. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working within existing applications they may not have originally developed, troubleshooting issues, understanding current functionality, and implementing improvements while maintaining application stability. This position may occasionally assist with Power BI reporting, testing activities, and broader Power Platform support efforts depending on team priorities and workload demands.

This is a full-time position. Candidates will be required to work 9am to 5pm, Eastern Time, Monday – Friday, excluding government holidays.

How the PowerApps Developer will make an impact:

• Design, develop, and sustain existing model-driven and canvas apps using premium connectors and various data sources, including Dataverse, SQL, SharePoint, and external APIs
• Implement reusable components, custom pages (to include PowerPages), and modern controls while optimizing performance and UX to include Section 508 standards
• Design and create relational data models, business rules, and security roles within Dataverse
• Develop robust Power Automate flows optimized for error handling, retry, and exception patterns
• Write and maintain Power Fx, JavaScript (form scripting/Power Apps Component Framework (PCF) optional), React, and utilize GitLabs for code management and documentation
• Familiarity with VS Code, Node.js, PowerShell, and other development tools or environments
• Organize and analyze incoming requirements, identify minimum viable product, and collaborate with leadership to identify schedule milestones
• Work collaboratively with clients, with varying degrees of autonomy, to develop, sustain, and enhance PowerApp solutions
• Review and understand existing application logic and architecture to support sustainment activities
• Support multiple applications and priorities in a sustainment-focused environment
• Perform testing, validation, debugging, and issue resolution across applications
• Follow development best practices using reusable components, custom components, custom pages, and modern controls; ensure performance optimization and elegant UX/UI
• Integrate with Dataverse, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Teams, OneDrive, and external APIs (via custom connectors)
• Prepare requests to deploy using Solutions (managed/unmanaged), environment variables, connection references, and pipelines across multiple environments
• Perform solution reviews for quality and compliance
• Contribute to sustainment activities via incident remediation, approved enhancements, release notes, documentation, support processes, and incident response
• Ensure compliance with security and governance policies within the Power Platform ecosystem
• Occasionally assist with Power BI reporting, dashboards, and data analysis efforts as needed

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required
• CAC must have been held in past 2 years, current CAC preferred
• Background investigation to level of Secret
• Security+ or Sec+ CE Certification
• 5+ years of experience working with Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages)
• Strong understanding of Canvas and Model-driven Power Apps, data sources (specifically Dataverse), data modeling, and connectors
• Knowledge of SharePoint, Dataverse, PowerShell, GitLabs, and other integration tools
• JavaScript, Power FX, and familiarity with object-oriented programming languages (e.g. Python)
• BS in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Engineering / Analysis or comparable experience

Preferred Qualifications

• PL-900 or PL-200 certification
• Familiarity with Agile and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
• Understanding of PowerPlatform environment administration, Pipelines, Dataverse Capacity, and Azure DevOps
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills
• Excellent pro-active communication and problem-solving abilities
• Experience with Power BI and Copilot

Benefits

• Variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts
• Dental plan options
• Vision plan
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Full flex work weeks where possible
• Paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave
• 15 days of paid leave per calendar year for vacations, personal business, and illness
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Paid Family Leave program providing up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees
• Short and long-term disability benefits
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Travel Required

None

Telecommuting Options

Remote

Work Location

Any Location / Remote