[Remote] Microsoft Consultant
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. accel bi corporation is seeking an experienced Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect / Technical Lead for a Washington State public-sector financial forecasting and predictive-model modernization initiative. The role will lead the architecture, governance, security, integration, analytics, and lifecycle management of a scalable Microsoft Power Platform solution while guiding the modernization of spreadsheet-based forecasting processes.
Responsibilities
- Lead technical discovery and assessment of existing spreadsheet-based forecasting processes and supporting applications
- Define target-state Microsoft Power Platform solution architecture
- Design application, data, integration, analytics, security, and deployment architecture
- Translate business and forecasting requirements into scalable technical designs
- Establish architecture and development standards for Power Apps, Dataverse, Power Automate, Power BI, and SharePoint Online
- Design environment strategy and Dev/Test/Production application lifecycle management processes
- Define Microsoft Entra ID authentication, authorization, and role-based access controls
- Ensure architecture supports applicable Washington State security, accessibility, auditability, and governance requirements
- Provide architecture oversight for enterprise financial-data integration
- Guide modernization of complex Excel-based forecasting logic into governed application and analytical components
- Conduct architecture and code/design reviews
- Support technical risk management, performance optimization, deployment, and production transition
- Develop and review architecture documentation, operational procedures, and technical runbooks
- Provide technical knowledge transfer to operational and support teams
- Work collaboratively with project management, developers, analysts, testers, business SMEs, and public-sector stakeholders
Skills
- • 8+ years of enterprise application or solution architecture experience
- • 5+ years of Microsoft Power Platform architecture and implementation experience
- • Expert knowledge of Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, Power BI, and Microsoft 365
- • Strong data architecture and enterprise integration experience
- • Experience designing role-based security and identity-management solutions
- • Experience with Power Platform environment strategy and ALM
- • Experience modernizing complex Excel or legacy business applications
- • Strong technical documentation and stakeholder communication skills
- • Ability to work effectively with business and technical stakeholders
- This position is remote within the United States, with preference given to candidates residing in Washington State. The candidate must be available during Pacific Time business hours and participate in virtual project and stakeholder meetings
- Occasional travel to Olympia, Washington will be required based on project needs, including workshops, planning sessions, stakeholder meetings, testing, deployment, or other critical project activities
- • Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect certification
- • Microsoft Power BI/Data Analytics certifications
- • Microsoft Azure architecture experience
- • State or local government implementation experience
- • Financial, budgeting, forecasting, or predictive-modeling experience
- • Familiarity with Washington State IT security and accessibility requirements
Benefits
- Remote within the United States
- Full-Time, W-2 employment
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