What are the responsibilities and job description for the PowerApps Developer position at Cognizant?
About The Role
Seeking a Senior PowerApps Developer to design, develop, and modernize Power Platform solutions for Learning & Development programs. The role focuses on building enterprise-grade solutions using Power Pages and Dataverse, including migrating existing SharePoint and PowerApps applications to scalable portal-based platforms.
The position involves leading solution design, environment setup, and licensing coordination, while enhancing existing applications and delivering high-quality outcomes. Close collaboration with stakeholders and Power Platform admins is key to ensuring secure, governed, and scalable solutions.
Responsibilities
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 2-3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Dearborn - MI . Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.
Required Skills
We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.
The annual salary range for this position is between $95.000 – $110.000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
Seeking a Senior PowerApps Developer to design, develop, and modernize Power Platform solutions for Learning & Development programs. The role focuses on building enterprise-grade solutions using Power Pages and Dataverse, including migrating existing SharePoint and PowerApps applications to scalable portal-based platforms.
The position involves leading solution design, environment setup, and licensing coordination, while enhancing existing applications and delivering high-quality outcomes. Close collaboration with stakeholders and Power Platform admins is key to ensuring secure, governed, and scalable solutions.
Responsibilities
- Architecture & Modernization: Design and implement end-to-end Power Pages solutions using Dataverse, including data models, security roles, and migration from SharePoint/PowerApps to modern architectures.
- Application Development: Build and enhance PowerApps (Canvas/Model-driven) for L&D use cases, ensuring performance, scalability, and ongoing optimization.
- Workflow & Portal Design: Develop Power Automate workflows (approvals, reminders, escalations) and design Power Pages portals for learner and trainer interactions.
- Data & Reporting: Handle data transformation with Power Query, integrate with SharePoint, Office 365, and LMS, and create Power BI dashboards for analytics, compliance, and SLA tracking.
- Platform Management: Configure and manage Power Platform environments (Dev/Test/Prod), including Dataverse provisioning, governance, licensing, and environment setup.
- Delivery & Collaboration: Lead requirements gathering through deployment and support, enhance existing solutions, collaborate with stakeholders, and ensure security and role-based access.
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 2-3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Dearborn - MI . Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.
Required Skills
- Experience with PowerApps (Canvas & Model-driven) development
- Hands-on experience with Power Pages (portal setup & customization)
- Good knowledge of Power Automate workflows
- Understanding of Dataverse (data modeling, security, integrations)
- Familiarity with Power Query and data integration
- Working knowledge of SharePoint and Power BI
- Ability to gather requirements and improve existing applications
- Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
- Experience with Power Platform environment setup and administration
- Exposure to modernizing PowerApps/SharePoint solutions
- Familiarity with Power Platform CLI and deployment tools
- Knowledge of Power Pages design and lifecycle management
- Awareness of licensing and capacity planning
- Exposure to Learning & Development or training workflows (requests, approvals, tracking)
We're excited to meet people who share our mission and can make an impact in a variety of ways. Don't hesitate to apply, even if you only meet the minimum requirements listed. Think about your transferable experiences and unique skills that make you stand out as someone who can bring new and exciting things to this role.
The annual salary range for this position is between $95.000 – $110.000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Salary : $95 - $110