Rapid Application Developer

Seeking a Rapid Application Developer (Contractor) to deliver lightweight, secure, low‐code/no‐code applications using tools such as Microsoft PowerApps, Power Automate, Mendix, or equivalent platforms that meet IT security and governance standards.
This contractor will translate loosely defined business needs into functional applications with minimal business context, focusing primarily on simple data capture UIs and workflow accelerations.

This is a hands-on technical builder role, not a business analysis or enterprise architecture role.

Key Responsibilities

1. Low‐Code / No‐Code Application Development

• Build, configure, and deploy applications using PowerApps, Mendix, or other low‐code platforms.
  (Aligned with Power Platform usage guidelines from Power-Apps.aspx.)
• Implement simple data capture UIs, forms, validations, and workflows with minimal business domain guidance.
• Deliver rapid prototypes and iterate quickly based on stakeholder feedback.
• Create reusable components, templates, and patterns for future solutions.

2. Data Integration & Technical Implementation

• Connect apps to approved enterprise data sources (SharePoint, Dataverse, SQL, Excel Online).
• Ensure alignment with security and data access restrictions (per Power Platform guidance).
• Implement logic, field-level validation, and error handling appropriate for lightweight apps.

3. Security, Governance, and Compliance

• Adhere to Power Platform governance boundaries (e.g., “green zone” citizen development scope defined in Power Apps Community Call March 2025.pdf).
• Ensure all delivered solutions meet IT security, authentication, and data loss prevention (DLP) policies.
• Work within client’s tool‐agnostic principles: PowerApps for M365‐local data, Mendix for cross‐platform needs.

4. Stakeholder Interaction (Minimal Context Required)

• Clarify requirements from BE Business Partners, Process Specialists, or Analysts at a high level.
• Propose technical solutions when user needs are loosely defined.
• Communicate risks, limitations, and decisions succinctly without requiring deep domain knowledge.

5. Delivery, Documentation & Handover

• Produce concise documentation (data models, UI layout, logic flows).
• Provide simple handover material and walkthroughs for internal owners.
• Support testing, refinement, and controlled deployment across environments.

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Skills

• Strong proficiency in low‐code platforms:
• • PowerApps (Canvas Apps), Power Automate
  • Mendix (preferred but not required)
• Experience building structured forms, automations, and lightweight workflows.
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 data sources and connector limitations.
• Understanding of governance, security boundaries, and DLP restrictions (inferred from Power-Apps.aspx).

Professional Skills

• High autonomy and ability to deliver with minimal business direction.
• Strong communication with technical clarity and minimal need for escalation.
• Ability to work efficiently under contractor‐style engagement expectations (time‐boxed, deliverable‐focused).

Experience

• 2 years in low‐code/no‐code development within enterprise environments.
• Experience supporting manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, or analytics environments is beneficial but not required.

Engagement Model (Contractor‐Specific)

• Deliverable-focused work with clear milestones or sprint‐based iterations.
• Contractor expected to manage their own workload, timeline, and estimation.
• Client provides high-level requirements; contractor converts them into actionable technical tasks.
• Work may include multiple small applications or iterative enhancements to existing solutions.
• Compliance with IT onboarding, security, and platform access provisioning is mandatory.