What are the responsibilities and job description for the Power Apps Solutions Architect position at Harnham?
Our client is seeking a Power Apps Solution Architect to lead the enterprise strategy, architecture, governance, and adoption of Microsoft Power Platform and related business application capabilities. This role serves as the end-to-end owner of the platform, responsible for ensuring secure, scalable, cost-effective, and well-governed solution delivery across business and technology teams.
This position combines platform leadership, solution architecture, and governance ownership, requiring the ability to define standards, influence stakeholders, and enable teams to deliver high-quality solutions within established guardrails.
**We will not be engaging 3rd party agencies on this opportunity.**
Key Responsibilities
Platform Strategy & Ownership
- Own and drive the enterprise Power Platform strategy, roadmap, and operating model
- Ensure alignment with enterprise priorities for security, scalability, cost efficiency, and innovation
Architecture & Solution Design
- Act as the solution architect for Power Platform, Dataverse, and Dynamics 365 initiatives
- Define reference architectures and design patterns for data modeling, integration, and security
- Provide design reviews and technical oversight to ensure consistent solution quality
Governance, Security & Guardrails
- Define and enforce platform guardrails for data access, environments, connectors, and life-cycle
- Partner with cybersecurity and infrastructure teams to ensure compliance
Environment Strategy
- Own environment segmentation, access models, and managed environments
- Implement tenant-level policies for controlled platform usage
Application Lifecycle Management
- Define ALM standards using pipelines, solutions, and DevOps
- Ensure repeatable, low-risk deployments
Platform Operations
- Define intake, design review, onboarding, and support processes
- Establish ownership and support models
Adoption & Analytics
- Leverage CoE Toolkit to monitor usage, risks, and health
- Drive continuous improvement
Copilot & AI Capabilities
- Guide adoption of Copilot Studio and AI capabilities
- Define governance for copilots and automations
Licensing & Cost Management
- Own licensing strategy and cost optimization
- Manage Pay-As-You-Go and capacity models
Stakeholder Leadership
- Partner with business and technology stakeholders
- Provide leadership reporting on adoption, risks, and roadmap
Success Measures
- Adoption of Power Platform in a controlled and scalable manner
- Reduction in security risks and unmanaged solutions
- Improved deployment reliability and ALM maturity
- Effective cost and license optimization
- Consistent enterprise platform operating model
Salary : $55 - $65