Power Platform Analyst/ Developer

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Power Platform Analyst/ Developer - Midrand, GP Gauteng

Role Purpose To take work that currently runs on paper, in spreadsheets or outside the core systems, and replace it with well-built Microsoft Power Platform solutions that people actually use. The role owns a low-code solution from end to end: understanding what the business needs, writing a specification the business can sign off, and then building, testing and supporting the solution within the define guardrails. Organisational Positioning Direct Reports: None Key Interfaces: Functional Analysts; business users and process owners across branches and shared services; Business Systems Support; BI & IT Business Analyst; Change & Training Lead; external managed Power Platform development partner. Key Responsibilities (Limit to 6) 1. Requirements analysis: work with business users and process owners to understand how the work is done today and what problem needs solving, and challenge the requirement where a simpler process or standard D365 feature would solve it without building anything. 2. Solution specification: write specifications covering process, screens, data, approvals and acceptance criteria, and obtain business owner sign-off before build starts. 3. Solution build: build solutions using Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Co-pilot Studio, Dataverse, SharePoint, Azure resources and other related platforms / tools, integrating with D365 F&SCM and the Staedean rental module, within IT guardrails for environments, data loss prevention, security and solution lifecycle management. 4. Testing, release and handover: test against acceptance criteria, support user acceptance testing, release through the managed deployment pipeline, and hand over documented solutions to Business Systems Support and the Change & Training Lead. 5. Managed partner direction: where 3rd party partner is involved, brief the managed Power Platform development partner through specifications, and review their work against acceptance criteria and IT build standards before it is accepted. 6. Support and continuous improvement: provide third-line support for owned solutions, monitor failures and usage, maintain the Power Platform solution inventory, retire unused solutions, and identify further manual processes worth bringing into the system. Functional Competencies (Limit to 6) • Power Apps (canvas and model-driven), Power Automate, Power BI, Co-pilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, SharePoint, SQL and Dataverse development. • Requirements gathering and business process analysis • Writing specifications and acceptance criteria that business users can sign off • Power Platform solution lifecycle management: managed solutions, environments, deployment pipelines and data loss prevention policies • Dynamics 365 F&SCM data model and integration, including data entities and connectors • Clear communication with non-technical users, from branch staff to senior management Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (Limit to 6) • Specifications signed off by the business owner before build starts (target: 100%) • Solutions accepted against their acceptance criteria at first user acceptance test • Active usage of each live solution against its intended user group • Spreadsheet and paper-based processes retired through delivered solutions • Flow failures and support incidents per live solution • Production solutions deployed through the managed pipeline (target: 100%) Qualifications & Experience Minimum: • Relevant tertiary qualification in Information Systems, Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience; 5 or more years building production solutions on Microsoft Power Platform. • At least 1 relevant Microsoft Certification such as Microsoft AB-410 (Intelligent Applications Builder), PL-400 (Power Platform Developer), PL-600 (Power Platform Solution Architect Expert), or PL-200 (Power Platform Functional Consultant). Recommended: Other supplementary certifications supporting the requirements of this role

Experience: • Developing solutions using Power Apps (canvas and model-driven), Power Automate, Power BI, Co-pilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, SharePoint, SQL and Dataverse • Demonstrable experience gathering requirements and writing specifications signed off by business users • solution lifecycle management across development, test and production environments • integration with Dynamics 365 F&SCM advantageous • experience in equipment rental, field service or another asset-intensive business Job Specification

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