Introduction
The Power Platform Technical Lead is responsible for leading enterprise clients through the design, development, integration, delivery, and operationalization of Microsoft Power Platform solutions. This role combines hands-on expertise in Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse, Microsoft Purview, Azure services, and enterprise integration with proven workstream leadership, technical mentoring, and client-facing consulting.
What youll do
Power Platform Solution Delivery
- Lead end-to-end design and development of canvas and model-driven Power Apps, Power Automate solutions, Power BI reporting, Dataverse data models, custom connectors, and enterprise integrations.
- Translate business requirements into maintainable solution designs, features, product backlog items, acceptance criteria, delivery estimates, and risk assessments.
- Own technical delivery across development, testing, deployment, documentation, and production readiness, including adaptive rendering, dataset lineage, monitoring, logging, and analytics.
- Apply sound engineering practices to improve solution quality, supportability, and reuse across client and internal engagements.
Technical Leadership & Team Enablement
- Lead multidisciplinary development teams, assign work, refine backlogs, remove blockers, and support team members through code reviews, design reviews, best-practice guidance, and hands-on problem solving.
- Mentor Power Platform developers and quality engineers while fostering an inclusive, collaborative, and accountable delivery culture.
- Act as a subject matter expert across Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Purview, Azure Log Analytics, SharePoint, and query technologies including Kusto, DAX, and OData.
- Identify delivery risks early and proactively bring forward practical solution options to client and Avanade stakeholders.
Client Engagement & Consulting
- Facilitate discovery sessions, requirement workshops, solution reviews, onsite workshops, demonstrations, and stakeholder presentations.
- Serve as the primary technical liaison among client product owners, business stakeholders, delivery leads, engineering teams, quality engineering, security, data, and platform teams.
- Communicate technical decisions, dependencies, risks, and progress clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Build trusted client relationships through consistent delivery quality, initiative, responsiveness, and clear solution ownership.
Integration, Governance & Operational Readiness
- Design integrations across Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Azure Functions, Azure Key Vault, Azure SQL Database, Azure DevOps, and enterprise APIs.
- Apply Power Platform environment, security, data loss prevention, access, lifecycle, and application lifecycle management practices appropriate to enterprise delivery.
- Define deployment, monitoring, support, escalation, and handoff requirements so solutions are production-ready and sustainable.
- Create runbooks, solution documentation, dashboards, automation boards, and reusable delivery assets that improve operational visibility and team effectiveness.
Practice Development & Innovation
- Contribute reusable solution patterns, sales content, demonstrations, proofs of concept, and technical assets that support Avanade offerings and client pursuits.
- Support internal automation and operational excellence by simplifying processes and building solutions that improve how teams work.
- Share knowledge through onboarding, community participation, mentoring, and technical enablement activities.
- Stay current with Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft 365, Azure, data, automation, and AI capabilities and apply relevant innovations to client needs.
Skills & Experiences
Core Technical Skills
- Microsoft Power Platform: Power Apps canvas and model-driven applications, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse, custom connectors, and Test Studio.
- Microsoft and Azure integration: SharePoint, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Purview, Azure Data Explorer, Azure Key Vault, Azure Functions, Azure SQL Database, views and tables, and enterprise APIs.
- Data, analytics, and query technologies including Kusto, DAX, OData, logging, dataset lineage, visualization, and operational dashboards.
- Application architecture, adaptive rendering, authentication, role-based access, monitoring, environment management, and production support.
Delivery & Engineering Leadership
- Proven experience leading developers and quality engineers through complex application and automation delivery.
- Agile delivery, backlog refinement, estimation, sprint execution, code reviews, test coordination, release planning, and dependency management.
- Ability to independently own a workstream, identify issues early, propose solutions, and maintain delivery momentum.
- Experience creating solution design documentation, deployment strategies, technical standards, presentations, and client demonstrations.
Consulting & Business Skills
- Client workshop facilitation, requirements discovery, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
- Ability to translate complex technical topics into clear recommendations and business outcomes.
- Strong written and verbal communication with a collaborative, service-oriented leadership style.
- Demonstrated ability to mentor others, build trust, and create impact beyond an assigned project.
Key Success Metrics
- Quality, predictability, and production readiness of Power Platform solutions delivered.
- Client satisfaction, stakeholder confidence, and clarity of technical communication.
- Team effectiveness, mentoring impact, engineering quality, and resolution of delivery risks and dependencies.
- Reusable assets, accelerators, sales content, and best practices contributed to the AI Workforce practice.
- Relevant Microsoft certifications maintained or advanced, including PL-100 or successor Power Platform credentials and role-aligned Azure, data, security, or architecture certifications.
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About you
- Strong hands-on foundation in Microsoft Power Platform solution design and development, with the confidence to lead complex client delivery.
- Experienced in moving solutions from discovery and proof of concept through implementation, deployment, support, and continuous improvement.
- Comfortable leading distributed teams, structuring work, mentoring practitioners, and stepping in to solve difficult technical problems.
- Skilled at building trusted relationships with clients and delivery leaders through reliable execution, initiative, and transparent communication.
- Committed to thoughtful engineering, operational excellence, knowledge sharing, and measurable business outcomes.
- Able to balance hands-on technical depth with workstream ownership, stakeholder engagement, and practice contribution.
U.S. Employee Benefits | Avanade - California - $175,000 - 200,000
- Cleveland - $150,000 - 170,000
- Colorado - $150,000 - 170,000
- District of Columbia - $170,000 - 190,000
- Illinois - $165,000 - 185,000
- Maine - $150,000 - 170,000
- Maryland - $170,000 - 190,000
- Massachusetts - $170,000 - 190,000
- Minnesota - $165,000 - 185,000
- New York / New Jersey - $175,000 - 200,000
- Virginia - $150,000 - 170,000
- Washington - $170,000 - 190,000
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