Senior Application Programmer

About us:

Creative Information Technology Inc (CITI) is an esteemed IT enterprise renowned for its exceptional customer service and innovation. We serve both government and commercial sectors, offering a range of solutions such as Healthcare IT, Human Services, Identity Credentialing, Cloud Computing, and Big Data Analytics. With clients in the US and abroad, we hold key contract vehicles including GSA IT Schedule 70, NIH CIO-SP3, GSA Alliant, and DHS-Eagle II.

Join us in driving growth and seizing new business opportunities!

Position Description:

The scope of the proposed services will include the following:

Application Development & Solution Design

·        Design, build, and maintain Power Platform solutions including:

o   Canvas and Model-driven Power Apps

o   Power Pages

o   Power Automate cloud flows and approvals

o   On-premises and cloud relational database management systems (RDBMS) and Dataverse data models, business rules, and security roles

o   Power BI reports and dashboards

·        Translate business and program requirements into scalable technical solutions

·        Develop reusable components, patterns, and templates aligned with OTS standards

·        Knowledge transfer and train our in-house developers to come up to speed

Integration & Architecture

Integrate Power Platform solutions with:

• Microsoft 365 services
• Dynamics 365 (where applicable)
• Azure services and external systems via connectors and APIs
• Apply best practices for performance, scalability, and maintainability

Governance, Security & Compliance

• Implement role-based security, data loss prevention (DLP) policies, and environmental strategies
• Ensure solutions comply with Louisiana OTS standards and applicable federal and state regulations (e.g., security, privacy, accessibility)
• Support audits, documentation, and technical reviews

Collaboration & Leadership

• Work closely with business stakeholders, project managers, architects, and other developers
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior developers and citizen developers
• Participate in solution reviews, code reviews, and architecture discussions

Innovation & Emerging Capabilities

• Evaluate and pilot new Power Platform features and capabilities
• Copilot Studio experience (plus):
• ▪ Assist in designing conversational AI solutions and virtual agents
• Support use cases such as knowledge retrieval, case intake, and internal support automation

Expertise and/or relevant experience in the following areas are mandatory:

·        5 + years of experience developing solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform,

including:

• o   Power Apps
• o   Power Automate
• o   on-Prem and Cloud RDBMS, Dataverse
• o   Power BI

·        5 + years of demonstrated strong understanding of:

• o  Application lifecycle management (ALM)
• o   Environment strategy with Deployment and Troubleshooting (Dev/Test/Prod)
• o   Security and role-based access control
• o   SQL Queries

·        5 + years of experience gathering requirements and translating them into technical

designs.

o   Ability to work independently and across multiple projects in a shared-services environment

Expertise and/or relevant experience in the following areas are desirable but not mandatory:

·        Experience with Copilot Studio or other conversational AI platforms

·        Experience in government, public sector, or regulated environments

·        Experience with MS SQL Server

·        Familiarity with:

o   Dynamics 365

o   Azure services (Logic Apps, Functions, API Management, etc.)

o   DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines for Power Platform

·        Microsoft certifications (e.g., Power Platform Developer, Solution Architect)