Software Engineer

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for a Software Engineer for a contract assignment with one of our premier Financial Services clients in New York, NY.
Responsibilities :

• Contribute as a squad member to design and implement products throughout the PDLC including coding, testing, and documentation independently.
• Working with Product Owner and Scrum Master in an Agile environment to improve velocity on product delivery.
• Work as cross-functional team player to augment the squad needs as needed.
• Contribute to the community of practice and proactively share knowledge with squad members
• Adhere to bank touchstone behaviors consistently and comply with all training and bank policies
• Design and develop custom Microsoft Teams apps, tabs, and bots, along with SharePoint Framework (SPFx) web parts using TypeScript and React.
• Design and develop unified data integrations using the Microsoft Graph API to connect M365 services with external systems.
• Develop serverless components using Azure Functions, App Services, Logic Apps, and API Management (APIM).
• Independently set up and maintain automated deployment pipelines using Azure DevOps or Gitlab
• Build and configure SharePoint Online sites, lists, libraries, and pages to support business and operational needs.
• Design and implement automated workflows using Power Automate to streamline document management, approvals, notifications, and other internal business processes.
• Create low-code Power Apps that integrate with SharePoint and Microsoft 365 services to support business operations.
• Develop extensions for Power Platform deployments, including custom connectors for Power Apps and Power Automate.
• Assess, enhance, troubleshoot, and support complex application deployed in the Azure and Power platform environment
• Design and develop advanced Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) bots and AI-powered agentic solutions, leveraging Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry to build intelligent, context-aware M365 applications.
• Integrate AI-driven capabilities (RAG pipelines, conversational agents, Copilot extensibility) with Microsoft 365 services, SharePoint data sources, and Power Platform solutions
• Develop architecture artifacts, technical solutions, and detailed user stories/acceptance criteria for platform enablement activities, in collaboration with the Technical Platform Owner

Required Skills:

• 10+ years of professional software development experience within the Microsoft stack, including 5+ years in a Senior Software Engineer/Architect capacity within the Microsoft ecosystem.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with SPFx, React, Node.js, TypeScript, and the Microsoft Graph API.
• 5+ years of hands-on expertise with Azure PaaS services (Functions, App Services, APIM) and cloud security patterns, with strong capability in writing YAML pipelines for Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and application deployment automation.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with AI Agentic development and/or Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) technologies (e.g CodeAssist, Copilot, AWS Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search).
• Azure Solution developer or Solution Architect
• Power platform Solution architect or Developer

Preferred Skills:

• Bachelors in IT related field, Computer science preferred or equivalent.
• Experience creating and managing CI/CD pipelines for Power Platform Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) using Azure DevOps.
• Microsoft MVP

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SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .
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