Microsoft Power Platform Developer/Architect

Company: balchem
Location: New Hampton
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Balchem Corporation develops, manufactures and markets specialty ingredients that improve and enhance the health and well-being of life on the planet, providing state-of-the-art solutions and the finest quality products for a range of industries worldwide. Our corporate headquarters is in New Hampton, New York, (Hudson Valley area) and we have a broad network of sales offices, manufacturing sites, and R&D centers, primarily located in the US and Europe. Founded in 1967, Balchem is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ - BCPC) with annual revenues over $640 million and a market cap exceeding $3.0 billion. The company consists of three business segments: Human Nutrition & Health; Animal Nutrition & Health; and Specialty Products. Balchem employs over 1,400 people worldwide who are engaged in diverse activities, committed to developing the company into global market leadership positions. To learn more about our dynamic, stable and growing company, visit www.balchem.com

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect is a key role in advancing Balchem's digital transformation initiatives, improving collaboration, productivity and automation. The incumbent will meet with stakeholders to understand business processes, challenges and opportunities for automation, define requirements, create, design, develop, test and implement end to end solutions leveraging Microsoft's Power Platform, Office 365 and Azure Cloud Services.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Identify opportunities to solve business problems through digital transformation, collaboration and automation
Focus on solutions that affect a broad range of business and technical needs
Be the subject matter expert of Microsoft's Power Platform and related tools; advocate for the use of the Power Platform as tool for automation and improving efficiency
Perform discovery, capture requirements, engage subject matter experts and stakeholders, document and translate requirements and business cases
Design and implement solutions to simplify and automate tasks and processes by incorporating and connecting Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 Apps, Dynamics 365 Supply Chain and Finance and third-party solutions
Build model-driven, canvas, and portal apps as front end user interfaces according to best practices and methodologies
Create Power Automate flows, design chatbots using Power Virtual Agents to meet stakeholder requirements
Develop application enhancements, custom user experiences, system integrations, data conversions, custom process automation, and custom visualizations
Drive, manage and be responsible for solution implementations through all project phases including discovery, definition, build, test and deploy
Work with team members to implement and maintain app and solution security controls
Conduct end-user training, create and maintain technical and knowledge transfer documentation
Present tailored demonstrations of the technology solution
Develop, maintain and refine Power Platform standards, guidelines and tools
Configure Microsoft Power Platform solutions, environments and apps
Troubleshoot, maintain, support and enhance existing Power Apps, Power Automate Solutions and Microsoft Flows
Follow all safety policies and procedures including use of safety equipment (PPE) and equipment safeguards
Other duties as assigned


REQUIREMENTS:

BS degree, equivalent experience or certification(s) MB-600, PL-200, PL-400, PL-600
Minimum of 1-year development experience including Power Platform services, JavaScript, JSON, TypeScript, C#, HTML, .NET, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365, RESTful web services, ASP.NET, and Microsoft Power BI
Passion and excitement for the Power Platform impact it can make
Experience with Microsoft's DataVerse, Common Data Services and OOTB connectors
Functional and/or technical knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform, Microsoft Azure and Dynamics 365 for Supply Chain and Finance is a plus
Familiarity with relational database concepts
Ability to build a rapport with and elicit requirement details from subject matter experts
Skill at translating requirements and business processes into technical designs
An understanding of the capabilities and limitations of Power Platform, O365 tools and how and when to apply them
Flexibility to travel to meet with key stakeholders and subject matter experts
Demonstrated interpersonal skills and abilities, particularly the ability to communicate technical information to non-technical personnel
Skill at organizing oneself and resources as well as establishing priorities
Willingness and ability to work weekend or late evening hours as required
Capability to be self-sufficient yet recognizing when to reach out for guidance or assistance
Ability to assess the impact, urgency and importance of an issue and act or escalate accordingly

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Travel to various locations
Work involves extensive use of a desktop or laptop computer
Most work is performed in a normal office environment

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Balchem is committed to a workplace culture that values and promotes diversity, inclusion, equal employment opportunities, and a work environment free of harassment and hostility.PI183128725

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