Power Platform Architect(Hybrid)

Location: BGC, Taguig, Philippines

We are looking for a highly experienced Power Platform Architect to establish, design, and lead the foundation of our enterprise-wide Power Platform ecosystem. This role is responsible for creating the architectural standards, governance frameworks, reusable components, and integration patterns that will serve as the base for all future Power Apps, Power Automate flows, and Power Platform–driven solutions across the organization.

The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in the Microsoft ecosystem with strong architectural thinking, communication skills, and the ability to design scalable, secure, and cost-efficient low-code implementations. This resource will also collaborate closely with cross-functional teams in the U.S. to ensure alignment with business goals, compliance standards, and IT strategy.

Key Responsibilities

Platform Architecture & Strategy

•  Define the enterprise architecture for Power Platform, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, Fabric, Power BI, Power Pages, and Copilot Studio.
•  Establish the baseline environment architecture, including environments, solution layers, ALM processes, DLP policies, and access models.
•  Develop reusable templates, component libraries, connectors, and shared resources to accelerate internal development.
•  Optimize licensing strategies, usage models, and platform design to minimize total cost of ownership.

Governance & Best Practices

•  Define and implement governance policies across security, performance, monitoring, auditing, and lifecycle management.
•  Establish standards for application design, UI/UX, naming conventions, solution layering, and integration patterns.
•  Build documentation, architectural guidelines, and internal reference material for current and future development teams.

Integration Design & Enterprise Connectivity

•  Architect integrations between Power Platform and: Microsoft Fabric; Azure services (Functions, Logic Apps, API Management, Service Bus, Storage, Key Vault); Dataverse, SQL, SharePoint, Microsoft 365; third-party APIs and on-prem systems.
•  Design secure data pipelines and scalable automation processes using industry best practices.

Solution Oversight & Technical Leadership

•  Provide oversight and architectural direction to future Power Apps developers and citizen developers.
•  Review solution designs and ensure adherence to architectural standards and compliance requirements.
•  Collaborate with business analysts and U.S.-based stakeholders to ensure solutions meet both technical and functional needs.

Support & Continuous Improvement

•  Monitor the health, performance, capacity, and cost of the Power Platform ecosystem.
•  Recommend continuous improvements in architecture, governance, and automation strategies.
•  Evaluate new Microsoft tools, AI capabilities, and features to ensure the company stays ahead of the curve.

Qualifications

•  5+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI).
•  Proven experience designing enterprise architecture for Power Platform environments.
•  Strong knowledge of Dataverse, SharePoint, and Azure AD security models.
•  Experience designing integrations using REST APIs, custom connectors, and Azure services.
•  Strong understanding of ALM, DLP policies, solution layering, and governance practices.
•  Excellent verbal and written English communication skills.
•  Ability to work independently and collaborate with U.S.-based business and technical teams.
•  Stable high-speed internet connection suitable for remote collaboration and video calls.

Preferred / Highly Valuable

•  Experience with C#/.NET for building backend services, Azure Functions, custom APIs, and custom connectors.
•  Experience with Microsoft Fabric (Data Engineering, Data Factory, Synapse, Lakehouse models).
•  Experience optimizing Power Platform licensing and cost models.
•  Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions).
•  Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 ecosystem and security practices.
•  Azure certifications (AZ-900, PL-400, PL-600, DP-900, etc.).

Soft Skills

•  Strong architectural thinking and ability to design scalable frameworks.
•  Excellent cross-team collaboration and stakeholder communication.
•  Ability to translate complex business requirements into technical architecture.
•  High attention to detail and quality.
•  Proactive problem-solving and ability to drive standards across the organization.