Principal Power Platform Architect

ECS is seeking a Principal Power Platform Architect to work in our Arlington, VA office.

ECS is looking for a Principal Power Platform Architect who is experienced in using low code solutions and automation to mature an organization's business practices and maturing delivery and operation of Microsoft O365 and Power Platform capabilities.

The Principal Architect will be a member of a high performing team and will play a key role in painting a vision while merging technical, business, and customer needs into achievable objectives and driving the completion of those objectives. As an expert in delivering technical projects, the Principal Architect will identify challenges and improvements to process, organizational practices, technical innovation, and culture; then lead cross-functional team members to solution and deliver improvements.

They will apply their technical expertise across multiple technical disciplines to share the best approaches and solutions with our customers to improve complex strategic solutions and meet enterprise needs.

Strong candidates will have a track record of identifying strategic improvement opportunities, creating interest and buy-in, and executing on their vision.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provide thought leadership with internal team and customers to drive technical solutions, improve organizational practices, and strengthen culture.
• Lead the definition, design, development, implementation, and operation of complex enterprise solutions
• Support Business Development efforts through maturing strategic solution ideas and aligning them with customer needs
• Serve as technical lead building solutions that integrate capabilities like: application development, data management, data analysis and AI, operations, cloud, and cyber security
• Maintain high performing teams and mentor high performance individuals who can achieve excellent results throughout the design, build, and operations phases of the technical solution delivery lifecycle
• Building solutions that make use of data to improve business insights, help with operational decisions, and support performance management
• Help business, design, and technology stakeholders work together to achieve results

Requirements:

• 8+ years of planning, designing, building, and operating solutions
• Proven success in consulting and advising customers
• Confronts difficult problems in a positive and creative way
• Communicates clearly and effectively evaluates information to make decisions
• Anticipates risks and obstacles and develops plans for mitigation
• Balances multiple and competing priorities and executes accordingly
• Ability to quickly learn, understand, and work with new emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions in the cloud/IT technology space.