Power Platforms Junior Engineer

About the Role

Serco is seeking a Microsoft Power Platform Engineer to design, develop, and support low-code solutions (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse) in support of Department of the Navy programs. This role requires understanding technical details across a variety of disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain Power Apps (canvas and model-driven), Power Automate flows, and Power BI reports/dashboards for Navy mission and administrative workflows.
• Integrate Power Platform solutions with DoN systems and services using Flankspeed-approved connectors and patterns; implement secure APIs and middleware where required.
• Ensure compliance with Department of Navy security policies, STIGs, accreditation/ATO requirements, and data handling rules when building and deploying solutions in Flankspeed and related enclaves.
• Implement Dataverse data models, manage connectors (including SharePoint, SQL, and custom connectors), and design secure data access and role-based security.
• Perform solution validation, unit/integration testing, user acceptance testing, and support production cutover and sustainment activities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production incidents; monitor performance and apply tuning or refactoring as needed.
• Participate in design reviews.
• Provide documentation, runbooks, training materials, and user training for stakeholders and administrators.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• U.S. Citizenship
• Ability to obtain a U.S. Secret clearance
• High School Diploma
• At least 1 year industry experience programming outside of school. Self-taught experience may be considered depending on the level of expertise.
• At least 6 months industry experience developing production solutions using Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, etc.). Self-taught experience may be considered depending on the level of expertise.
• Strong stakeholder communication, documentation, and collaboration skills; ability to work with military and civilian personnel.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.
• Ability to be on-site at our Arlington, Virginia office three days a week.

Additional Beneficial Qualifications

• Understanding of DoN/DoD cybersecurity requirements and data classification handling.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent military/industry experience.
• Direct, documented experience working with the Department of the Navy Flankspeed environment, including knowledge of Flankspeed connectors, deployment patterns, or governance.
• Experience with Dataverse, connector configuration, API integration, and common data sources (SharePoint, Azure SQL, on-prem connectors).
• Proficient with Power BI data modeling, DAX, and report/security design.
• Familiarity with scripting/development: Power Fx, JavaScript/TypeScript, PowerShell; experience with Azure services (Functions, AD/Azure AD) is desirable.
• Experience with working with MIL-STDs, MIL-SPECS, and NAVSEA drawings.
• Experience writing or editing technical requirements.