Power Platform and Azure DevOps Expert - remote from EU

This is an experienced architect-level position. The appointed resource will be expected to serve as the Power Platform administrator, administering and supporting approximately 100 Power Platform environments. A significant part of the role will involve establishing guidelines and providing direction to approximately 150 developers across multiple teams and throughout the organization. At least 2 years of demonstrable experience is required for each of the following mandatory requirements. REQUIREMENTS Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering or a related field. Proven experience as a Power Platform architect, administrator or DevOps lead in an enterprise environment. Demonstratable experience of leading multiple teams. Deep practical knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform suite (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages). Strong experience with Azure DevOps, including pipeline creation, variable groups, service connections, and release management. Strong experience with Git-based ALM for Power Platform, including solution unpacking/packing and automated versioning. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive mindset toward governance and automation. Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work closely with cross-functional technical and business teams. Preferred certifications ( non-mandatory ): • Microsoft Certified: PL-600 (Power Platform Solution Architect) • Microsoft Certified: PL-400 (Power Platform Developer) • Microsoft Certified: AZ-400 (DevOps Engineer Expert) • Microsoft Certified: AZ-104 (Azure Administrator) Extensive hands-on experience administering enterprise-scale Power Platform environments across a full DTAP pipeline (DEV, TEST, ACC/UAT, PRE-PROD, PROD). Experience designing enterprise-scale governance and ALM strategies, including DLP policies, managed environments, and environment groups. Demonstrated expertise in Dynamics 365 solution architecture, including advanced knowledge of solution layering, dependencies, patches, upgrades, and holding solutions. Proven experience decomposing large, monolithic Dynamics 365 solutions with multiple inter-dependencies into modular, independently deployable units. Experience designing and operating Git-based ALM workflows for Power Platform, including full solution unpacking/packing, automated versioning, and repository-only deployments. Experience building and maintaining Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for Power Platform solution deployment, connection reference activation, and flow management. Experience managing Dynamics 365 security, including security roles, business units, application users. Highly valued but not mandatory: Experience integrating Azure Key Vault with Azure DevOps pipelines for secure credential, secret, and certificate management. Experience deploying master and configuration data across environments using Configuration Migration Tool, PAC CLI, KingswaySoft SSIS Integration Toolkit, or equivalent tooling. Experience with enterprise Dynamics 365 implementations (>500 users) in regulated environments requiring strict auditability and controlled deployments. Experience managing Power Pages and Dynamics 365 AI features security, including user experience profiles, table permissions, and portal web roles. Power Platform Administration & Governance Administers multiple Power Platform environments, covering strategy design, lifecycle management, environment groups, and managed environments governance. Designs and implements Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies with environmentspecific governance, connector classification, and compliance best practices. Establishes and maintains Power Platform governance standards, development and deployment standards, and monitors platform usage, capacity, and health. Dynamics 365 Solution Architecture & ALM Demonstrates expert understanding of managed vs unmanaged solutions, solution segmentation, dependencies, patches, upgrades, holding solutions, and solution layering concepts. Identifies and resolves solution layer conflicts, customization precedence issues, and dependency chains across environments. Analyses large Dynamics 365 implementations, identifies cross-solution dependencies, and decomposes monolithic solutions into modular deployment units to minimise risk. Manages multi-team development environments, multiple release streams, feature branching strategies, hotfix releases, and parallel development approaches. Source Control & Git Integration Manages Azure Repos with branching strategies, pull request governance, and code review processes for Power Platform development. Implements solution unpacking/packing using Power Platform Build Tools and PAC CLI, ensuring fully repository-based deployments with no manual production releases. Deployment Automation Designs and maintains CI/CD pipelines and release orchestration for environment promotion of Power Platform solutions. Automates deployment of Dynamics 365 solutions, Power Apps, Power Pages, Power Automate flows, environment variables, and connection references. Automates connection reference deployment and activation, environmentspecific configuration, post-deployment validation, and connector authentication handling. Manages automated activation of Power Automate flows, environment migration, service account configuration, and deployment validation. Master Data & Environment Configuration Deployment (Highly valued but not mandatory) Deploys configuration data, reference data, lookup data, security configuration, and application configuration across environments. Uses Configuration Migration Tool, PAC CLI, deployment settings files, KingswaySoft SSIS Integration Toolkit or other similar tools for deployment automation including . Synchronises master data across environments, maintains DTAP consistency, automates configuration deployment, and prevents manual configuration drift. Security & Access Management Applies deep knowledge of Dynamics 365 security roles, teams, business units, field-level security, record ownership models, and hierarchical security. Manages service principals, application users, non-interactive access, API authentication, and least-privilege access models. Configures Power Pages web roles, table permissions, authentication providers, external user access, API security, and portal governance. (valued but not mandatory) Conducts security reviews, designs least-privileged access solutions, troubleshoots access issues, and supports audit and compliance requirements. Azure DevOps CI/CD Pipelines Builds CI/CD pipelines from scratch for Power Platform deployments, optimises existing pipelines, troubleshoots deployment failures, and standardises deployment frameworks. Integrates Power Platform pipelines with Azure AD, service principals, Key Vault, and monitoring platforms within Azure DevOps. (valued but not mandatory) Azure Key Vault Integration (valued but not mandatory) Manages secure credential storage, certificates, managed identities, and service principals via Azure Key Vault. Implements Key Vault linked variable groups, secret rotation practices, and credential-free deployment approaches in CI/CD pipelines. Automated Quality Controls (valued but not mandatory) Creates automated pipelines for solution checker execution, code quality gates, dependency validation, deployment validation, security validation, and policy compliance checks. Implements approval gates, deployment stage controls, segregation of duties, and release auditing. Monitoring & Operations Integrates deployments with Application Insights, Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, and Power Platform Admin Centre monitoring. Implements alerting mechanisms, deployment health monitoring, production diagnostics, audit reporting, and disaster recovery and environment restore management. Agile Collaboration Actively participates in SAFe Agile ceremonies, supporting backlog refinement, planning, and reviews. Works with cross-functional teams including developers, analysts, and product owners to deliver governed, automated, and auditable Power Platform solutions. Delivery mode: Remote from EU with occasional visits Only Eu Citizens can apply Find more English Speaking Jobs in Netherlands on Arbeitnow