Power Platform Application Developer (1043) Department of Technology (San Franc

Company Description

Announcement Opening Date: August 13, 2025
Announcement Closing Date: Apply Immediately . Application filing will be open at least through Thursday, August 28, 2025and will close any time thereafter.

IMPORTANT: IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS POSITION, YOU MUST SUBMIT AN APPLICATION AND A RESPONSE TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE BELOW:

1043 Power Platform Application Developer Supplemental Questionnaire

Are you ready to make an impact in one of the most innovative cities? The Department of Technology (DT) is looking for passionate IT professionals to help shape the future of technology in San Francisco! As the centralized technology services provider for the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF), DT delivers critical infrastructure and services to over 33,000 employeessupporting public safety, municipal broadband, cybersecurity, cloud solutions, and more! With a $140M+ annual budget and a team of 300+ experts, DT is leading the charge in digital transformation. DT provides services through our core areas of IT Excellence:

• IT Project Management Office
• Enterprise Application Services
• Cloud Center of Excellence
• IT Operations and Support including the Service Desk and NOC
• City Infrastructure including the Network, Telcom and Data Centers
• Office of Cybersecurity including Cyber Defense, Identity Management and Disaster Recovery
• Public Safety Systems and Municipal Broadband Fiber
• SFGovTV Broadcasting Services
• IT Finance and Administration Services
• Emerging Technologies

Why Join Us? Innovative & Impactful Work At DT, you wont just work on ITyoull power a city. Your expertise will directly impact the residents of San Francisco, from closing the digital divide to ensuring secure, efficient city operations.

Benefits of Working for CCSF : In addition to challenging and rewarding work, the City provides a generous suite of benefits to its employees.

• Competitive pay, benefits, and retirement options
• Career growth opportunities through training, internal mobility, and subsidized education
• Diverse work environment in a diverse city
• We offer employees the ability to work from home one day a week while spending the other four days in our San Francisco office, promoting both collaboration and work-life balance

Join the team thats shaping the future of technology in San Francisco. Apply today and be part of a dynamic, innovative, and mission-driven ITteam!

Position Summary:

The Power Platform Applications Developer will be assigned to the Business Workflow Automation team. Projects will deliver fully functional, integrated applications within the Microsoft Power Platform ecosystem. These deliverables will include automated workflows through Power Automate, internal Power App canvas and model-driven applications, and public-facing websites built with Power Pages, all of which are expected to enhance both customer-facing services and internal operations.

In addition to Power Platform tools, deliverables may include supporting technologies such as Python and JavaScript. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) will be encouraged throughout the development process. Relationship diagrams, flow charts, and technical specifications will be created for all deliverables. The completion of these projects will improve workflow automation, enable better data-driven decision-making, and create a seamless user experience for all stakeholders.

Position Responsibilities:

The Power Platform / Business Workflow Automation Developer is responsible for the entire software development life cycle, including designing, developing, deploying, documenting, and maintaining solutions using the Power Platform and complementary tools.

The role includes building canvas and model-driven Power Apps, developing flows with Power Automate, and creating public-facing websites using Power Pages. The developer will integrate data from Dataverse, SharePoint, and external sources such as SQL Server, Snowflake, and APIs. The role also emphasizes customer-focused solutions, strong fundamentals in computer science, and a deep understanding of relational databases and APIs.

Essential duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

Appointment Type

Permanent Exempt (PEX), Full Time position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive civil service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the appointment officer. The anticipated duration of this project position is thirty-six (36) months and will not result in an eligible list or permanent civil service hiring. Project-based positions cannot be ongoing or exceed 36 months

Work Location

Incumbent will conduct the majority of work at the Department of Technology,(1 S Van Ness, Ave San Francisco, CA 94103). However, there may be situations where the incumbent will be required to work at other sites throughout the City of San Francisco as necessary.

The Department offers a hybrid work schedule.

Nature of Work

The incumbent must be willing to work on-site at our San Francisco office in person four days a week and one day remote as determined by the department. Travel within San Francisco may be required.

Incumbent may be required to provide 24-hour on-call support to ensure rapid recovery from software or hardware problems for mission-critical systems and networks.

Desirable Qualications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Microsoft Power Apps (canvas and model-driven) and Power Pages development.
• Experience with Power Automate for building workflows.
• Proficiency with Dataverse and SharePoint integration.
• Strong communication, customer service, and time management skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Experience creating technical documentation, including workflow and entity relationship diagrams.
• Experience with PowerBI, Azure, and Dynamics 365.
• Programming experience in Python and database development in SQLServer, Snowflake, or other relational databases.
• Experience with API integration and consumption.
• Active involvement in community engagements, such as user groups, online forums, or contributions to open-source platforms like GitHub.
• Experience presenting at conferences, publishing papers, or developing applications available in app stores.

Minimum Qualification Requirements:

Education : An associate degree in computer science, computer engineering, information systems, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university OR its equivalent in terms of total course credits/units (i.e., at least sixty (60) semester or ninety (90) quarter credits/units with a minimum of twenty (20) semester or thirty (30) quarter credits/units in one of the fields above or a closely-related field).

Experience : Three (3) years of experience analyzing, installing, configuring, enhancing, and/or maintaining the components of an enterprise network.

Substitution :

Additional experience as described above may be substituted for the required degree on a year-for-year basis (up to a maximum of two (2) years). One (1) year is equivalent to thirty (30) semester units/ forty-five (45) quarter units with a minimum of 10 semester / 15 quarter units in one of the fields above or a closely related field.

Completion of the 1010 Information Systems Trainee Program may be substituted for the required degree.

Verification of Education and Experience:

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