About this role
Applications Engineer Level II
Work Authorization: US Citizen
Location: Bethesda, MD (Hybrid)
Must have public trust clearance
Role Summary
The Applications Engineer Level II serves as the lead technical architect responsible for analyzing system requirements, designing application architectures, developing technical solutions, and overseeing implementation activities supporting Power Platform, SharePoint Online, Dataverse, Power BI, and integrated business applications. The role ensures solutions meet functional, technical, security, and performance requirements while supporting enterprise modernization initiatives.
Roles and Responsibilities
• Analyze business and technical requirements for application development efforts.
• Design enterprise application architectures and solution frameworks.
• Develop technical specifications and design documentation.
• Lead system integration and application development activities.
• Design Dataverse data models and application frameworks.
• Establish development standards and governance procedures.
• Evaluate and recommend technology solutions and implementation approaches.
• Support software configuration management activities.
• Perform performance optimization and application enhancement activities.
• Collaborate with project stakeholders and development teams.
• Conduct architecture reviews and technical assessments.
• Ensure compliance with Federal and NIH security standards.
Educational Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
Professional Experience
• Minimum 6 years of application engineering, systems engineering, or solution architecture experience.
• Experience designing enterprise applications using Microsoft Power Platform.
• Experience with SharePoint Online, Dataverse, Power Automate, and Power BI.
• Experience conducting systems analysis and technical solution design.
• Experience supporting Agile application development environments.
Certifications
• Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (Preferred)
• TOGAF Foundation Certification (Preferred)
• ITIL Foundation Certification