Role Description – GT Automation Developer I
The Global Technology Development Organization is aligned within the enterprise process framework to the Accountable Executive/Global Process Owner (AE/GPO) organization for the purpose of business technology strategy development, solution discovery, service management, risk management and relationship management. As a member of the Global Technology Organization, an Automation Developer is responsible for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining business applications using Microsoft Power Apps and the Power Platform. The role focuses on building Canvas and Model Driven Apps, automating business processes, improving operational efficiency, and delivering low-code solutions that integrate seamlessly with Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Dataverse, Power Automate, and other enterprise systems.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain Canvas Apps and Model Driven Apps using Microsoft Power Apps in alignment with enterprise standards.
- Design intuitive, responsive, and role based user interfaces for Canvas and Model Driven Apps to enhance usability and adoption.
- Develop and maintain reusable UI components (headers, footers, forms, dialogs) to accelerate application development across teams.
- Apply enterprise approved UI/UX standards and branding guidelines to ensure consistency across GT Automation solutions.
- Optimize application layouts for multiple form factors, including desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
- Implement accessibility standards (contrast, labeling, keyboard navigation) in compliance with enterprise and regulatory requirements.
- Simplify complex business processes into clear, guided user journeys using intuitive navigation and control placement.
- Leverage Power Apps components, variables, and design patterns to improve usability, maintainability, and performance.
- Ensure effective error handling, validation logic, and system feedback to improve user confidence and reduce support issues.
- Design applications using performance aware UI patterns, minimizing load times and unnecessary data calls.
- Incorporate user feedback and usability testing results to continuously improve application experience.
- Collaborate with business users, SMEs, and IT teams to validate UI/UX requirements during design and development phases.
- Maintain UI/UX documentation, including wireframes, layout standards, and design decisions, for support and enhancement purposes.
- Ensure applications are designed for low training adoption, enabling self service usage with minimal user onboarding.
- Validate UI designs against real world business scenarios to ensure practicality and operational fit.
- Support design reviews and usability walkthroughs as part of solution quality and governance checks.
- Continuously evaluate and refine UI designs based on usage metrics, defect trends, and user feedback.
- Balance functional richness with simplicity, avoiding overengineering while meeting business requirements.
- Account for localization and regional usability considerations when designing enterprise wide solutions.
- Design and embed Power BI visualizations and dashboards within Power Apps to provide contextual insights while ensuring visual consistency and performance optimization.
- Perform unit testing, debugging, and performance optimization for applications and workflows
Job Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in a technical discipline or equivalent with a minimum of 4 years of work experience in software or web application development
- Minimum 2+ years of experience in building applications using low-code / no-code platforms like Power Platform
- Knowledge of programming languages like .Net, Java, Python, PowerShell, JavaScript etc.
- Knowledge of business process modeling and reengineering
- Awareness of standard SDLC (e.g. Agile, Scrum etc.) and change control processes
- Ability blend business and technical analysis to develop efficient process automation
- Good communication skills with the ability to present technical details to non-technical audience
- Experience developing and testing software
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