Career Opportunity

Power Platform Application Developer (1043) – Department of Technology

Recruitment: RTF0152673-01156816

Published: August 13, 2025

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About:

Announcement Opening Date: August 13, 2025
Announcement Closing Date:  Apply Immediately. Application filing will be open at least through Thursday, August 28, 2025 and 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 employees—supporting 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 won’t just work on IT—you’ll 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 that’s shaping the future of technology in San Francisco. Apply today and be part of a dynamic, innovative, and mission-driven IT team!

Role description

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:

1. Design and develop canvas and model-driven applications using Microsoft Power Apps to support business operations.
2. Design and develop automated workflows using Power Automate to streamline manual processes across departments.
3. Build and manage public-facing websites through Power Pages, ensuring they meet security and user accessibility standards.
4. Integrate Dataverse, SharePoint, and external data sources such as SQLServer, Snowflake, and APIs into the Power Platform environment.  Use Python and JavaScript to complement Power Platform development
5. Develop reports and dashboards using PowerBI.
6. Collaborate with teams and stakeholders to determine requirements, translate them into technical solutions, provide technical support and ensure the project meets business objectives.
7. Provide ongoing support and updates for existing Power Apps solutions, ensuring they meet performance, security, and usability standards.
8. Document technical solutions, including workflow diagrams, sequence diagrams, and entity relationship diagrams for all deliverables.
9. Create and consume custom Power App components
10. Leverage AI tools such as Copilot, ChatGPT, and n8n
11. Apply software design principles (e.g., modular design, Big O considerations)
12. Participate in user group meetings, online forums, and other community engagements to stay updated on the latest trends and best practices in Power Platform development, ensuring performance and reliability.

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.

How to qualify

Desirable Qualifications:

• 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:

Every application is reviewed to ensure that you meet the minimum qualifications as listed in the job ad. Please review our articles on Employment Application and Minimum Qualifications and Verification of Experience and/or Education for considerations taken when reviewing applications. 

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process.

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications. Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

What else should I know?

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

• Information About the Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement

Applicants will receive a confirmation email from notification@careers.sf.gov that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Compensation information: $73.8875 - $92.9750 (hourly)/ $153,686to $193,388 (annually)

How to Apply:

Application filing will be open at least through Thursday, August 28, 2025 and will close any time thereafter.

a) Your application MUST include a resume and a response to the SQ above.  To upload, please attach using the "additional attachments" function.

b) You may contact Jason Wong via email at jason.wong3@sfgov.org with questions regarding this opportunity.

c) Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered. Mailed, hand delivered or faxed documents/applications will not be accepted.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.