Automation Solutions Engineer/Power Platform Developer

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Position Title:

Automation Solutions Engineer/Power Platform Developer

Job Category:

Academic Staff

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Profile:

DevOps Engineer III (Inst)

Job Duties:

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Manages, maintains, selects, and develops automation tools and infrastructure, including security configurations

• Develops, programs, and/or deploys automation workflows for deployment, configuration, and/or monitoring of systems/services

• Serves as technical lead for one or more aspects of the system

• Performs integration, migration, configuration, and security of existing applications and services into automated infrastructures

• Analyzes requirements and communicates and coordinates with staff and internal stakeholders related to the system and/or project

• Serves as a subject matter expert to internal stakeholders, providing guidance and training to staff

Department:

The Office of Information Technology and Assessment (ITA)  

Supports the mission of the UWM Office of Research and the Graduate School. The Graduate School is an administrative unit that supports a wide range of functions related to graduate education across UWM including admissions, graduation, and various other functions related to graduate education. The Office of Research supports the broad campus research mission, including compliance, extramural funding administration, strategic research planning, and a range of internal programs providing direct support to faculty and staff members, post-doctoral researchers, graduate students, and undergraduate students engaged in research activity. 

The Graduate School 

The Graduate School is an administrative office that supports a wide range of functions related to graduate education across UWM. 

• Manages graduate student admissions, matriculation, and graduation 

• Manages processing of cases of graduate student academic misconduct, dismissals, and appeals 

• Supports development and implementation of campus policies governing Graduate Academic Programs and students 

• Supports governance committees that develop graduate policies, review and approve curriculum, and conduct periodic program reviews 

• Supports the review and awarding of fellowships managed by The Graduate School 

• Supports graduate student recruitment and retention efforts 

• Supports data collection efforts for special projects 

Division of Research: 

The Office of Research, and its staff, are responsible for central research administration, oversight of research policy and compliance, and internal research development programs. The Office is part of The Chancellors Office and includes the Office of Sponsored Programs, the Office of Undergraduate Research, as well as several research centers.

Job Responsibilities:

• Develop PowerApps and Power Automate solutions that meet business requirements and remain flexible and agile to work with similar software running on different platforms.   
• Connect data from different sources such as but not limited to Oracle, MariaDB, Amazon RedShift, Microsoft Dataverse, and SharePoint.  
• Design, implement, test, troubleshoot and maintain complex business logic and workflows using Power Automate or similar software.  
• Communicate with nontechnical business users to translate process requests into specific business requirements that will be used to implement the required automations and business intelligence solutions. 
• Create and maintain technical documentation for Power Automate Flows or similar software as needed. 
• Detail-oriented mindset and ability to troubleshoot data integrity issues. 
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and assess and adjust quickly to changing priorities as communicated by The Division of Research and The Graduate School. 
• Job Responsibilities Serves as technical lead for one or more aspects of the system.
• Analyze requirements and communicates and coordinates with staff and internal stakeholders related to the system and/or project   
• Develop, programs, and/or deploy automation workflows for deployment, configuration, and/or monitoring of systems/services. 
• Manage, maintain, select, and develop automation tools and infrastructure, including security configurations.
• Performs integration, migration, configuration, and security of existing applications and services into automated infrastructures in collaboration with other campus units such as IT, HR, and finance as needed.  
• Serves as a subject matter expert to internal stakeholders, providing guidance and training to staff. 

 

 

Experience:

• Demonstrated experience developing solutions using the Power Apps and Power Automate. 

• Experience across the entire platform, PowerApps Canvas, Model Driven Apps, Power Automate flows  

• Experience designing business processes and integrations between Microsoft and other applications   

• Experience with SQL  

• Experience with Azure cloud services.  

• Experience with Azure DevOps Extensive experience using Power BI and Power Apps  

• Experience with Power Automate   

• Experience with M, DAX and SQL.   

• Experience with ETL design, analytics and reporting   

• Experience with developing and using data models   

• Knowledge of RESTful APIs  

• Experience with data development and reporting tools such as Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Oracle BI   

Compensation: $83,400-$109,000

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computing field or related field
• Minimum of 3 years of experience with Microsoft Power Automate and the Microsoft Power Suite, OR other similar software i.e. (Microsoft Power Automate, Ansible, Terraform, UiPath, Automation Anywhere, etc.) 
• Evidence of 3+ years’ experience developing reports and dashboards using Microsoft Power BI or other industry standard tools (Tableau, Looker, Metabase) 
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in computing fields, information sciences, similar field. 
• 5 years of experience developing Business Automation solutions using Microsoft Power Automate or similar software. 
• 5 years of experience developing reports and dashboards using Microsoft Power BI or other industry standard tools (Tableau, Oracle BI, Qlik, Salesforce, SAS, SAP) 
• Evidence of 3+ years' experience working in a higher education environment at a research-focused university. 

Competencies:

• Extensive knowledge of the Microsoft Power Apps Suite, including Power Automate, Power Apps, DataVerse, DataFlows, SharePoint, and Microsoft Power BI. 
• Experience developing business solutions using Microsoft Power Automate. 
• Experience with developing dashboards in Microsoft Power BI or similar platforms.
• Experience designing and building forms using Microsoft Power Apps.
• Knowledge of JSON, PowerShell, VBScript. 
• Proven abilities to take initiative and be innovative  
• Strong analytical, conceptual and problem-solving abilities  
• Programming / scripting experience and knowledge of software development.  
• Effective Project Management experience.

 

Education:  Bachelor’s degree in computing field or related field

Graduate degree in computing fields, information sciences, similar field is preferred

Sponsorship Language: This position does not offer visa sponsorship. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. Selected candidates will be required to verify eligibility to work in the United States by completing the required I-9 form upon hire.  

Hybrid Schedule Required: This position will require the employee to be available on site for up to two days per week, on the UWM campus in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

How to Apply: Please apply on-line with and please provide both a resume and cover letter for consideration no later than October 14, 2026.

Contact Information: Any questions please contract Amy Rehfeldt at [email protected].

Reasonable Accommodations
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Confidentiality of Applicant Materials
UWM is a State agency and subject to Wisconsin’s Open Records Law. UWM will not, however, reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing except as may be required by Wisconsin’s Open Records law. In certain circumstances, the identities of “final candidates” and/or the identity of the appointed applicant must be revealed upon request.

CBC and Reference Check Policy
Employment will require a criminal background check. UWM takes the prevention of sexual misconduct seriously. As such, you and your references will be required to answer questions regarding any past findings of sexual violence and sexual harassment or any pending allegations of sexual violence or sexual harassment.

Annual Security and Fire Safety Report (Clery Act)
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Employment Authorization
In compliance with federal law, all persons at the time of their start date will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

UW is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other bases protected by applicable federal or State law and UW System policies. We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.