Solution Architect Lead - D365/Power Platform/Azure

Please Read Before Applying 16+ years of progressive IT experience, including 8+ years in solution/enterprise architecture 5+ years as lead/principal architect on full Dynamics 365 lifecycles (minimum 2 lifecycles) Required certifications: MB-230, PL-600, and AZ-305 Hands-on D365 CE/Dataverse, Power Platform, and Azure (PaaS integration, data, identity) 2+ years generative-AI/agentic development in production (Azure OpenAI, Copilot Studio) and government cloud (GCC/GCC High) Able to work hybrid — 4 days onsite in Washington, DC / 1 day remote About the Role The DC Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) is seeking a senior, deeply hands-on Solution Architect Lead to serve as the technical design authority for STAAND — an AI-enabled child welfare platform built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform (Government Community Cloud) with Azure services. The platform supports social workers, supervisors, providers, resource parents, and partner agencies across nine functional modules and six external portals. Responsibilities Serve as technical design authority across D365 CE/Dataverse, Power Platform, and Azure for a mission-critical, federally certified system Architect and hands-on build Azure solutions (PaaS integration, data, identity) and pro-code D365 extensibility (C#/.NET plug-ins, custom APIs, PCF controls) Design and deliver generative-AI / agentic capabilities in production (Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, or Copilot Studio; RAG, tool calling, agent orchestration, AI evaluation) Own Power Platform ALM, solution layering, and Azure DevOps CI/CD Operate a live production system through vendor platform release waves without disruption Ensure application security in a regulated environment (NIST 800-53, threat modeling, secure SDLC) and government-cloud (GCC/GCC High) delivery Brief executive and non-technical program leadership; mentor and transfer capability to government staff Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related technical discipline 16+ years progressive IT experience 8+ years solution/enterprise architecture on enterprise-scale, mission-critical systems 5+ years lead/principal architect across full D365 implementation lifecycles (min. 2 lifecycles) 4+ years Azure architecture and hands-on build; 5+ years pro-code D365 extensibility 2+ years generative-AI/agentic development in production; 2+ years government cloud delivery 5+ years application security in a regulated environment Required certifications: MB-230, PL-600, AZ-305 Technical Skills Dynamics 365 CE / Dataverse Power Platform (ALM, solution layering) Microsoft Azure (PaaS, data, identity) C#/.NET, custom APIs, PCF controls Azure OpenAI / Azure AI Foundry / Copilot Studio RAG, agent orchestration, AI evaluation Azure DevOps CI/CD GCC / GCC High / Azure Government NIST 800-53, secure SDLC, threat modeling Preferred Qualifications Health & Human Services / child welfare (CCWIS/SACWIS), Medicaid/MMIS, or integrated eligibility experience Federal child welfare reporting (AFCARS, NCANDS, NYTD, CFSR, Title IV-E) Power Pages / portal architecture and external-user security Data engineering and BI (Microsoft Fabric, Synapse, Data Factory, Power BI) Public sector or District government delivery experience; mentoring/capability transfer to government staff Certifications: PL-400, TOGAF 9/10, AI-102, AZ-500, CISSP/CCSP, SC-100, DP-600/DP-203 Must-Have Skills Solution Architecture Dynamics 365 Power Platform Microsoft Azure C#/.NET Generative AI Copilot Studio Government Cloud (GCC) Application Security Azure DevOps Monster Skills List Solution Architect Dynamics 365 D365 Customer Engagement Dataverse Power Platform Power Apps Power Automate Power Pages Microsoft Azure Azure PaaS C# .NET Custom APIs PCF Controls Azure OpenAI Azure AI Foundry Copilot Studio Generative AI RAG Agent Orchestration Azure DevOps CI/CD ALM GCC Azure Government NIST 800-53 Secure SDLC Enterprise Architecture CCWIS Child Welfare Systems