Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE) Lead at Chevo LLC

, District of Columbia, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

19 Jun, 26

Salary

170000.0

Posted On

21 Mar, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Power Platform, Governance, ALM Pipelines, Azure DevOps, Dataverse, Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Power BI, DLP Policies, CoE Starter Kit, Entra ID, RBAC, FISMA, FedRAMP, Architecture Dossiers

Industry

Business Consulting and Services

Description

Description Chevo is hiring a Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE) Lead to join our expanding firm to serve as a Key Personnel on the DOI Office of Wildland Fire (OWF) FireNet Enterprise Business Services contract. The FireNet environment is expanding its Power Platform footprint and requires an experienced CoE leader to establish governance, engineer managed environments, implement ALM pipelines, and enable a growing maker community. This is a senior technical-leadership role requiring both hands-on Power Platform engineering and the organizational skills to drive CoE adoption across an interagency federal community. Location: Remote (CONUS) | Occasional On-Site Travel Required Clearance: Federal Public Trust (National Agency Check with Inquiries – NACI) Required Duties and Responsibilities: Establish and maintain the CoE Charter and governance baseline, defining the mission, roles, decision rights, environment strategy, and DLP and connector policy framework for the FireNet Power Platform tenant. You will stand up and maintain managed environments, implementing a Dev/Test/Prod ALM pipeline using Azure DevOps with defined quality gates, approvals, and rollback procedures. Remediate existing environment health issues, close out a documented remediation report, and publish reusable solution templates and reference components for the FireNet maker community. Solely responsible for the evaluation and intake process for workloads migrating from AWS or on-premises systems into Power Platform or Azure PaaS, producing architecture dossiers that cover fit assessment, target architecture, identity and data boundaries, integration points, and cutover plans. Monitor platform health and capacity across Power Apps, Power Pages, Dataverse, premium connectors, and Azure resources, producing monthly capacity reports and least-cost licensing recommendations for Government review and approval. Lead maker enablement including onboarding processes, office hours, and training materials, with a target to onboard new makers within 5 business days. Prepare CAB packets for all CoE-governed releases and coordinate with the Strategic Communications team on user-facing guidance and training artifacts. Provide on-call coverage for Priority 1 CoE and platform incidents, with expectations to acknowledge within 30 minutes, triage within 1 hour, and restore or implement a workaround within 4 hours. Coordinate closely with the Web and Digital Development team (Development Engineers) for implementation support, the Microsoft Cloud Security Architect for DLP guardrails, security labels, and Entra identity controls, and the Project Manager for CAB scheduling and governance cadence. Requirements Required Qualifications: Bring substantial, hands-on experience administering and engineering Microsoft Power Platform environments in an enterprise or federal government context, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Power BI, and Microsoft Dataverse. Deep familiarity with Power Platform governance, DLP policies, managed environments, and the Power Platform CoE Starter Kit is required. Experience implementing solution-based ALM with Azure DevOps, including pipeline configuration for Dev/Test/Prod promotion with quality gates, is essential. Experience evaluating and migrating workloads from AWS or on-premises infrastructure into Power Platform or Azure PaaS is strongly preferred. Familiarity with Entra ID, RBAC, and connector security within a zero-trust environment is expected. Experience working within a federal FISMA or FedRAMP compliance environment is a plus. Relevant certifications such as PL-600 (Power Platform Solution Architect), PL-400 (Power Platform Developer), PL-200 (Power Platform Functional Consultant), or AZ-305 (Azure Infrastructure Solutions) are highly desirable and may substitute for certain experience requirements consistent with the GSA MAS pricelist. Salary Range: $135,000 - $170,000 ELIGIBLE FOR PERFORMANCE BASED BONUS Chevo offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage, paid leave, observes all 11 federal government holidays, 401K plan with matching, monthly SMART card employer contribution for commuting expenses, tuition assistance and more! Chevo, a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), has made Consulting Magazine’s 2023 and 2024 “Best Firms to Work For” list and is a 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 Elev8 GovCon honoree. Chevo is a nine-time awardee of the Alliance for Workplace Excellence award; ranked one of the best Small Business Strategy firms by Consulting Magazine; made the Washington Technology Fast 50 list; and has earned multiple Program Management Industry awards. Chevo is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, military status, national origin, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state, or applicable local law.

Responsibilities

The Lead will establish and maintain the CoE Charter, governance baseline, environment strategy, and DLP/connector policies for the FireNet Power Platform tenant. Responsibilities also include standing up managed environments, implementing Dev/Test/Prod ALM pipelines, remediating health issues, and leading maker enablement activities.