Power Platform Architect (Hybrid-Azure & Al Specialty)

Role: Power Platform Architect (Hybrid-Azure & Al Specialty) Location: Edinburgh, UK - 3 days WFO Duration: 12+ Months Inside IR35 Contract Status: Core Delivery Experience Required: 15+ Years in Low-Code Workflow Orchestration and Intelligent Process Automation (RPA) • Years of Experience: 15+ years in enterprise software delivery, systems architecture, and transactional solution design. • Specialization: Minimum 6+ years of dedicated experience architecting complex Microsoft Power Platform solutions, coupled with a deep, hands-on understanding of the Azure Cloud & Al ecosystem including Microsoft Foundry agent implementation Job Description Summary • Role Objective: Design the relational core, low-code automation boundaries, and enterprise document intelligence layouts for a high-scale Document Processing & Data Reconciliation solution. You will architect a secure, high-performance Microsoft Power Platform footprint that co-exists seamlessly with custom Azure backend services. You will serve as the master solution architect, translating complex financial operations and unstructured data streams into highly scalable, automated business solutions. • Core Responsibilities: • Architect and design enterprise-level relational data models and metadata indexes within Microsoft Dataverse to support high-volume transactional lifecycles • Establish the cross-platform document intelligence strategy, defining exactly when to leverage Al Builder (for structured template extraction and classification), Azure Document Intelligence (for, complex, multi-page variations or low-confidence layouts), and Azure Content Understanding (for semantic schema mappings and layout variations). • Design seamless integration blueprints connecting Power Automate (Cloud and Desktop RPA) securely with Azure API Management (APIM), serverless compute (Azure Functions), and cognitive indexing planes. • Design the Human-in-the-Loop (HITL) exception-handling and data-verification user experiences using Model-Driven and Canvas Power Apps • Define and enforce robust Power Platform environment strategies, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies, and security/access models across Dev, Test, and Production tenants • Partner with Cloud and Security Engineers to bridge Microsoft 365 identity, Azure Active Directory (AD), and Dataverse row-level security models. Oversee low-code Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) patters, ensuring automation components are cleanly packaged, tracked, and deployed via automated CI/CD pipelines Technical Requirements & Key Skills: Power Platform Mastery: PL-600 or Azure Al certified (or equivalent experience) with expert-level proficiency in Dataverse, Power Automate, Power Apps, and Power Platform administration. Al Stack Expertise: Proven experience designing document extraction architectures utilizing Al Builder (Document Processing/Classification), Azure Document Intelligence, Azure Content Understanding, Azure Function and Microsoft Foundry Azure Ecosystem Fluency: Deep technical understanding of Azure core integrations, specifically Azure API Management (APIM), Azure Functions, Azure Blob Storage, and Azure Al Search. Security & Networking: Practical knowledge of Azure Active Directory, Auth 2.0, Virtual Network (VNet) data gateways, and secure connection references Financial Domain Solutioning: Prior experience designing automated document extraction, data classification, or transactional reconciliation frameworks within a regulated financial services environment is highly preferred