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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:

Job Summary:

Provides technical leadership in the design, integration, delivery, and operational support of applications or services, development operations (DevOps), through automation and/or infrastructure as code. Provides advanced and varied consultation on infrastructure, anticipates issues and devises resolution methodology. Provides non-routine maintenance and long-term assistance to ensure subsystems and infrastructure function together, and business needs are met. Provides guidance and training to other staff and serves as a subject matter expert to internal stakeholders

Job Duties:

• 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 Office of Research and The Graduate School
• Job Responsibilities Serves as technical lead for one or more aspects of the system
• Analyzes requirements and communicates and coordinates with staff and internal stakeholders related to the system and/or project
• Develops, programs, and/or deploys automation workflows for deployment, configuration, and/or monitoring of systems/services
• Manages, maintains, selects, and develops 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

Competencies: (Any applicant selected for interview should be prepared to discuss)

• 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
• Experience with developing dashboards in Microsoft Power BI or similar platforms

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
• Experience with design, development and support of easy-to-understand data visualizations
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Familiarization with data and query optimization, query profiling, and query performance monitoring tools and techniques.
• Excellent interpersonal (verbal and written) communication skills, professionalism, and the ability to communicate complex concepts and requirements to data requesters and consumers

Key Job Responsibilities:

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

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

• 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

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

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

Department:

Dev Ops III (Inst)
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) is Wisconsin’s second-largest university, with a unique dual mission of access and research to provide high-quality education for students from all backgrounds. UWM is one of the 146 top research universities recognized as “R1” by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

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

Office 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.

Compensation:

The target hiring range is $88,900-$109,650. Final salary offer is contingent upon skills, knowledge, and abilities as demonstrated throughout the selection process.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computing field OR related fields

• Minimum of 2 years of experience with Microsoft Power Automate and the Microsoft Power Suite, OR other similar software

• Evidence of 3+ years’ experience developing automated business workflows using industry standard tools. (Microsoft Power Automate, Ansible, Terraform, UiPath, Automation Anywhere, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate degree in computing fields, information sciences, similar field, OR in lieu of degree evidence of 5 years of experience with Business Automation solutions.

• Evidence of 4+ years’ experience developing reports and dashboards using Microsoft Automate and the Microsoft Power Apps Suite of Tools or other similar software.

• Evidence of experience creating reports and dashboards using Industry Standard Tools (Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Oracle BI, Qlik, Salesforce, SAS, SAP)

• Evidence of 3+ years' experience working in a higher education environment at a research-focused university.

Education:

Bachelor’s degree required in computing or related fields.

Graduate or hire degree preferred in computing fields, information sciences, similar field

How to Apply:

Interested candidates are required to apply online and provide the following at time of application:

• Cover Letter addressing each of the required and preferred qualifications

• Resume

In instances where the Search and Screen Committee is unable to ascertain from a candidate’s application materials whether they meet any of the qualifications, they will be evaluated as not meeting such qualifications.

Finalist candidate(s) being considered for hire will be required to provide three professional/supervisor references through an external reference checking tool. References will not be contacted prior to candidates being notified.

Apply electronically by the application deadline date of Sunday, March 8, 2026. Questions about this position should be directed to Coua Xiong at xion2447@uwm.edu.

Reasonable Accommodations
Pursuant to university policy, UWM provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment. Employment opportunities will not be denied because of the need to make reasonable accommodations for a qualified individual with a disability. If you need assistance or accommodation in applying because of a disability, please contact uwm-jobs@uwm.edu or 414-229-4463. This job announcement and other material on this site will be made available in alternate formats upon request to an individual with a disability.

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)
For the UWM Annual Security and Fire Safety Reports (i.e., Clery Report), which includes statistics about reported crimes and information about campus security policies, see http://www.cleryact.uwm.edu/, or call UWM’s Dean of Students Office, Student Union 345 at (414) 229-4632 for a paper copy.

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.