Lead Power Platform Solution Architect (Managing Consultant)
Technical Assent · Washington
$150,000–$175,000from the description
Jul 14, 2026
Washington
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A lead architect role supporting the U.S. Coast Guard's recruiting and workforce technology through a federal consulting engagement. The position owns end-to-end solution design across Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, SharePoint, and related integrations, while directing a team of engineers and serving as the primary technical advisor to senior government stakeholders. Suits an experienced Microsoft Power Platform architect with a federal background and the required PL-600 or AB-100 certification.
Senior level · 10+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 25 people in this state plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer occupations, all other). range 15–35
Applicant volume Light — Few people clear these requirements, so an application that does clear them gets looked at. Worth applying to even if you miss a nice-to-have.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $160,085 (middle half $128,934–$179,584). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (9)
The role is titled 'Lead Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect' — 'Lead' here signals technical leadership of a workstream rather than a people-management title, so Senior is the appropriate band. The role does include directing and mentoring engineers, but the primary day-to-day work is solution architecture and hands-on technical delivery, not headcount/budget management.
SOC classification is Medium confidence: the role is a solution architect on a low-code/no-code Microsoft platform, which sits between 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other — the best fit for platform architects not primarily writing custom software) and 15-1252 (Software Developers — applicable given the hands-on design, integration, and delivery ownership). 15-1299 was chosen as the primary code because the core deliverable is platform architecture and governance rather than bespoke software development.
The Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect Expert certification (via the legacy PL-600 pathway OR the active AB-100 credential) is explicitly called 'non-negotiable' in the posting and is treated as a hard requirement.
Experience requirement: the JD offers three equivalent pathways — Bachelor's + 10 years, Master's + 5 years, or expert-level certification + 8 years. Because equivalent experience is accepted in lieu of a degree, the degree requirement is set to None. The overall years minimum is set to 10 (the minimum years under the most common pathway); the Master's/certification pathways require fewer years.
3+ years supporting federal Government agencies is stated as a hard requirement in the 'What you'll need' section.
The role requires a hybrid in-person schedule at Coast Guard headquarters in Washington, DC — it is not fully remote.
No formal US security clearance is gated, but the posting requires US citizenship and the ability to satisfy DHS/Coast Guard suitability and background-investigation requirements.
All 'Bonus points' skills (Dataverse, SharePoint Online, Teams, Dynamics 365, Azure, REST APIs, CI/CD, DevSecOps, etc.) are explicitly listed under a 'Bonus points' heading and called out as not required.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect Expert (PL-600 / AB-100).
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