Job Description

Tech Lead - Power Platform

\xc2\xa3550/day

Akton are currently recruiting for a Tech Lead - Power Platform to join a local authority on a contract basis.

The Tech Lead will provide strategic direction of using Microsoft Power Platform technology, including recommending architectural approaches, services and APIs. You will be responsible for mentoring other developers in the team, providing code review and pipeline management. You will be accountable for delivering new and improved digital products through the end to end product lifecycle.

Working with business stakeholders and the development team to design, build and deliver a series of high-quality solutions to support our adoption of PowerApps in the council. You\'ll be comfortable designing, developing, and maintaining solutions utilising Microsoft Power Platform. This is a great opportunity to work in an exciting environment, building and improving applications which make a real impact in how our services function, and ultimately improving the lives for our residents.

As a Tech Lead you will have:

• Demonstrable experience of the whole development lifecycle for Microsoft Power Platform.
• Passion for Microsoft Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI and Portals.
• Experience with the migration of existing business solutions from older technology to PowerApps.
• Experience working with internal stakeholders to capture requirements and turn them into solutions for implementation.
• Knowledge of establishing Power Platform environments, users, licenses, capacity management, and backup policies.
• Established strong PowerApps practices and strategies to optimize performance, security, and scalability.
• Produced usable technical documentation and user guides for your applications.
• Developed Power BI (Business Intelligence) reports and dashboards.
• Supported training other team members in the use of PowerApps, including pair programming, mentoring, etc.
• Support UAT with business users, capturing and reporting defects for review and remediation.
• Strong experience of application building and architectural design.
• Experience working with product management to define and refine requirements, establishing the MVP of the solution, minimising technical debt.
• Experience working with a matrix team involving other developers, product managers, designers and architects.

Technical experience:

• Strong experience with Microsoft Power Platform, architecture, and components.
• Strong experience developing in PowerApps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse, and SharePoint.
• Deep understanding of Model-Driven Apps and Canvas Apps.
• Experience performing PowerApps administration tasks
• Understanding of integrating PowerApps applications with third-party cloud solutions through APIs.
• Strong business analysis skills and ability to work with various stakeholders across the council.
• Experience in Dynamics 365 / Azure is desirable.
• Understanding of OAuth
• Experience of SQL
• Experience of Formulas, C# or Javascript
• Power Platform Functional Consultant PL-200 (desirable but Power Platform experience and passion are more important).

Additionally:

• Ensure the Digital Solutions service is delivered with a commitment to equality of opportunity in both service provision and employment and ensure that policies valuing diversity are actively promoted, implemented and developed.
• Take responsibility for your own personal and professional development ensuring that technical knowledge and skills are current and meet the demands of the post.
• Comply with our legal responsibilities under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Freedom of Information Act, Environmental Information Regulations and the Privacy and Electronic Regulations and Information Security Standards.
• Assist in carryout the Council\'s environmental policy within the day to day activities of the post
• Deputise for Senior Management as required and undertake any other duties commensurate with the general level of responsibility of the post you are deputising for.

Knowledge and Experience

• Strong knowledge of the IT industry/technology solutions to manage and support the provision of digital solutions across the Council
• Excellent understanding and experience of gathering and clarifying business requirements
• Excellent understanding and experience of managing the delivery of digital solutions to agreed business specifications
• Demonstrable understanding of the role and significance of digital solutions in the wider business operations
• Experience of dealing with multiple concurrent issues and the ability to prioritise appropriately in line with delivery and business priorities
• Experience of networking/forming and sustaining relationships
• Strong understanding of technology requirements and good awareness of key trends and developments in the IT industry and potential commercial and operational implications
• Demonstrable experience of delivering optimum IT delivery solutions & outcomes
• A general understanding of good practice in relation to digital solutions and potential implications in legal compliance and data protection.

Qualifications

Educated to degree level or equivalent, with evidence of continuous professional or managerial development

Circumstances

Able to attend meetings in the evening and, on occasions, work outside and beyond the normal office hours to ensure deadlines and business objectives are achieved

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