At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the design and development of innovative Microsoft solutions for a forward-thinking financial services brand.
- Company: Key Group, a leader in later life lending, focused on unlocking better retirements.
- Benefits: Generous holiday allowance, pension contributions, and wellbeing initiatives.
- Other info: Join a supportive team that values ambition, integrity, and continuous improvement.
- Why this job: Make a real impact by driving digital transformation and mentoring future tech leaders.
- Qualifications: Experience with Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 51750 - 63250 £ per year.
Key Group is one of the most exciting, forward-thinking brands in financial services, focused on helping people unlock a better retirement since 1998. We are later life lending experts, with a market leading specialism in equity release. We offer later life lending advice and solutions to help homeowners across the UK unlock a better retirement by accessing some of the wealth tied up in their properties.
We are looking for a Technology Lead for Microsoft Platforms. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the design, development, governance and support of business solutions. The role provides technical leadership across the Microsoft application estate, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, supportable and aligned to business objectives. Working closely with business stakeholders, Product Owner and Developers, the postholder will drive platform innovation, automation opportunities and best practice adoption while managing, mentoring and developing technical resources.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the technical lead and subject matter expert for Dynamics 365, Power Platform and Power Automate Desktop.
- Lead the design, development and deployment of enterprise solutions, integrations and automations.
- Define and maintain platform architecture, development standards, governance and security controls.
- Support business teams in identifying opportunities to improve processes through digital transformation and automation.
- Lead solution design reviews, code reviews and technical assurance activities.
- Ensure effective application lifecycle management (ALM), DevOps practices and release management processes.
- Develop and maintain integrations with internal and third-party applications.
- Establish and promote Power Platform governance, reusable components and development standards.
- Mentor developers fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.
- Engage with stakeholders at all levels to translate business requirements into effective technology solutions.
Experience & Skills:
- Significant experience delivering and supporting Dynamics 365 solutions.
- Strong hands-on expertise in: Power Platform, Power Automate Desktop (RPA), Dataverse, Dynamics 365.
- Experience developing Dynamics 365 customisations, plugins, workflows and integrations.
- Strong understanding of Microsoft platform security, governance and best practices.
- Experience with API integrations, Azure services and DevOps/CI-CD pipelines.
- Proven experience leading technical teams and delivering complex technology solutions.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication and problem-solving skills.
Desirable Qualifications
- Power Platform Certifications
- Dynamics 365 Certifications
- Azure Certifications
- Power Automate Desktop Certifications
Most of all we look for people who display and work around the core values of our business: Ambitious - to break ground to help our customers enjoy a better retirement. Supportive - relationships are key to everything we do. Personal - going above and beyond to offer exceptional service. Integrity - honest, true and transparent in all of our relationships. Responsive - whatever the challenge we'll deliver the right result. Expert - experts in our field, our thirst for knowledge never stops.
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
- Rising to 28 days based on length of service.
- Additional holiday purchase scheme.
- 1 extra day to carry out charity work, and another day for your choice of wellbeing activity.
- Pension: 5% Employee and 8% Employer.
- AXA Exec (Self) or Simply health cashback plan.
- Life Assurance x4 salary.
Tech Lead - Microsoft Platforms employer: Key Group
More2Life is an exceptional employer that offers a supportive and collaborative work environment, perfect for those looking to kickstart their legal career. With a strong focus on employee development, you will gain invaluable experience in property law while enjoying generous benefits such as enhanced holiday allowances, a robust pension scheme, and opportunities for personal growth. Located in Preston, you'll be part of a pioneering team dedicated to helping customers achieve financial freedom in retirement, all while upholding our core values of ambition, support, and integrity.
