Job Description
Software Developer (Power Platform)
Salary: up to £55,000 Clearance: BPSS
Start: 11 January 2027
We are looking for a Power Platform Software Developer to lead the build of prototypes and proofs of concept during a short discovery. You will turn discovery findings and architecture decisions into working service-desk and chatbot demonstrations, and guide a more junior developer.
What you will do
- Lead the design, configuration and development of the discovery prototypes.
- Turn prioritised requirements and architecture decisions into a focused technical backlog.
- Design the prototype's solution structure, data model, components and development standards.
- Build or direct the build of a structured request intake form; service-desk queues, agent views and request statuses; service level and deadline tracking; dashboards and reporting; approval and escalation workflows; and a chatbot or guided interaction for a document submission scenario.
- Implement automated checks for content quality and submission completeness, such as formatting errors, missing source data, raw links, incomplete footnotes and deadlines below the agreed standard.
- Apply security roles, error handling, auditability and configuration management.
- Work with the architect to validate integration, security, deployment and support assumptions.
- Provide technical direction, quality assurance and peer review for the junior developer.
- Demonstrate progress at the end of weeks two and three, and build in stakeholder feedback.
- Document prototype limitations, technical debt, reusable components and what is needed to move to production.
- Contribute to effort estimates, implementation phases and the recommended future delivery team.
Expected outputs
- A working or demonstrable service-desk prototype.
- A working or demonstrable chatbot scenario.
- Configured workflow, status, service level, escalation and dashboard examples.
- Technical build documentation and demonstration material.
- An assessment of prototype limitations and what production would need.
- Development estimates and implementation recommendations.
What you will bring
- Strong hands-on experience building solutions on Microsoft Power Platform.
- Advanced knowledge of Power Apps, Power Automate and Dataverse.
- Experience building workflow, case management, request management or service-desk solutions.
- Experience Building Chatbot Capabilities, Ideally With Microsoft Copilot Studio.
- Strong understanding of data modelling, connectors, APIs, security roles, solution layering and environment management.
- Ability to balance delivery speed with enough technical quality for a credible proof of concept.
- Experience leading developers, setting standards, running reviews and resolving blockers.
- Ability to demonstrate solutions clearly to product, operational and senior stakeholders.
- Experience documenting the gap between a prototype and a secure, supportable live service.
Desirable
- Experience with Dynamics 365 Customer Service, Power Pages, Power BI, SharePoint, Azure Functions or Azure API Management.
- Knowledge of Power Platform ALM, including managed solutions, pipelines, connection references and environment variables.
- Microsoft PL-400 (Power Platform Developer Associate) certification.
- Experience delivering within a UK government department.
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