Overview
In this role you will act as the technical authority for Microsoft business applications, leading design and delivery of scalable Power Platform and D365 solutions. You will blend hands-on engineering with leadership, guiding teams and engaging customers to ensure high-quality outcomes. You’ll stay current with Microsoft platform evolution and AI-driven features, shaping pragmatic, future-ready architectures. You collaborate with architects and product owners to translate requirements into robust, maintainable solutions, while upholding engineering excellence.
Pay / Benefits
- Quarterly performance-related profit share
- Flexible/remote working
- Pension with 5% employee-matched contribution
- Private healthcare cover
- Life insurance
- Employee wellbeing programmes
Responsibilities
- Lead solution design, build and delivery across Power Platform and D365 (CE) projects
- Own technical quality, standards and deliverables
- Design and build integrations using APIs, connectors and Azure services
- Work directly with customers to refine requirements
- Guide ALM, DevOps and deployment approaches
- Mentor developers and lead distributed teams
Key requirements
- 7+ years Power Platform/D365 delivery
- Strong leadership skills and communication
- Experience with Model-Driven Apps, Canvas Apps, Power Pages, Power Automate, Dataverse
- Experience implementing D365 CE modules (Sales, Customer Service, Contact Centre, Customer Insights)
- Front-end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Liquid Template)
- Strong server-side development with C# / .NET
- Experience with Plugins, Custom Workflow Activities, Custom APIs
- Integration experience with REST APIs / custom connectors
- Azure Integration knowledge (Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus)
- ALM and CI/CD experience (Azure DevOps)
- Agile practices
- Non-Functional Requirements understanding
- Strong customer-facing skills
- MS Certifications
- Strong leadership
- Clear communication
- Customer-facing confidence
- Power Platform
- D365 CE
- Azure
Power Platform / D365 Technical Lead in Newcastle upon Tyne employer: Version 1
At Version 1, we pride ourselves on being an award-winning employer that places our employees at the heart of everything we do. With a strong commitment to professional growth, inclusive culture, and work-life balance, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes private medical insurance, flexible working arrangements, and access to cutting-edge technology. Join us in a collaborative environment where your contributions are valued, and you can thrive in your career while making a meaningful impact in the insurance sector.
