Power Platform Architect (Remote)

Business Unit / Team: Chief Operating Office

Salary range: £68,000 – £95,000 per annum DOE + red-hot benefits

Location: Remote UK with occasional travel to office or Hub

Contract Type: Permanent

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Our Team

We’re on the lookout for an enthusiastic and skilled Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Solutions Architect to join our dynamic OEE team within Enterprise Systems. We’re a dedicated group with a singular focus: delivering cutting-edge technology to empower our colleagues to deliver top-notch customer service at lightning speed.

We are looking for a highly experienced Microsoft Dynamics 365 Solutions Architect to help establish the Dynamics and Power Platform Engineering capability within OEE. You will support and develop the Engineers but will also provide thought leadership and expertise on our technology strategy. This will be a ‘player-coach’ role so you will provide leadership and guidance whilst using your excellent hands-on technical skills. If you are passionate about spearheading the delivery of top-notch solutions, this role might be the perfect fit for you!

What you’ll be doing

• Responsible for building and leading a team of talented Engineers as well as working with business and technology colleagues to provide the best digital experiences.

• Providing architectural solutions to complex and interesting challenges within Virgin Money, enabling our Colleagues to provide a leading Colleagues and Customer Service experience.

• Providing great leadership across the team you will be setting and driving standards across our Dynamics Engineering function; coaching, developing and supporting Engineers to become best of class.

• Working with our Dynamics Centre of Excellence and CTO functions to support Dynamics 365 and Power Platform adoption within OEE.

• Support the Engineering Lead and wider team to improve ways or working, quality and to achieve excellence.

• Maintaining strong relationships with existing delivery partners across Dynamics and Power Platform.

• Supporting Business and Technology stakeholders to solve business problems. We will be looking to you to use your knowledge and experience to support and positively influence the right outcomes for our customers.

• Helping Virgin Money to unleash the full potential of the power platform, including citizen development opportunities

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

• Collaborate with teams across Operations to understand requirements/pain points and design solutions

• Conduct code reviews and ensure high-quality deliverables.

• Ensuring best practices and standards are followed in MS Dynamics development.

We need you to have

• Substantial experience in Power Platform: Power Apps, Model-Driven, Canvas, Power Pages, CoPilot and Dynamics 365 Customer Service including relevant accreditations.

• A combination of HTML,CSS, C#, ASP.Net, Python, Java, JSON, JavaScript.

• Experience of working in an Agile environment and will champion ongoing improvements to ways of working.

• Strong Engineering skills but also a background Solution/Architectural Design

• You will have managed teams before and can motivate and support other Engineers to be brilliant.

• You have worked in large organisations and have introduced/driven the adoption of Power Platform and Dynamics 365 modules.

• Knowledge and understanding of Microsoft commercials and licensing when designing Power Platform and Dynamics 365 solutions.

• Excellent influencing and interpersonal skills.

It’s a bonus if you have but not essential

• Experience in financial services environment and working in a regulated environment.

• Experience of Senior roles in other organisations

• Experience of Power Platform tools such as Power BI, Azure , Data & AI and Power Automate etc.

Red Hot Rewards

• Generous holidays – 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time) plus the option to buy more

• Up to five extra paid well-being days per year

• 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt

• Market-leading pension

• Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance

• Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness

• Ability to work anywhere in the UK (where the role allows)

And there’s no waiting around, you’ll enjoy these benefits from day one.

And there’s no waiting around, you’ll enjoy these benefits from day one.

Feeling insatiably curious about this role? Apply as soon as you can. If we’re lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out.

We’re all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin, so happy to talk flexible working with you.