Power Platform Architect - Managing Consultant

Capgemini Invent; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Glassdoor recognition

Hybrid working model

Wellbeing programs

Regular promotion cycles

Disability Confident Employer

Job summary

Capgemini Invent is seeking a Power Platform Architect to lead enterprise-scale low-code transformation, delivering AI-enabled solutions across the Microsoft ecosystem. You will design architectures using Power Platform, define governance, and guide cross-disciplinary teams to align technology with business strategy.

You will also contribute to proposals, pre-sales, PoC development and internal capability growth, while mentoring a generation of junior architects within a hybrid-working UK

Qualifications

• Experience designing enterprise AI solutions on the Power Platform.
• Ability to communicate complex AI/tech concepts to senior decision-makers.
• Proven track record leading architecture, governance and security across environments.

Responsibilities

• Design enterprise-scale AI solutions using Microsoft Power Platform: Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse and Copilot Studio.
• Define governance architectures and secure, scalable low-code transformation within enterprise programs.
• Provide technical leadership to consultants and mentor junior architects.
• Lead bidding, proposals, pre-sales activity, client demos and PoC development.
• Support business development and practice development initiatives.

Skills

Power Platform

Architect

Leadership

AI capabilities

Stakeholder communication

Change management

Tools

Power Apps

Power Automate

Power BI

Dataverse

Copilot Studio

Azure services

APIs

Job description

At Capgemini Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting‑edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our client's challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose.

Your role:

As a Power Platform Architect, you will lead enterprise‑scale low‑code transformation which will be enabling organisations to rapidly deliver applications, automate processes and unlock data‑driven insight through the Microsoft ecosystem

The focus of your role will be:

• Design of enterprise‑scale AI Business Solutions comprising Microsoft Power Platform target architectures and roadmaps, using Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse and Copilot‑enabled capabilities.
• Define solution, integration and governance architectures that enable secure, scalable low‑code transformation as part of wider enterprise change programmes.

As part of your role you will also contribute to the business and your own personal growth, through:

• Community Leadership – as Capgemini Invent’s Power Platform Architect you will provide technical leadership to our established community of functional and technical consultants, guiding and advising on day to day duties and creating the roadmaps for expansion of our Power Platform development capability.
• Business Development – Leading/contributing to proposals and pre‑sales activity, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events,.development of Proof of Concept and demonstrator solutions
• Internal contribution – Campaign development, internal think‑tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development.
• Learning & development – Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc.

Your profile:

You will be a technical expert with a relentless value focus. You will be comfortable handling ambiguity and able to chart routes to achieve clients’ most important outcomes. You will be influential, able to communicate complex subjects appropriately to decision makers. You will motivate and direct technical teams, assuring realisation of both technical and business strategies.

To be part of this team, you will have the following experience:

• Defining the architecture, design and implementation of AI Business Solutions comprising Microsoft Power Platform solutions, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse, Power Pages and Copilot Studio, within enterprise environments.
• Explaining Power Platform capabilities and how they support business transformation, workflow automation, data insight and low‑code application delivery, with the ability to align solution portfolios to business strategy.
• Assessing, demonstrating and/or implementing AI capabilities relevant to Power Platform, including AI Builder, Copilot Studio and generative AI experiences embedded within business applications and automations.
• Integrating Power Platform with external systems and cloud services, including Azure services, APIs, event‑driven architectures, identity platforms and enterprise data platforms.
• Defining and adopting governance, security and lifecycle management across environments, including DLP policies, environment strategy, solution packaging, ALM and platform administration.
• Applying architecture frameworks for system design, integration patterns, security, data modelling and information management
• Demonstrating business relevance, contributing to customers’ business strategies, identifying the best combinations of business and technology solutions to leverage the differentiating benefits of the Microsoft Power Platform and adjacent Microsoft cloud services.
• Ability to communicate AI value, risks, trade‑offs and organisational impacts to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Ability to cultivate strong relationships among working teams, senior leadership, Microsoft‑aligned partners and alliance stakeholders.
• Ability to develop our next generation of junior digital architects through formal line management and informal mentoring, coaching and learning development.

What you'll love about working here?

Glassdoor Recognition

We are delighted to be in the top 10 for the ‘Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK 2025’. Having received this accolade for four consecutive years, to see what it’s like to work at Capgemini Invent, visit our Glassdoor page.

Flexibility to Work Your Way

You’ll have the freedom to structure your day in the way that works best for you. We prioritise our output more than the number of hours we work – which is why one of our key values is ‘Freedom’. Our hybrid‑first way of working means we embed flexible working in all that we do, and all UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.

Your Wellbeing

You’d be joining an organisation that puts your wellbeing at the top of its priorities, with a range of health & wellbeing communities and regular listening surveys. We have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy. You will have the freedom to express your ideas to colleagues who are attentive to your viewpoints – which is what makes us an innovative workplace, and why another of our key values is ‘Boldness’.

Regular Promotion Cycles

We truly believe in the importance of recognising people for their great work, which is why we have regular promotion cycles to reward and compensate our people.

Need to know:

At Capgemini we don’t just believe in inclusion, we actively go out to making it a working reality. Driven by our core values and Inclusive Futures for All campaign, we build environments where you can bring you whole self to work.

We aim to build an environment where employees can enjoy a positive work‑life balance. We embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day‑to‑day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.

Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas. We have also invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

Capgemini is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. As part of our commitment to inclusive recruitment, we will offer an interview to all candidates who:

• Declare they have a disability, and
• Meet the minimum essential criteria for the role.

Please opt in during the application process.

CSR:

We’re also focused on using tech to have a positive social impact. So, we’re working to reduce our own carbon footprint and improve everyone’s access to a digital world. It’s something we’re really serious about. In fact, we were even named as one of the world’s most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the 10th year. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a team that does the right thing.

Whilst you will have London, Manchester or Glasgow as an office base location, you must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location, as these roles may involve periods of time away from home at short notice.

We offer a remuneration package which includes flexible benefits options for you to choose to suit your own personal circumstances and a variable element dependent grade and on company and personal performance.

About Capgemini:

Capgemini is an AI‑powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organisations and make it real with AI, technology, and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of over 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end‑to‑end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2025 global revenues of €22.5 billion.

Make it real. | www.capgemini.com