Senior Software Developer

Ackerman Pierce Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ackerman Pierce Ltd is seeking a Senior Software Developer to lead design, build and delivery of Power Platform solutions for our council clients. You will design, develop and maintain PowerApps, Power Automate, Power BI and related components.

Work with stakeholders and a matrix team to define MVPs, migrate existing solutions, document architecture, mentor colleagues and support UAT to ensure high-quality outcomes that improve residents' lives.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Microsoft Power Platform architecture and components.
• Experience developing in PowerApps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse, and SharePoint.
• Deep understanding of Model-Driven Apps and Canvas Apps.
• Experience performing PowerApps administration tasks.
• Understanding of integrating PowerApps applications with third-party cloud solutions through APIs.
• Strong business analysis skills and ability to work with stakeholders across the council.
• Experience in Dynamics 365 / Azure is desirable.
• Understanding of OAuth.
• Experience of SQL.
• Experience of Formulas, C# or Javascript.
• Power Platform Functional Consultant PL-200 desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and deliver high-quality Microsoft Power Platform solutions.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and development team to capture requirements and implement solutions.
• Migrate existing business solutions from older technology to PowerApps.
• Develop Power BI reports and dashboards.
• Provide training and mentoring to team members.
• Support UAT with business users and report defects for remediation.
• Define and refine requirements with product management to establish MVP and minimise technical debt.

Skills

Microsoft Power Platform

Power Apps

Power Automate

Power BI

Dataverse

SharePoint

Model-Driven Apps

Canvas Apps

SQL

C#

JavaScript

OAuth

D365/Azure knowledge

Tools

APIs

Power Platform administration

Job description

Main Purpose of the job:

You will be responsible for working with business stakeholders and the development team to design, build and deliver a series of high-quality solutions to support our adoption of PowerApps in the council. You'll be highly experienced designing, developing, and maintaining solutions utilising Microsoft Power Platform, whilst also having experience of core development languages and principles. This is a great opportunity to work in an exciting environment, building and improving applications which make a real impact in how our services function, and ultimately improving the lives for our residents.

As a Senior Software Developer you will have:

• Demonstrable experience of the whole development lifecycle for Microsoft Power Platform.
• Passion for Microsoft Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI and Portals.
• Experience with the migration of existing business solutions from older technology to PowerApps.
• Experience working with internal stakeholders to capture requirements and turn them into solutions for implementation.
• Knowledge of establishing Power Platform environments, users, licenses, capacity management, and backup policies.
• Established strong PowerApps practices and strategies to optimize performance, security, and scalability.
• Produced usable technical documentation and user guides for your applications.
• Developed Power BI (Business Intelligence) reports and dashboards.
• Supported training other team members in the use of PowerApps, including pair programming, mentoring, etc.
• Support UAT with business users, capturing and reporting defects for review and remediation.
• Strong experience of application building and architectural design.
• Experience working with product management to define and refine requirements, establishing the MVP of the solution, minimising technical debt.
• Experience working with a matrix team involving other developers, product managers, designers and architects.

Technical experience:

• Strong experience with Microsoft Power Platform, architecture, and components.
• Strong experience developing in PowerApps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse, and SharePoint.
• Deep understanding of Model-Driven Apps and Canvas Apps.
• Experience performing PowerApps administration tasks
• Understanding of integrating PowerApps applications with third-party cloud solutions through APIs.
• Strong business analysis skills and ability to work with various stakeholders across the council.
• Experience in Dynamics 365 / Azure is desirable.
• Understanding of OAuth
• Experience of SQL
• Experience of Formulas, C# or Javascript
• Power Platform Functional Consultant PL-200 (desirable but Power Platform experience and passion are more important)