Senior Technical Engineer

Howden; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

DUAL, part of Howden, seeks a Senior Engineer to design and deliver cloud and business solutions on Microsoft Azure and Power Platform. You will work with architects, product teams and stakeholders to build scalable, secure platforms and AI-powered capabilities.

The role offers hands-on development across CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and modern cloud services, with a clear path to technical leadership and impact across the business.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior Engineer delivering complex production environments.
• Strong hands-on expertise with Microsoft Azure.
• Solid .NET / C# development experience.
• Experience building solutions using Power Apps, Power Automate and Dataverse.
• Knowledge of API-led integrations, microservices and event-driven architectures.
• Experience integrating Azure, Microsoft 365, Power Platform and external enterprise systems.
• Understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a pragmatic approach to delivery.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building enterprise solutions using Microsoft Azure and Power Platform
• Developing applications and services using .NET/C#, APIs and Azure services
• Creating integrations using Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus and API Management
• Building Power Apps, Power Automate solutions and Dataverse applications
• Developing AI-powered solutions using Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI technologies
• Implementing CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and DevOps best practices
• Supporting solution delivery from design through to production support
• Collaborating with architects, product owners, delivery teams and business stakeholders
• Driving engineering quality, security, resilience and continuous improvement initiatives

Skills

Microsoft Azure

NET/C#

Power Apps

Power Automate

Dataverse

APIs

Microservices

Event-driven architecture

DevOps CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

AI Copilot Studio

Job description

About DUAL

Working across 21 countries, DUAL has built a reputation as a specialist underwriting group and the market of choice for insurance intermediaries around the world. That's how we have become one of the world's largest international underwriting agencies (or MGAs) with US$3.4bn GWP.

DUAL is part of Howden, a leading global insurance group with employee ownership at its heart. Founded in 1994, it provides insurance, reinsurance and underwriting services to clients ranging from private individuals to the largest multinational companies. The Group operates in 57 countries, employs over 24,000 people and manages premiums totalling US$50bn on behalf of its clients.

Location: London (Hybrid - minimum 2 days per week in the office)
Type: Permanent

Join us and help shape the future of our technology platform

We're looking for an experienced Senior Engineer to play a key role in designing and delivering modern cloud and business solutions across Microsoft Azure and the Microsoft Power Platform.

This is a hands-on engineering position where you'll work closely with architects, product teams and business stakeholders to build scalable, secure and resilient solutions that support business growth. You'll have the opportunity to work across application development, integration, automation and emerging AI technologies, while helping establish engineering best practice.

For someone looking to deepen their technical expertise and ultimately progress into technical leadership, this role offers a clear pathway for growth and development.

What you'll be doing

• Designing and building enterprise solutions using Microsoft Azure and Power Platform
• Developing applications and services using .NET/C#, APIs and Azure services
• Creating integrations using Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus and API Management
• Building Power Apps, Power Automate solutions and Dataverse applications
• Developing AI-powered solutions using Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI technologies
• Implementing CI/CD pipelines, automated testing and DevOps best practices
• Supporting solution delivery from design through to production support
• Collaborating with architects, product owners, delivery teams and business stakeholders
• Driving engineering quality, security, resilience and continuous improvement initiatives

What we're looking for

• Proven experience as a Senior Engineer delivering complex production environments
• Strong hands-on expertise with Microsoft Azure
• Solid .NET / C# development experience
• Experience building solutions using Power Apps, Power Automate and Dataverse
• Knowledge of API-led integrations, microservices and event-driven architectures
• Experience integrating Azure, Microsoft 365, Power Platform and external enterprise systems
• Understanding of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code
• Strong problem-solving skills and a pragmatic approach to delivery
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Nice to have

• Experience with Azure AI, Microsoft Copilot Studio and AI Agents
• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) and containerisation experience
• Microsoft Azure and/or Power Platform certifications
• Experience working within enterprise governance and architecture frameworks

Why join us?

• Work with modern Microsoft technologies across Azure, Power Platform and AI
• Influence technical decisions and engineering standards
• Be part of a collaborative, high-performing technology team
• Opportunity to develop into a future technical leadership role
• Deliver solutions that make a tangible impact across the business

What do we offer in return?

A career that you define.

Of course, we offer a competitive range of rewards and benefits to support you, but we know you expect all that.

What you might not expect is a job where everyone has a voice, where volunteering in the community is part of the day job, and where everyone is encouraged to play a part towards our sustainability goals. We want people who want to make a difference - not just in the workplace, but in the industry and in the wider community.
Our culture: people first

Our core values dictate how we live and work. We're a group with independence and people at its heart - and a home for talent with a unique culture: the biggest small company in the world.

Being a people-first business has always been central to who we are. Our vision was to create an independent organisation with a distinctive culture that would survive and thrive through the people who shape it. Finding the most talented and entrepreneurial individuals to join the group has been, and will continue to be, key to our success.

Diversity and inclusion

At DUAL, our people are our greatest strength. We are committed to building an open and inclusive culture where everyone feels trusted and that they belong. We work to ensure all candidates, employees, clients and business partners are treated with fairness and respect.

We want every candidate to be able to bring their best to the recruitment process, so if you require reasonable accommodation at any stage, please let us know and we will work with you to provide appropriate support.

Permanent