Dynamics 365 CE Developer

KERV Interactive; Stellenbosch; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Real Flexibility

Awesome Environment

Professional development

Job summary

Kerv Digital in Stellenbosch is seeking a Senior Power Platform Developer to join our hybrid team. The role requires UK-hour coordination and 2 days per week in the Stellenbosch office, blending international collaboration with local presence.

You’ll design and implement Power Platform solutions, Dataverse data models, and Canvas/model-driven apps, working with the latest Microsoft technologies. Strong communication and collaborative skills are essential to drive customer outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience building Canvas and model-driven apps in Power Platform.
• Strong Dataverse data modelling and security model knowledge.
• Experience with Power Automate workflows at scale.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and deliver Power Platform solutions.
• Collaborate with customers, analysts and developers to define requirements.
• Build secure, scalable Dataverse models and integrations.

Skills

Excellent communication

Team player

Customer focus

Willingness to learn

Tools

Power Apps

Power Automate

Dataverse

PCFs

Dataverse SDK

Web API

FetchXML

OData

C#

Job description

Senior Power Platform Developer

Where the job is based: Stellenbosch, South Africa

This role demands flexibility to work during UK hours and requires 2 days a week working from the Stellenbosch office.

Who we are:

Dive into a world where technology meets innovation. At Kerv Digital,we'renot just another tech company.We’rethe problem solvers, the magicians who transform complex challenges into seamless digital experiences. Utilising a powerful blend of Power Platform,DevSecOps, Data experiences, and Software Engineering, we create business solutions that truly resonate with our clients driving extreme value!

With our roots planted in Birmingham and branches spreading across the globe from London toBangalore,we'rea proud member of the Kerv Group - a dynamic £112m revenue technology consultancy leader with a dedicated team of over 700 professionals, partnering with 800+ sector leaders.

People come first always we are incredibly proud of our unparalleled work culture. Not just words on paper, we wear our "Great Place to Work" certifications from the UK and India like badges of honour. Dive into an ocean of opportunities in an atmosphere that celebrates collaboration. Sharpen your prowess with a global multi-discipline team and be guided by the industry's most forward-thinking architects.

The candidate willdemonstratedeep functional and technicalexpertisein Microsoft Power Platform and related technologies:

Required Skills:

• Expertise in developing Canvas Apps with strong understanding of responsive design, accessibility, performance optimisation and user experience design within Power Apps.
• Experience building modern Power Apps experiences using canvas apps, model-driven apps, custom pages and reusable components.
• Familiarity with PCFs is desirable
• Knowledge of Power Automate
• Strong Dataverse experience, including table design, relationships, security roles, business units, teams, ownership models, auditing, calculated/rollup columns, choices, views, forms, business rules and solution-aware configuration. (a must!)
• Experience in scaling Power Automation solutions for enterprise-level needs
• Confident working with Dataverse SDK, Web API, FetchXML, OData, QueryExpression and service protection limits.
• Experience in building offline apps is a big plus!
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to understand and playback requirements and convey solution design concepts to customers and peers.
• A strong desireto help customers realise the benefit of their investment and understand the art of the possible.
• Experience building secure Power Pages solutions, including site configuration, Liquid templates, web roles, table permissions, authentication providers, Dataverse integration, forms, lists and ALM.
• Be an awesome team player as the conduit between the customer, business analysts, solution architects,developersand quality assurance.
• Microsoft certifications, e.g. multiple MCPs or an MCSE

Responsibilities:

You’llprobably needtodemonstrateat least some experience with;

• Understanding the Out of the Box capabilities (and limitations) provided by Dynamics 365CE and the Power Platform, from form design to solution management to connectors to integrations.

• Demonstrate Out of the Box functionality to business and technical stakeholders illustrating how the product supports core business processes

• Requirements gathering, writing and evolution through business process identification,analysisand re-engineering

• Learn and become an expert in the in the Kerv Digital accelerators to solve common business scenarios faster. Become a design influencer into the future roadmap of the accelerators

• Crafting user stories, features and epics to be used across the presales, design,developmentand delivery lifecycles.

• Building Proof of Concepts todemonstrateand articulate solution designs.

• Implementing business and technical environment change safely and effectively, with the support of the Solution Architects and the Project Office

• Pre-sales engagement including technology evangelism, demonstration,adoptionand other early opportunity activities such as bid-response writing

• Creating clear and effective documentation across multiple channels

• Using a proactive approach to ensure timescales are met, balancing a hands-on approach vs delegating to developers or other team members.

• Training end users and admins in the use of Dynamics 365 CE and the Power Platform

• Environment setup,configurationand Application Lifecycle Management

• Supporting,leadingand coaching more junior project team members fostering a culture of wellbeing, inclusion and ensuring balanced workload levels

• Prioritise and assign tasks and make best use of available resource and skill levels in the team contributing to the project success

• Build relationships with other stakeholders in other disciplines across the project including within the client team and contribute to the successful management of dependencies between disciplines

• Other tasks as reasonably requested

Desirable Skills:

Candidates are expected to havesomeof the following skills;

• Lead by example through sharing frompreviousexperiences and providing implementation plans that mitigate risks to deliver a positive outcome

• Remain calm and professional in fast paced environments and feel comfortable calling out concerns and seeking advice when needed

• Embrace personal growth to yourself and others through learning,achievementand satisfaction

• Be approachable to provide help, guidance and actively support junior colleagues helping them to uphold standards, manage their workload, ensure quality and cope with challenging situations

• Experience developing Dataverse plug-ins, custom workflow activities and Custom APIs using C#, including synchronous and asynchronous pipeline behaviour, transaction handling, impersonation, tracing, exception handling and performance considerations.

• Experience building, debugging and deploying Power Apps Component Framework controls using TypeScript, React and modern front-end engineering practices, including accessibility, responsive design, performance optimisation and solution packaging.

• Understanding of responsible AI, prompt design, agent governance, security boundaries, data access and operational monitoring for AI-enabled Power Platform solutions.

• Experience designing and building Copilot Studio agents, including topics, actions, knowledge sources, generative answers, authentication, hand-off patterns, Power Automate integration and Dataverse-backed processes.

• Embrace a culture of knowledge sharing so that we grow

We’realso looking for people that fit how we work, which is somethinglike;

• Excellent English speaking and written communication
• Ability to identify and pick up new technologies
• Ability to work effectively with remote teams in different time zones
• ability to work flexibly to deliver on-time to tight timescales

What we can do for you:

We’reatransparent,honestand fiercely equal employer that believescompletelyin providingthe best possible work experiencefor our employee’s:

RealFlexibility

Awesome Environment–all of ouremployee’swill tell you that we foster aneasy goingenvironment,areexperts at whatwedo and care deeply about whatwework on– and the company was startedspecificallytofind a way for people totake more enjoyment fromtheir work.

Interesting Work– these days most of our customers are household namesand many of our projects havean important impact on the world around us. The kind of things we do regularly includeworking withnot-for-profitstotransform how theyleveragetechnology, workingwithpublic bodiestoshapedigitalservicesandworking withtop tierprivateentitiesto bringgenuinely new andmeaningful productsand servicesto market.

Great Benefits– all the usual suspects and then some.Some highlights include ourchoose-your-own tech approach to end-user devices, wellstockedcupboardswithtastygoodies(we’rea food first company too), excellent professional development support including frequent in-house training for tech. youcan’tgettrained on anywhere else andprivate healthcare. Fulldisclosure;somebenefits can onlybe provided afterprobation.

Recognition& Growth– Recognized as a 'Great Place to Work' in both the UK and India, our commitment to excellence goes beyond our products and services. Our culture is a testament to the dedicated technologists who work tirelessly to drive our vision forward. Being a part of Kerv Digital means embracing a culture of innovation, collaboration, and mutual respect. Our teams in the UK and India thrive in an atmosphere that promotes continuous learning and growth.

Join us at Kerv Digital, where wedon’tjust buildground breakingtechnology - we build future.

Kerv values…

• Think Customer First
• Team is everything
• Spread good vibes
• Build future
• Do the right thing

At Kerv, we’re building something special and we’re building it to last. We want everybody to feel valued, included and love working together. With an uncompromising pursuit of amazing employee experience, we always strive to do the right thing. We believe and will relentlessly promote and support the power of diversity, equality and belonging, through collaboration and creating exceptional solutions together.

You will live the Kerv values…

• Think Customer First
• Team is everything
• Spread good vibes
• Build future
• Do the right thing

At Kerv, we’re building something special and we’re building it to last. We want everybody to feel valued, included and love working together. With an uncompromising pursuit of amazing employee experience, we always strive to do the right thing. We believe and will relentlessly promote and support the power of diversity, equality and belonging, through collaboration and creating exceptional solutions together.