Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect

Job Title: Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect

About the job you’re considering

Our Solution Architects bring a mix of technical skills, industry insight, business acumen and leadership. They shape and define solution architectures for our clients which are used to lead the delivery, define project plans, manage the detailed design, inform technical risk analysis and support estimation. 

They work with a client from the earliest stages of a project (potentially in a presales capacity) through to delivery and ‘go live’. And they ensure solutions are secure, can scale and are fit for purpose, using their knowledge of the wider Microsoft technology stack.   

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Your role

• Oversee and shape user needs gathering to ensure technical fit, helping inform the wider architecture of the solution to meet client objectives and goals as well as user needs. 
• Own the high level and low-level solution design of end-to-end Microsoft Power Platform projects. 
• Design solutions with focus on security, accessibility, and performance to ensure safety and scalability. 
• Design the integration architecture and interfaces required using the full capabilities of the Microsoft technology stack. 
• Support estimation, planning and delivery as a technical leader. 
• Be a key person interacting with client stakeholders, building relationships and customer trust in the capabilities of Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform and demonstrate the art of the possible that inspires clients and colleagues to deliver the best technical solution possible. 

Your skills and experience

• Energy and excitement about the technologies and capabilities provided by the Power Platform. With knowledge of its capabilities and limitations. As well as a wider understanding of the Microsoft technology stack, including but not limited to Dynamics 365, Azure, and SharePoint. 
• Knowledge of software engineering best practices as well as Microsoft Dynamics CRM SDK, C#, Visual Studio and Team Foundation Server. 
• Full implementation lifecycle experience of Power Platform based programmes. 
• Experience with Continuous Integration (CI) and Continuous Delivery (CD), ideally using Azure DevOps. 
• Passion for delivering according to an agile methodology, planning projects and releases in sprints and writing Epics, Features and User Stories. 
• Recent Microsoft certifications are advised. 

Your security clearance

To be successfully appointed to this role, it is a requirement to obtain Security Check (SC) clearance. To obtain SC clearance, the successful applicant must have resided continuously within the United Kingdom for the last 5 years, along with other criteria and requirements. Throughout the recruitment process, you will be asked questions about your security clearance eligibility such as, but not limited to, country of residence and nationality. Some posts are restricted to sole UK Nationals for security reasons; therefore, you may be asked about your citizenship in the application process. 

What does ‘Get The Future You Want’ mean for you?

Your wellbeing
You’ll be joining an accredited Great Place to work for Wellbeing in 2023.  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, and we have invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

Flexibility to work your way
You will be encouraged to have a positive work-life balance.  Our hybrid-first way of working means 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.

Shape your path
You will be empowered to explore, innovate, and progress.  You will benefit from Capgemini’s ‘learning for life’ mindset, meaning you will have countless training and development opportunities from thinktanks to hackathons, and access to 250,000 courses with numerous external certifications from AWS, Microsoft, Harvard Manage Mentor, Cybersecurity qualifications and much more.

Shared Energy
You’ll be bringing your unique skills and perspectives to the team, inspiring and taking inspiration from your teammates as you unlock value in everything you do.  You’ll be joining a professional community of experts, who have got your back and will support you, every step of the way. 

Why you should consider Capgemini

Growing clients’ businesses while building a more sustainable, more inclusive future is a tough ask.  But when you join Capgemini, you join a thriving company and become part of a diverse collective of free-thinkers, entrepreneurs, and industry experts.  A powerful source of energy that drives us all to find new ways technology can help us reimagine what’s possible.  It’s why, together, we seek out opportunities that will transform the world’s leading businesses. And it’s how you’ll gain the experiences and connections you need to shape your future.   By learning from each other every day, sharing knowledge, and always pushing yourself to do better, you’ll build the skills you want. And you’ll use them to help our clients leverage technology to grow their business and give innovation that human touch the world needs. So, it might not always be easy, but making the world a better place rarely is.  

About Capgemini

Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fuelled by its market leading capabilities in AI, cloud, and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem. The Group reported 2023 global revenues of €22.5 billion.

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