Power Platform Solution Architect - Robert Walters : Job Details

Salary: £80,000

Location: Manchester, Leeds, Reading

Our client is seeking a Power Platform & AI Solutioning Architect with a passion for technology and a desire to deliver real improvements in smart and effective ways. This role offers the opportunity to lead their approach to engaging with clients, evangelising all things Power Platform, SharePoint, AI (low code) and associated technology stacks such as Azure cognitive services and Logic Apps. The successful candidate will have the chance to develop their skills and technological experience while leading a growing and exciting technology team.

• Leading role in engaging with clients
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology stacks
• Chance to develop skills and lead an exciting technology team

What you'll do:

As a Power Platform Solution Architect, your role will be pivotal in shaping customer experiences by architecting solutions that are secure, scalable, and reliable. You'll lead architectural design sessions, develop proofs of concept, implement projects, and provide ongoing refinement for clients. Your passion for AI and generative content will shine through as you advocate for these technologies within and beyond the scope of Power Platform. You'll also play a key role in presales activities, from one-on-one client meetings to technical conference presentations. Your ability to identify patterns in client requirements will contribute to potential product development. Ensuring that delivered solutions adhere to best practices and meet scoped solution architecture will be a critical part of your role.

• Understanding customer requirements and architecting solutions that our team will develop into secure, scalable, and reliable technical solution.
• Leading architectural design sessions, developing proof of concepts/pilots, implementing projects, and delivering ongoing refinement and enhancements for clients.
• Advocating passionately for AI and generative content within and beyond the scope of Power Platform.
• Being accountable for all Presales activities that the Productivity Solutions team engage with from client 1-2-1s and demos through to delivering at technical conferences.
• Delivering solution documents that outline the clients' requirements with clear deliverable architectures and effort estimations to deliver a successful outcome for the client.
• Supporting the definition and communication of the Power Platforms' vision, roadmap and positioning.
• Identifying client patterns and common requirements for potential product development.
• Ensuring the quality of the delivered solutions adhere to best practice as well as meet the scoped solution architecture.

What you bring:

As a Power Platform Solution Architect, you bring a wealth of experience in Power Platform, SharePoint, and Azure development and deployment. Your strong knowledge of Power Platform licensing, principles, practices, and tools will be invaluable in this role. You're passionate about creating innovative solutions that make a real impact for clients. Your excellent communication and interpersonal skills enable you to motivate and inspire team members. You have strong problem-solving abilities and can explain complex technical concepts at the appropriate level for your audience. Your ability to be self-directed, flexible, and tactical complements your natural technical leadership skills.

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent work experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in Power Platform, SharePoint and Azure development and deployment.
• Active Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect Certification (PL-600).
• Strong knowledge of Power Platform licencing, principles, practices, and tools, such as ALM, Environment Management, DevOps, Git etc.
• Passion for creating innovative and impactful solutions for clients.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to motivate and inspire team members.
• Strong problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to the correct level for consumption.
• Ability to be self-directed, flexible, and tactical.
• Natural technical leadership skills and ability to develop a culture of trusted support and technical growth.

What sets this company apart:

This company offers an opportunity to shape your own future with industry-leading training and development through their Academy. They offer a competitive salary with progression opportunities, 23 days holiday increasing with length of service plus the option to buy additional leave. They promote a hybrid working model and offer benefits such as birthday off, company pension scheme, health cash plan with free access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), life assurance, cycle to work scheme, electric vehicle scheme, tech scheme and retail discounts. Their state-of-the-art office comes with free parking and a free 24-hour on-site gym. They also celebrate milestones with long service gifts and host social events such as Summer BBQs.

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