Power Platform Developer

Job ID:43509
Location:Birmingham : 1 Trinity Park : Bi  
Position Category:Information Technology
Position Type:Employee Regular

Who are LRQA?

LRQA is a global leader in assurance services, committed to helping clients manage risk and build resilience. With a strong heritage and decades of expertise, we deliver innovative solutions in certification, customized assurance, cybersecurity, inspection, and training.

Operating in 50 countries, with 2,500+ colleagues, LRQA supports over 60,000 clients across diverse sectors, generating £315 million in annual revenue. Our mission is to create a safer, more sustainable future by combining deep technical knowledge with a client-first approach.

About the Role:

This role is a vital part of the Power Platform team at LRQA (Team Purple), reporting directly to the Power Platform Lead. The ideal candidate will have a strong grasp of the Power Platform's capabilities, a passion for its potential, a commitment to best practice development standards, and strong team collaboration skills.

The role requires experience of developing in an Agile environment and following a clear software development lifecycle process. Responsibilities also include supporting existing applications within an established ITIL framework and adhering to Change Management processes.

You will support the Power Platform Lead in supporting and promoting the Team Purple Centre of Excellence (both in terms of governance and the CoE Toolkit). Your role will support the business to leverage the evolving features of the Power Platform to ensure that we are taking full advantage of its functionality and features. You will also serve as a key escalation point for supporting citizen development activities.

Collaborating with the wider IT team, you will identify risks and delivery issues, escalating them as needed. You will be a key member in providing technical input into the direction for applications and the platform. This includes suggesting improvements to operational procedures and contributing to the development of governance standards.

Additionally, you will be involved in planning, delivery, and supporting project objectives aligned with relevant standards and processes. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Work as a Power Platform SME ensuring that development work is a prime example of good practice for the design, build, test, and deployment of Power Platform solutions.
• You will be working on complex or critical Power Platform solutions beyond the capability of the citizen developers.
• You will work with others in both Team Purple and the wider IT team to help build solutions to meet business requirements across LRQA.
• You will work with Citizen Developers to help build their expertise in Team Purples’ Power Platform development standards and best practice to support quality in delivery.
• You will work on the delivery of the backlog of PowerApps development and enhancements across LRQA.
• You will be expected to remain up to date with developments on the Power Platform and supporting platforms to identify where changes or new features or functionality can be utilised within LRQA.
• You will be required to perform SDLC activities from requirements gathering through to deployment, support, and continuous improvement.
• You will continue to develop skills and capabilities working in an Agile methodology and ensuring that these are put into practice in delivering the objectives of the team.
• You will support, monitor, and maintain the relevant tooling required to ensure that the platform operates as expected.  This includes but is not limited to the Power Platform Centre of Excellence toolkit.
• Ensure that all work meets the requirements of the security and architecture teams and work with those teams to follow established processes.

• Work in an ITSM capacity delivering incident, change, and problem management support – including incident response, root cause analysis and implementation of changes in line with IT processes and CAB.
• Provide input and support to programmes or projects that have Power Platform requirements and act as a focal point for those activities.
• Be an agent for change, embracing new technologies and supporting the business to realise the value to our customers and our business working in conjunction with other teams

What You’ll Bring :

• Technical background with at least 3 years’ experience working with Microsoft 365 and Power Platform
• Proven track record in developing significant Power Platform (Power Apps and Power Automate) or SharePoint solutions, including knowledge of the latest technologies, including Dataverse, Model-Driven and Canvas apps.
• Practical experience of designing and working with databases or data repositories (Dataverse, SQL, SharePoint lists etc)
• Experience working with Dynamics 365, PowerShell, JavaScript, and JSON is desirable.
• Experience of working in an Agile environment and with a multi-disciplined team
• Effective communication skills to engage with an ability to not only listen but also advise providing appropriate challenges and questions to find the correct resolution. 
• Solid grasp of ITIL around Release, Deployment and Change Management 
• Curious and continuous learner – investigates, interprets, and grasps new concepts. 
• Self-motivated and can use own initiative to work with limited guidance to implement innovative solutions. 
• Ability to understand and assess complex and sometimes unfamiliar situations, visualise solutions and see through to resolution.
• Result driven, analytical, and innovative individual with the ability to decipher business requirements and convert them effectively into innovative technology solutions 

Diversity and Inclusion at LRQA:

We are on a mission to be the place where we all want to work and we are passionate about embracing different perspectives because we understand the value this brings to our business, our clients and each other. We are all about creating a safer and more sustainable future and our inclusive culture is right at the heart of our business.

Together our employees make our communities better and we want you to be part of our diverse team!

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