Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Solutions Architect

Business Unit / Team: Chief Operating Office
Salary range: £68,000 - £95,000 per annum DOE + red-hot benefits
Location: Remote UK with occasional travel to office or Hub
Contract Type: Permanent

Get out of your comfort zone. Live a life more Virgin.

Our Team
We're on the lookout for an enthusiastic and skilled Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Solutions Architect to join our dynamic OEE team within Enterprise Systems. We're a dedicated group with a singular focus: delivering cutting-edge technology to empower our colleagues to deliver top-notch customer service at lightning speed.

We are looking for a highly experienced Microsoft Dynamics 365 Solutions Architect to help establish the Dynamics and Power Platform Engineering capability within OEE. You will support and develop the Engineers but will also provide thought leadership and expertise on our technology strategy. This will be a ‘player-coach' role so you will provide leadership and guidance whilst using your excellent hands-on technical skills. If you are passionate about spearheading the delivery of top-notch solutions, this role might be the perfect fit for you!

What you'll be doing
• Responsible for building and leading a team of talented Engineers as well as working with business and technology colleagues to provide the best digital experiences.
• Providing architectural solutions to complex and interesting challenges within Virgin Money, enabling our Colleagues to provide a leading Colleagues and Customer Service experience.
• Providing great leadership across the team you will be setting and driving standards across our Dynamics Engineering function; coaching, developing and supporting Engineers to become best of class.
• Working with our Dynamics Centre of Excellence and CTO functions to support Dynamics 365 and Power Platform adoption within OEE.
• Support the Engineering Lead and wider team to improve ways or working, quality and to achieve excellence.
• Maintaining strong relationships with existing delivery partners across Dynamics and Power Platform.
• Supporting Business and Technology stakeholders to solve business problems. We will be looking to you to use your knowledge and experience to support and positively influence the right outcomes for our customers.
• Helping Virgin Money to unleash the full potential of the power platform, including citizen development opportunities
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with teams across Operations to understand requirements/pain points and design solutions
• Conduct code reviews and ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Ensuring best practices and standards are followed in MS Dynamics development.

We need you to have
• Substantial experience in Power Platform: Power Apps, Model-Driven, Canvas, Power Pages, CoPilot and Dynamics 365 Customer Service including relevant accreditations.
• A combination of HTML,CSS, C#, ASP.Net, Python, Java, JSON, JavaScript.
• Experience of working in an Agile environment and will champion ongoing improvements to ways of working.
• Strong Engineering skills but also a background Solution/Architectural Design
• You will have managed teams before and can motivate and support other Engineers to be brilliant.
• You have worked in large organisations and have introduced/driven the adoption of Power Platform and Dynamics 365 modules.
• Knowledge and understanding of Microsoft commercials and licensing when designing Power Platform and Dynamics 365 solutions.
• Excellent influencing and interpersonal skills.

It's a bonus if you have but not essential
• Experience in financial services environment and working in a regulated environment.
• Experience of Senior roles in other organisations
• Experience of Power Platform tools such as Power BI, Azure , Data & AI and Power Automate etc.

Red Hot Rewards
• Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if Part–Time) plus the option to buy more
• Up to five extra paid well-being days per year
• 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt
• Market-leading pension
• Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance
• Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness
• Ability to work anywhere in the UK (where the role allows)

And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one.

Feeling insatiably curious about this role? Apply as soon as you can. If we're lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out.

We're all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin, so happy to talk flexible working with you.

Say hello to Virgin Money
We're making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UK's best digital bank. As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years, we`re a workforce to be reckoned with. We're putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in people's lives. We strive to create positive experiences for our millions of customers and our purpose, ‘Making You Happier About Money', underpins everything we do. We believe in doing banking differently, innovating and working together to make a real difference. Join us and Live a Life More Virgin that empowers you with choice and flexibility in how you work.

Be yourself at Virgin Money
Our purpose is to make people happier about money, this means seeing and feeling the world as our customers do by creating a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our customers and communities. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard.

As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team

Now the legal bit
Living A Life More Virgin allows our colleagues to be based anywhere in the UK (if the role allows it), but we'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK.

If you're successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfac