AMS PSR

On behalf of the Intellectual Property Office, we are looking for a Senior Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Developer (Inside IR35) for a 6 month remote contract with occasional, (once a month), visits to Newport.

As a Senior Dynamics 365 and Power Platform Developer, you will work within a multi-disciplined squad using several technologies to build enterprise grade services. You will be expected to be proactive and take accountability for the squad assigned deliveries. The role will also require the investigation, diagnosis and fix of any system issues.

Main Duties

Technical

• Be responsible for the design, coding, configuration, testing and documentation of large, complex or mission critical applications in a cloud first environment using Dynamics and Power Apps in MS Azure
• Configure and customise both model model-driven and canvas apps
• Develop Power Automate Flows via connectors to the Dataverse and other data sources
• Develop PowerApps integrations with other Azure components such as Logic Apps, Azure Service Bus and Azure Functions
• Work closely with test engineers to reach a common understanding of acceptance criteria, the code base and test coverage
• Work collaboratively with IT and stakeholders, share knowledge and expertise with your wider team, aspire to be a role model within the organisation, champion our culture of learning, development, cross-company collaboration and teamwork
• Identify and manage defects, incidents, risks and issues in line with IPO standards
• Work within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver highly user focused and successful digital services ensuring governance standards are adhered to
• Assist in implementing toolkits and APIs for purposes such as integration, performance optimisation, security and scalability
• Responsible for ensuring that the team test and build activities follow agreed governance and processes
• Proactively apply HMG IA technical security controls according to ISO 27001 & the Security Policy Framework

Behavioural

• Engaging Stakeholders (for mutually beneficial collaborative relationships outside of the team)
• Share knowledge and expertise with your wider team, aspire to be a role model within the organisation, champion our culture of learning, development, cross-company collaboration and teamwork
• Work across several multi-disciplinary teams to deliver highly focused and successful digital services
• Highly driven & inspires others to move things along and make things happen

Relevant Skills and Experience

• Experience with Azure DevOps
• Experience of MS Dynamics CRM and/or PowerApps platform
• Proficiency in C#, JavaScript and Typescript
• Has been a key player in delivering technical solutions as part of large projects
• Experienced with modern delivery models such as Scrum and other Agile methodologies
• Advocate of DevOps principles
• Experience working in a Microsoft Azure Cloud first team

Desirable

• Experience with Unit Testing
• Experience with Git or another source control tool
• Experience in RESTful webservices
• Has a good understanding of architectural principals such as SOA and Micro-Services

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, IPO guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Commitment

The Intellectual Property Office guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".