Business Unit: Chief Operating Office | MS BizApps Centre Of Excellence (COE)
Salary Range: £72,000 - £105,000 per annum DOE + red-hot benefits
Location: UK Hybrid - With occasional travel to the local hub (Glasgow)
Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time 
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Our Team
The BizApps Centre of Excellence (COE) is a key enabling function within the bank, promoting, accelerating, and governing the adoption and delivery of the Microsoft Business Applications platform. We are at the heart of our digital strategy and underpin many of our leading customer products and services. We look to drive innovation and work with the latest pioneering Copilot and AI technology offerings. With our services highly in demand, this is an incredibly exciting time to join our growing team.
We are seeking passionate, highly capable individuals, who not only know their stuff, but really care about delivering excellence in our colleague and customer experiences. We are looking for an experienced Power Platform Senior Solution Designer to lead our COE design advisory and assurance services team, guiding colleagues and project teams/squads on Power Platform best practice, design/development standards and alignment to strategic architecture. You will evaluate and approve design proposals, facilitate COE assurance review forums, and represent the COE in formal design boards.
You will work closely with our Microsoft fast-track advisors, 3rd party partners, enterprise architecture and solution design community to determine and shape best practices and design standards. Your work will be varied and high pace, but more importantly, interesting and fun! Sound good? Then read on and apply…
What you’ll be doing
*Working directly with our Enterprise Architecture leads to inform strategic architecture for the Power Platform and translate this into design patterns for solution designers across our tribes/projects.
*Working collaboratively with SMEs from Microsoft, our 3rd party partners and from within the business to shape solution ideas and determine approved patterns for the adoption and implementation of Power Platform solutions and services.
*Reviewing and impact assessing all Power Platform design submissions to ratify compliance with reference architecture and COE approved design patterns, with decision making authority on approval to proceed to build.
*Working with colleagues and projects/squads to provide SME advice during project initiation and ideation, guiding them on best practice, standards and what to consider as part of the design assurance process.
*Represent COE in technical governance forums, providing advice, feedback and decisions in relation to adoption and implementation of Power Platform components and services.
*Acting as a gatekeeper and safety-net for our Power Platform service, supporting COE leadership by proactively identifying risks and issues and intervening to prevent problems before they happen.
*Working with the COE team to document standards and best practices for adoption and implementation of Power Platform components and services, ensuring all documentation is accurate, consistent and up-to—date and in line with latest features and best-practice guidance from Microsoft.
*Leading and mentoring COE colleagues to support their development and to advance collective skills and capabilities within the COE.
We need you to have
*Extensive experience (5+ years) in designing, developing, and deploying solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform, including Dynamics 365 (Customer Service, Sales and Customer Insights), Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio/PVA, Dataverse and Power BI, preferably in a Solution Architect or Solution Designer role.
*Knowledge and experience in applying best practices and standards for developing and maintaining secure, scalable, and performant solutions on the Microsoft Power Platform.
*Extensive knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of the Microsoft Power Platform and how to leverage them to meet business requirements.
*Knowledge and experience implementing the many integration options and methods for connecting the Microsoft Power Platform with other Microsoft and 3rd party services and data sources, including Microsoft 365 and Azure services.
*Knowledge of the licensing and governance models for the Microsoft Power Platform and how to optimize the usage and cost of the platform.
*Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, demonstrate the value proposition of the Microsoft Power Platform and provide guidance and support for adoption and change management.
It’s a bonus if you have but not essential
*Experience performing in a Centre Of Excellence role, ideally in a Microsoft Power Platform capacity.
*Knowledge and experience of Azure Power Platform integrations and services such as Azure Application Insights, Azure Service Bus, Functions, Logic Apps and Synapse link. It would also be beneficial to have experience in Microsoft Digital Contact Centre Platform and Open AI.
*Microsoft certification: PL-600 (Power Platform Solution Architect), AZ-900 (Azure Fundamentals)
And there’s no waiting around, you’ll enjoy these benefits from day one.
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. 
And there’s no waiting around, you’ll enjoy these benefits from day one.
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