22 Oct
CPS
Reading
Job description
Due to our continued growth, a fantastic opportunity has arisen within our Business Applications team. We are looking for an Architect who is experienced in ensuring successful definition and delivery of Microsoft-based Power Platform and Dynamics 365 (CE) solutions ensuring time, cost and quality expectations are successfully achieved.
The focus of the role is to lead client engagements by providing technical thought leadership ensuring that the business challenges of the client are understood, and that the technology is applied appropriately to overcome the challenges.
You will work as part of a fantastic team to deliver leading edge solutions to our Public and Private sector customers.
At CPS we believe that diversity drives innovation and excellence. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and respected, regardless of their background, identity, or experiences.
We welcome applications from individuals of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, sexual orientations, and religious beliefs.
Our goal is to build a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve and to foster a culture where everyone can thrive and contribute to our collective success.
The holder of this role needs to have valid SC clearance or at least be eligible for SC clearance.
Responsibilities
A self-starter, keen to further develop both their personal and the company’s knowledge and skillset, with a make it happen’ attitude.
- Deliver best in class Dynamics 365 CE and Power Platform solutions
- Leveraging your knowledge of the entire Power Platform and Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement suite to build solutions that solve business problems and deliver ROI
- Take customer on the journey with innovative thought leadership as part of presales engagements
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to understand their business and technical requirements with a view to building innovative designs and solutions
- Working collaboratively as part of wider high performing professional services consultancy team
- Supporting our internal practice development activities.
- Promote CPS as an expert source of knowledge regarding the latest developments in the Power Platform and Dynamics 365 through blogs, user groups, conferences, etc.
- Contribute to the internal processes and standards to ensure that the outcome of engagements is always improving
Requirements
Technical Attributes
- Expert Understanding of the Power Platform and Microsoft Dynamics overall architecture including
- Expert understanding of the Power Platform
- Power Apps
- Canvas Apps,
- Model Driven Apps,
- Custom Pages
- Portals
- Power Pages
- Dataverse
- Data Model Creation
- Virtual Tables
- Azure Integration
- Azure
- Azure Active Directory
- Azure DevOps
- Azure Functions
- Logic Apps
- Power Automate
- Power Virtual Agents
- Data Flows
- Power BI
- Expert functional understanding of Dynamics 365 Modules :
- Sales
- Marketing
- Business Central
- Customer Service
- Exams (must hold some of the below)
- PL-200, PL-300, PL-400, PL-600, MB-210, MB-800, MB-910, MB-240, MB-220, MB-200
Additional Attributes
- Mentor, counsel,
coach and generally support those around you to build morale and encourage others to give their best performance.
- Create a positive and innovative atmosphere which encourages people to strive to be their very best
- Continually seeks out opportunity, practising and encouraging a culture of continuous improvement
- Be alert to changing situations, show flexibility in approach, adaptability in difficult circumstances and continuously strive to achieve a result.
- Be an excellent communicator with people at all levels of the business, both internally and externally
Benefits
CPS Benefits(Current at the time of writing. Subject to change.)
- Hybrid working (work from where you choose to, whether home, the Green Park, Reading office, a regional Landmark location, or a coffee shop!)
- Initial onboarding will take place in the office,
and you should be prepared to travel to the office / agreed location for team meetings approximately once per month.
- 9 Day Fortnight
- PMI with Vitality Health
- Medical Cash Plan with Medicash
- Income Protection with YuLife
- Death in Service with YuLife
- Employee Assistance Programme
- 25 days holiday increasing to 26 days after 1 year, to 27 days after 2 years and to 28 days after 5 years
- Your birthday day off
- Access to Costco Membership
- Salary Sacrifice Scheme, applicable to :
- Workplace Pension https : / / www.nestpensions.org.uk / schemeweb / nest / about-pensions / why-save-with-a-workplace-pension.
html Employer contribution is currently 5.5% of qualifying salary (above legislated minimum and will increase if we achieve certain business targets) .
Employee contribution is 4% of qualifying salary (legislated minimum but you can elect to increase)
- EV Car Scheme
- Discounted Gym Membership
- Cycle Scheme
- Holiday Exchange Scheme : buy up to 10 additional day per year and sell up to 5.
- In addition, these are just some of our cultural benefits
- Quarterly and annual star performer awards voted for by your peers and colleagues
- Spot Awards of £25 and up, to instantly recognise excellence in you and your colleagues
- Annual professional and personal training budget to support your PDP
- Career Development Framework
- Reward schemes that are designed to thank you for your hard work and make life a little more affordable.
- Monthly employee experience / engagement survey
- Quarterly company meetings
- At least one, usually the kick-off in March / April, will be in-person.
- Duration is generally 2 or 3 days and location changes every year.
- Social / team building events, organised by our incredible Employee Forum
- No arduous annual appraisal process your line manager will hold a progress meeting with you quarterly, as a minimum, to review and realign your objectives and your PDP as appropriate
- Long service recognition at 5, 10, 15, 20 years and onwards
- Award winning culture Great Place to Work™ Nov 23 to Nov 24; Best Workplaces for Development™ 2024,Best Workplaces for Wellbeing™ 2024, Best Workplaces for Women™ 2024, Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Service™ 2024
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