About the role
Codec is seeking an experienced Senior Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE & Power Platform Engineer to join a dedicated team responsible for the ongoing development, enhancement and evolution of a business-critical Microsoft application platform supporting essential public services.
The successful candidate will play a key role in designing, developing and enhancing solutions built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (CE), Dataverse and the Power Platform. Working within a highly collaborative multidisciplinary team, the role will focus on delivering new functionality, improving existing capabilities, modernising business processes and driving continual improvement across a complex enterprise application estate.
The solution integrates extensively with Microsoft Azure services and external systems, offering the opportunity to work across a broad technology stack that includes Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Azure Integration Services and modern DevOps practices.
In addition to development and enhancement activities, the role will provide technical expertise in the investigation and resolution of complex application and integration issues, acting as a senior escalation point where deep product knowledge is required.
This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong Dynamics professional who enjoys solving complex business challenges, working on enterprise-scale solutions and contributing to the long-term evolution of a strategically important Microsoft platform.
Key Responsibilities
Solution Design & Development
Design, develop and enhance enterprise solutions built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE, Dataverse and the Microsoft Power Platform.
Deliver new application capabilities, workflow automation and business process improvements aligned to customer requirements.
Develop and maintain custom plugins, integrations, workflows and Power Platform components.
Contribute to solution architecture discussions and technical design decisions.
Identify opportunities to improve performance, scalability, maintainability and supportability across the application estate.
Participate in technical design workshops and collaborate with functional consultants, architects and customer stakeholders.
Application Enhancement & Continuous Improvement
Lead the technical implementation of approved change requests and enhancement initiatives.
Analyse existing functionality and recommend improvements to user experience, process efficiency and operational effectiveness.
Refactor and optimise existing solution components to reduce technical debt and improve long-term maintainability.
Support the introduction of new Microsoft capabilities and platform features where appropriate.
Contribute to the ongoing evolution and modernisation of the solution architecture.
Dynamics 365 & Power Platform Engineering
Develop and maintain:
Dynamics 365 CE customisations
Dataverse solutions
Model-Driven Apps
Power Automate solutions
Custom integrations
Role-based security models
Plugin and workflow extensions
Ensure solutions are secure, scalable and aligned with Microsoft best practices.
Maintain appropriate development standards, documentation and coding practices.
Azure Integration Collaboration
Work closely with Azure Integration Engineers to deliver and maintain end-to-end business processes spanning Dynamics 365, Dataverse and Azure services.
Contribute to the design and troubleshooting of integrations involving:
Azure Data Factory
Logic Apps
Azure SQL
Azure Storage
WebJobs
Application Insights
Support root cause analysis of complex cross-platform issues affecting business-critical processes.
DevOps, Release & Quality Management
Support solution deployment and release activities using Azure DevOps.
Participate in code reviews and contribute to development quality standards.
Promote automation and repeatable deployment practices.
Collaborate with testing resources to ensure solutions are fully validated prior to release.
Contribute to CI/CD improvements and application lifecycle management practices.
Technical Leadership & Escalation Support
Act as a senior technical resource within the delivery team.
Provide expert analysis and resolution of complex application issues and defects where deep product knowledge is required.
Participate in major incident investigations and root cause analysis activities.
Support knowledge sharing and mentoring within the wider engineering team.
Contribute to technical documentation, design artefacts and operational runbooks.
Stakeholder Engagement
Work directly with customer stakeholders, business users and delivery teams to understand requirements and shape technical solutions.
Translate business requirements into practical and scalable technical designs.
Provide technical input into roadmap discussions, enhancement planning and service improvement initiatives.
Build trusted relationships with customers through proactive technical engagement and quality delivery.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Primary Technical Skills (Essential)
The successful candidate will possess strong hands-on experience designing, developing and
delivering Microsoft Business Applications solutions, with particular expertise across Dynamics 365
CE and the Microsoft Power Platform.
Microsoft Business Applications
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (CE)
Microsoft Dataverse
Microsoft Power Platform
Model-Driven Application Development
Power Automate
Business Process Automation
Dynamics 365 Security Model
Solution Design & Customisation
Development & Engineering
C# Plugin Development
Custom Workflow Activities
JavaScript & Client-Side Customisation
Custom API Development
Dataverse Development
Integration Design & Development
Solution Layering & Environment Strategy
Application Lifecycle Management
Azure DevOps
Source Control (Git)
CI/CD Concepts
Solution Deployment & Release Management
Environment Management
DevOps Best Practices
Architecture & Solution Design
Requirements Analysis
Technical Design Documentation
Solution Architecture Principles
Performance Optimisation
Secure Application Design
Scalable Enterprise Solution Development
Azure & Integration Technologies (Highly Desirable)
Exposure to Azure integration technologies would be highly advantageous, particularly within
enterprise application and data integration environments.
Integration Services
Azure Data Factory (ADF)
Azure Logic Apps
Azure Service Integrations
API-Based Integrations
Azure Storage Services
Event-Driven Integration Patterns
Data & Automation
Azure SQL
Data Migration & Transformation
Data Integration Solutions
Reporting & Analytics Integrations
Monitoring & Operational Insight
Azure Application Insights
Azure Monitor
Performance Monitoring & Diagnostics
Root Cause Analysis
Application Hosting & Runtime Services
Azure App Services
Azure WebJobs
Azure Functions (Desirable)
DevOps & Cloud Engineering
Infrastructure & Application Deployments
Azure DevOps Pipelines
Release Automation
Cloud-Native Development Practices
Experience
Essential
Proven experience developing Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE and Power Platform solutions.
Strong hands-on experience with Dataverse, Model-Driven Apps and Power Automate.
Experience developing custom plugins and integrations using C# and Microsoft best practices.
Experience delivering enhancements and new functionality within enterprise application environments.
Experience working with Azure DevOps and modern ALM practices.
Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Highly Desirable
Exposure to Microsoft Azure integration technologies.
Experience with Azure Data Factory, Logic Apps or Azure SQL.
Experience working within complex, integrated Microsoft application estates.
Experience in Managed Services or regulated environments.
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