The Company

We are a long established and highly respected Microsoft Gold Partner with an extensive portfolio of high-profile clients that is continuing to grow.

Due to our continued growth, we are looking for a senior consultant who is experienced in ensuring successful definition and delivery of Microsoft Power Platform solutions ensuring time, cost and quality expectations are successfully achieved. 

The focus of the role is to deliver quality Microsoft Solutions utilising the Microsoft Power Platform as the primary technology of choice. Experience in both 1^st Party D365 applications and the Power Platform for creating bespoke experiences for our clients.

It is our mission to continue growing our portfolio, providing support and guidance to ensure clients are delighted with our service.  We deliver enterprise solutions, but also keep a keen eye on the future strategic needs of our clients to ensure our solutions our future proofed. Further to this CPS and Microsoft are driving sustainment within businesses we work with; therefore, adoption and change management is another key aspect of our delivery.

Specific Role Requirements

• Broad understanding of Dynamics (Customer Engagement) out of the box functionality and limits
  • Sales
  • Marketing
  • Business Central
  • Customer Service
  • Field Service
• Experience in customising Dynamics 365 following Microsoft recommendations (OTB customisations)
• Experience of configuring and architecting Project for the Web
• Ability to translate between business requirements and customer needs to deliver great digital experiences
• Ability to collaborate effectively as part of a team, work individually and work collaboratively with clients
• Broad understanding of the wider Microsoft Ecosystem for the Power Platform
  • Power Apps
  • Power Automate
  • Power Pages / Power Apps Portals
  • Power Virtual Agents
  • Power BI
  • Power Apps for Teams
  • Project for the Web
• Understanding of supporting Microsoft technologies
  • Microsoft 365
  • Azure Active Directory
  • SharePoint
  • Microsoft Teams

• Demonstrable skills in facilitating workshops, gathering, and documenting requirements, translating requirements into business processes, stakeholder engagement, creative thinking, presentation, and coaching.
• Solid understanding of design practices and system architecture, and have contributed to creating reference architecture and standards towards security best practises for wider engineering usage

Technical Expertise

• Development of business solutions using the full range of technology available within the Power Platform
  • Power Apps (Canvas, Model, Portals)
  • Power Automate (Cloud flows, desktop flows)
  • Power BI (DAX, M language)
  • Power Virtual Agents
  • AI Builder
• Understanding and experience of how to extend the Microsoft Power Platform through professional development tools and technologies
  • JavaScript
  • Dynamics / Power Platform Extensions
  • Dynamics / Workflow Assemblies
  • PCF Components
  • Logic Apps
  • Azure Functions
• Experience in the wider Microsoft Ecosystem and understanding of how Microsoft 365, Azure, Azure Active Directory, and other critical services play a part in business applications

Personal Attributes 

• Confidence in own abilities 
• Expert knowledge within this subject area 
• Fast assimilator of information 

• Imaginative problem solver 
• Structured organiser, with an eye for detail 
• Appreciation of a quality approach 
• Strong relationship building skills 
• Strong analytical and numeracy skills  

• Ability to use initiative and work under pressure, prioritising to meet deadlines  
• Drive, leading on initiatives, being committed to the role and delivering on objectives and deadlines  

• Effective communication (written and verbal) and negotiation skills with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Keen eye on defining what quality is and how quality can be achieved by CPS
• Develop propositions, deliver webinars and engage with Microsoft to grow CPS as a brand within Microsoft circles
• Service orientation, demonstrable commitment to customer service 
• Be Passionate about technology!

Benefits

Some of the benefits which are integrated as part of being a colleague at CPS includes:

• 9 Day Fortnight – three day weekend every other week
• Vitality – Private Medical Insurance
• YuLife – Income Protection and employee discounts benefits
• Health Assured – Employee Wellbeing Support
• Medicash – Health Cash Plan
• 25 days holiday – increasing to 26 days after 1 year, to 27 days after 2 years and to 28 days after 5 years
• Have your birthday as an additional day off from work. Can be adjusted to be taken within a week of your birthday if that is your preference
• Quarterly and annual star performer awards and rewarded with prizes – voted for by your peers and colleagues
• Annual professional training budget to support your Personal Development Plan
• Award winning culture http://www.greatplacetowork.co.uk/best-workplaces/best- workplaces-in-the-uk
• Fortnightly ‘Engagement’ survey to assess staff Happiness levels
• Quarterly company meetings with associated social/team building events
• Workplace pension scheme which goes beyond the standard schemes