Principal Developer (Power Platforms)

at  University of Bath

PRINCIPAL DEVELOPER (POWER PLATFORMS)

Department: Digital, Data & Technology Group
Salary: Starting from £46,485, rising to £55,295
Contract Type: Full-Time, Open Ended
Closing date: Sunday 09 February 2025
Reference: CH12378
The University of Bath is embarking on an ambitious digital transformation journey. We are seeking an experienced technology leader to drive innovation, focusing on Dynamics 365 and Power Platform technologies. This role is central to modernising our technological capabilities and supporting the university’s strategic objectives.
Role Overview: Lead the technical development of Power Platform technologies, including Dynamics 365 and Custom-Built Apps and Services, leading and managing a team of four developers to drive innovative IT solutions across the university.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Experience in Dynamics is essential for this role and working knowledge/experience of some of the following would be advantageous.
- Power Apps, Power Automate
- Git, Github, Azure DevOps
- SharePoint Online and wider M365 technologies
- PowerBi and other reporting services
- On Prem to Cloud Migrations
- Managing Hosted and SaaS Services
- ITIL / Service Management

EXPERIENCE:

• Strong Team Management & Leadership
• Resource/workload planning and management
• Strategic technology planning
• Excellent communication
• Analytical problem-solving
• Experience in higher education IT environment

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance, with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work-life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan
  Find out more about our benefits on our website.
  We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
  We are very proud to be an autism-friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.
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  We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.
  Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
  Pay: £46,485.00-£55,295.00 per year
  Work Location: In person
  Reference ID: CH1237

• Develop and maintain key business CRM systems based on Dynamics 365.
• Develop and maintain a range of custom Power Apps, Automations and integrations, using SharePoint Online and other cloud services.
• Lead on service delivery, ensuring progress of service requests and incidents within the remit of Power Platforms.
• Resource planning and leadership of a team of developers, working collaboratively with portfolio managers and other principal engineers and developers to scope projects and small works.
• Oversee vendor relationships monitoring performance and acting as technical liaison alongside product and business owners.
• Liaising with stakeholders to understand priorities, acting as an interface between technical and non-technical audiences.