Solutions Architect Power Platform

Description

Act as the lead Power Platform and Solution Architect, or work alongside other architects, on strategic projects including business application, digital transformation, procurement and software development initiatives.

Work with business analysts, product owners and project team members to understand business requirements and facilitate the definition of functional and non-functional requirements.

Review and design solutions using Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Dataverse and Copilot Studio, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, supportable and aligned with organisational standards.

Define Power Platform architecture and governance covering environment strategy, security, identity and access, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), custom connectors, application lifecycle management, monitoring and operational ownership.

Design solutions that meet business requirements and involve collaboration across applications, integration, data, security, cloud and infrastructure architecture domains.

Assess solution requirements and determine when the appropriate technology and when Power Platform, Microsoft, Azure or custom-development capabilities should be used.

Design integration between Power Platform, Microsoft 365, Dynamics 365, Azure services and other enterprise applications using appropriate integration patterns and APIs.

Present wider solution designs to architecture governance forums for review and approval.

Support enterprise architects in the development of architecture roadmaps, business applications and associated technology platforms.

Manage relationships with senior business and technology stakeholders, acting as a trusted architecture adviser throughout the solution lifecycle.

Requirements

• Essential Skills
• Proven experience architecting and delivering enterprise solutions using Microsoft Power Platform, with strong knowledge of Power Apps, Power Automate and Dataverse, together with experience of Power Pages and/or Copilot Studio.
• Strong understanding of Power Platform architecture and governance, including environment strategy, security, Data Loss Prevention policies, connector governance, application lifecycle management and operational considerations.
• Proven experience in broader solution design and architecture, delivering technical solutions to business requirements across technology layers including user experience, applications, integration, data and cloud services.
• Experience of Microsoft Azure platform services and understanding of how Power Platform solutions integrate with Azure, Microsoft 365 and wider enterprise technology environments.
• Ability to evaluate business requirements and determine when Power Platform, Dynamics 365, Azure services or custom development represents the appropriate architectural approach.
• Effective interpersonal skills and experience engaging with senior business and technology stakeholders, including facilitating architecture and solution-design discussions.
• Ability to produce concise and accurate high-level solution designs, architecture decisions and supporting documentation that align with architecture governance processes, technology strategy and business requirements.
• Experience defining and working with non-functional requirements including security, availability, performance, scalability, resilience and monitoring.
• Experience presenting designs through Architecture Review Boards, Technical Design Authorities or equivalent architecture governance processes.
• Desirable Skills
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and its relationship with Dataverse and the wider Power Platform ecosystem.
• Experience with Azure integration technologies such as API Management, Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Service Bus and Event Grid.
• Experience with Power Platform Centre of Excellence approaches and enterprise adoption and governance of low-code solutions.
• Strong experience architecting secure integration with external systems and services, with particular focus on identity and access management, secure connectivity, trust boundaries, and managing security risks associated with third-party services and dependencies.
• Experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio and the governance of AI-enabled applications and agents.
• Experience defining current-state, transition-state and target-state architectures and contributing to technology roadmaps.
• Experience working within regulated environments.
• Additional Information
• At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.
• Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company's profits
• Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme
• Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance
• Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Version 1 Pension with a 5% employee-matched contribution, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme
• Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more.
• 24 days holiday allowance plus Public Holidays, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies
• Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat
• Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & quarterly Star Awards.
• Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.
• And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.
• Version 1 is an equal opportunities employer
• We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and able to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and lived experiences, and we value the different perspectives people bring including those shaped by disability and neurodiversity.
• We want every candidate to have a positive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please contact laura.cowan@version1.com at Version 1. We will consider all requests carefully, respectfully and confidentially
• Company Description
• Version 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and transformation solutions that drive customer success. Our deep expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly evolving technology landscape. We foster strong partnerships with global technology leaders including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.
• We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of  what we do:
• UK & Ireland's premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
• 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
• 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
• Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
• Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW
• We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!.