Applications and Integrations Lead

A Charity is seeking an Applications and Integrations Lead to join on a permanent basis and take ownership of applications and systems projects during a period of change for the organisation.

The role is hybrid, 2/3 days a week in Gloucestershire.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Be the technical lead in all applications & integration related activities.
• Work collaboratively with stakeholders across the organisation to improve processes and ways of working, ensuring solutions are delivered on time and budget.
• Deliver services and solutions using the MS Power Platform, SharePoint, Teams and other M365 services. This will include but not be limited to creating Canvas and Model-driven apps to improve efficiency and digitise processes.
• Identify areas and build processes where Power Platform and M365 can be better leveraged to facilitate process improvement and automation.
• Liaise with and support the Geomatics team in the development and implementation of digital applications e.g. Digital Recording System, GIS, MapBoard.
• Guide and educate employees on the effective use of SharePoint, MS Teams, Co-Pilot, Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI and Power Virtual Agent) and other MS365 services.
• Integrate and manage data sources like Dataverse, SharePoint and SQL.
• Act as the Technical Authority for any new enterprise-wide applications development (e.g. Dynamics 365), configuration and implementation.
• Act as 3rd line support for all the company's business applications.
• Ensure that all applications, integration, and data solutions are secure, scalable, and highly available.

Person Specification

• A proven track record of successful application and integration project implementations.
• Experience in application & integration architecture and design.
• Experience with cloud-based infrastructure solutions (Microsoft Azure).
• Managing 3rd Party suppliers to successful delivery outcomes.
• Experience of mapping and developing customer journeys to enhance user experience.
• Previous experience of matrix managing project resources.
• Good understanding of structured data and SQL.
• Ability to remain focused and to implement a project to specification, budget, and timescale.
• Experience of using Agile development methodologies.
• Strong experience of using Azure Integration services, including Azure API Management.
• Experience of developing and implementing middleware or API interfaces to enable data exchange between applications.
• Experience Implementing security best practices in all integration and database activities. This includes controlling access to databases (permissions, credentials), encrypting sensitive data in transit, and ensuring compliance with data protection regulations (e.g. GDPR).

Personal Characteristics

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective stakeholder management skills to ensure colleagues are positively engaged and consulted (when required).
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Passionate about delivering results.
• A champion of technical methodologies, concepts, and standards, with a passion for learning and coaching best practices.
• Ability to concisely specify requirements across all departments.
• A structured and analytical approach to troubleshooting and problem management.
• Aptitude to learn and develop both self and colleagues.

Technical skills

• Demonstrable hands-on development experience using MS Power Platform.
• 3+ years' experience, or equivalent demonstrable experience with Microsoft SharePoint, Teams and OneDrive.
• Hierarchical structured data and SQL programming.
• Azure Integration services, especially Azure API Management. (desirable)
• Azure Data Lake, Azure Synapse. (desirable)
• Dynamics 365 (desirable).