Power Platform Consultant

Power Platform Consultant - Public Sector - Inside IR35 - Edinburgh (Hybrid)

Day Rate - up to £540

Duration - 3 months with a view to extend up to 6 months

Harvey Nash's Public Sector Client are looking to bring in a contract Power Platform Function Consultant. The role will require understanding business requirements and technical solutions and delivering robust, scalable Power Platform applications and integrations within the Microsoft ecosystem. You will be required onsite at least once per fortnight

Key Responsibilities:

Solution Design & Delivery

• Analyse business requirements to design functional solutions using Power Apps, Power Automate, and Power BI.
• Configure and customise Power Apps and Dynamics 365 Customer Service/Sales modules to meet the business needs.
• Develop advanced custom components leveraging Power Platform SDK, JavaScript, TypeScript, and C# for model-driven apps and plugins.

Integration & Development

• Implement business logic and integrations between Power Platform/Dynamics 365, and internal/external systems using Azure services, Dataverse APIs, and custom connectors.
• Optimise performance and security for enterprise-grade solutions.

Quality Assurance & Governance

• Ensure compliance with organisational standards and best practice, security policies, and data governance.
• Perform testing, troubleshooting, and performance tuning of solutions.
• Provide support and handover to internal operational teams

Skills & Experience Required

Functional Expertise:

• Proven experience in Power Apps and Dynamics 365 design, configuration and customisation.
• Strong understanding of in the security model and design for the Power Platform
• Strong understanding of low-code/no code implementation approaches and advanced extensibility.

Technical Skills:

• Advanced programming experience in C#, .NET, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
• Hands-on experience with Power Platform SDK, Dataverse, and Azure Functions.
• Familiarity with REST APIs, JSON, and OData for integrations.
• Awareness of user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design concepts
• Hands-on experience with Power Platform ALM processes and best practice with experience using Power Platform Pipelines and Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines for Power Platform solutions.

Additional Competencies:

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication.
• Ability to work in agile environments and deliver under tight deadlines.

Desirable Skills/Experience

Microsoft Certifications:

PL-200: Power Platform Functional Consultant, PL-400: Power Platform Developer Associate, MB-230: Dynamics 365 Customer Service Functional Consultant Associate

Please note that you must be eligible for BPSS Clearance.