Lead Developer

Lead Developer (Dynamics 365 & Power Platform)

Location: Birmingham (2 days a week onsite)

Contract: Permanent

Salary & Benefits: up to £60,000 + Excellent Benefits

Overview

An industry regulatory body is undergoing a significant digital transformation and seeking a Lead Developer to drive this forward and join its IT Development team. This role offers the opportunity to lead a talented group of developers in designing, customising, and integrating Dynamics 365 and Power Platform solutions that drive operational excellence and innovation across the business.

You’ll play a key role in shaping the technical direction of the organisation’s digital systems, ensuring scalable, secure, and high-performing applications that support business-critical functions. This is a hands-on leadership role that combines technical delivery, team mentorship, and solution architecture within a modern cloud-first environment.

The Role

• Lead and mentor a team of 5, overseeing the design, development, and integration of Dynamics 365 and Power Platform solutions.
• Manage the full development lifecycle, from requirements gathering and design through to build, testing, and deployment.
• Oversee the development of complex and mission-critical applications in a Microsoft Azure environment.
• Support upgrades, maintenance, and optimisation of PowerApps and related cloud platforms.
• Drive automation and build CI/CD pipelines using modern DevOps practices.
• Identify and manage technical risks, incidents, and performance issues.
• Maintain high standards of code quality, documentation, and testing across all projects.

Skills & Experience

• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM modules and Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate).
• Proven experience in C#, .NET and JavaScript
• Hands-on experience with Azure DevOps, Git, or other CI/CD tools.
• Demonstrated leadership or mentoring experience within a development team.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) and leading agile sprints
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams.

If this sounds of interest, please apply or reach out to me at james.ireson@investigo.co.uk