Lead Power Platform Engineer

Salary: £28,000 - 51,000 per year

Requirements:

• Expertise in designing, building, testing and maintaining modern software applications, including Low Code solutions and appropriate Pro Code extensions or integrations where required.
• Technical management of teams building and testing modern, scalable, secure, performant applications in line with software development rules, practices and patterns such as XP and TDD.
• Experience of technical ownership for a Low Code project, including architecture, estimation, product planning and user story and requirement creation.
• Experience of balancing technical decisions with user needs and commercial constraints.
• Expertise in Low Code software design and development across all layers of a solution.
• Experience with the latest Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery techniques.
• Ability to assess when to use out-of-the-box Power Platform capability, low-code customisation or pro-code development to deliver secure, scalable and maintainable solutions.
• Expertise in the Microsoft Power Platform, with 5+ years experience, including strong Dataverse and model-driven app development.
• C# plug-in development and PCF development using TypeScript and React.
• JavaScript form customisation and Power Automate.
• Knowledge of public cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure, including SaaS and PaaS offerings.
• Desirable: TypeScript.
• Desirable: REST API integrations.
• Desirable: Azure DevOps and Power Platform ALM.
• Desirable: Azure Functions.
• Desirable: APIM and Azure Service Bus.
• Desirable: AI Driven Delivery.

Responsibilities:

• Manage teams and develop high quality Low Code solutions that delight our customers and impact users worldwide.
• Make sound, reasoned decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Learn about new technologies and approaches while working with talented colleagues who help us learn, develop and grow.
• Manage, coach and develop a small number of people, with a focus on employee performance and career development.
• Provide direction for the team as we solve problems together.
• Interact with customers, share knowledge and mentor those around us.
• Apply technical ownership to Low Code delivery, including architecture, estimation, product planning and user story and requirement creation.
• Balance technical decisions with user needs and commercial constraints.

Technologies:

• AI
• API
• AWS
• Azure
• C#
• Cloud
• DevOps
• JavaScript
• Microsoft Power Platform
• PaaS
• REST
• React
• TDD
• TypeScript
• XP
• Support

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We are Kainos, a high-growth IT services company providing digital technology solutions and agile software development to enterprise customers. Over our 30-year history, we have worked on transformational projects across government, NHS and many private sector clients. We offer a people-first culture where ideas are valued, growth is supported, and contributions make a real difference. We are committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to thrive. Our friendly talent acquisition team supports the recruitment process and can tailor it to individual needs if accommodations or adjustments are required.

last updated 35 week of 2026