Preston, England, United Kingdom · On-site
We believe that helping people unlock a better retirement starts with helping everyone in our organisation unlock their true potential, and thrive. To do that, we’re mindful of staying true to the values that make us who…
Skills: Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Power Automate Desktop, Dataverse, Solution architecture
Preston, England, United Kingdom · On-site
We believe that helping people unlock a better retirement starts with helping everyone in our organisation unlock their true potential, and thrive. To do that, we’re mindful of staying true to the values that make us who…
Skills: Software testing, QA, Test automation, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Platform
Preston, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
We believe that helping people unlock a better retirement starts with helping everyone in our organisation unlock their true potential, and thrive. To do that, we’re mindful of staying true to the values that make us who…
Skills: Mortgage underwriting, Secured residential lending, Financial services, Lending criteria, Caseload management
Preston, England, United Kingdom · On-site
We believe that helping people unlock a better retirement starts with helping everyone in our organisation unlock their true potential, and thrive. To do that, we’re mindful of staying true to the values that make us who…
Skills: Inbound Sales, Outbound Sales, KPI Achievement, Customer Rapport, Consultative Selling
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The Tech Lead will oversee the design, development, and governance of Microsoft platform solutions while driving innovation and automation. They are responsible for mentoring technical staff and ensuring all solutions align with business objectives and security standards.
Candidates must have significant experience delivering Dynamics 365 solutions and strong expertise in the Power Platform and Dataverse. Proven leadership skills and a deep understanding of platform architecture, security, and DevOps practices are essential.
We believe that helping people unlock a better retirement starts with helping everyone in our organisation unlock their true potential, and thrive.
To do that, we’re mindful of staying true to the values that make us who we are, and proud of what we do.
Key Group is one of the most exciting, forward-thinking brands in financial services, focused on helping people unlock a better retirement since 1998. We are later life lending experts, with a market leading specialism in equity release. We offer later life lending advice and solutions to help homeowners across the UK unlock a better retirement by accessing some of the wealth tied up in their properties. Or as we like to say, retirement finances, unlocked. Our portfolio of brands comprises of Key (the Adviser) More2Life (the Lender) and Air (Adviser software service).
We are looking for a Technology Lead for Microsoft Platforms. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the design, development, governance and support of business solutions. The role provides technical leadership across the Microsoft application estate, ensuring solutions are secure, scalable, supportable and aligned to business objectives.
Working closely with business stakeholders, Product Owner and Developers, the postholder will drive platform innovation, automation opportunities and best practice adoption while managing, mentoring and developing technical resources.
Key Responsibilities
Act as the technical lead and subject matter expert for Dynamics 365, Power Platform and Power Automate Desktop.
Lead the design, development and deployment of enterprise solutions, integrations and automations.
Define and maintain platform architecture, development standards, governance and security controls.
Support business teams in identifying opportunities to improve processes through digital transformation and automation.
Lead solution design reviews, code reviews and technical assurance activities.
Ensure effective application lifecycle management (ALM), DevOps practices and release management processes.
Develop and maintain integrations with internal and third-party applications.
Establish and promote Power Platform governance, reusable components and development standards.
Mentor developers fostering a culture of continuous improvement and technical excellence.
Engage with stakeholders at all levels to translate business requirements into effective technology solutions.
Experience & Skills:
Significant experience delivering and supporting Dynamics 365 solutions.
Strong hands-on expertise in:
Power Platform
Power Automate Desktop (RPA)
Dataverse
Dynamics 365
Experience developing Dynamics 365 customisations, plugins, workflows and integrations.
Strong understanding of Microsoft platform security, governance and best practices.
Experience with API integrations, Azure services and DevOps/CI-CD pipelines.
Proven experience leading technical teams and delivering complex technology solutions.
Excellent stakeholder management, communication and problem-solving skills.
Desirable Qualifications
Power Platform Certifications
Dynamics 365 Certifications
Azure Certifications
Power Automate Desktop Certifications
Most of all we look for people who display and work around the core values of our business:
Ambitious – to break ground to help our customers enjoy a better retirement.
Supportive – relationships are key to everything we do.
Personal – going above and beyond to offer exceptional service.
Integrity – honest, true and transparent in all of our relationships.
Responsive – whatever the challenge we’ll deliver the right result.
Expert – experts in our field, our thirst for knowledge never stops.
Benefits:
25 days holiday, plus bank holidays. Rising to 28 days based on length of service
Additional holiday purchase scheme
1 extra day to carry out charity work, and another day for your choice of wellbeing activity
Pension: 5% Employee and 8% Employer
AXA Exec (Self) or Simply health cashback plan
Life Assurance x4 salary
We specialise in offering financial solutions primarily for those in or approaching retirement.
Pioneers in the equity release market, Key Group is on a mission to be the UK’s leading retirement finance expert, focused on helping people finance a better retirement. Celebrating its 22nd anniversary in 2021, the Group has helped customers release more than £5 billion worth of equity from their properties. Evolving to meet the financial needs of the increasing over-50s market, brands within the Key Group umbrella two of the UK’s leading equity release advisers (Key and The Equity Release Experts), one of the largest equity release lenders (more2life), and leading later life service provider (Air Group). At the heart of Key Group is the commitment to grow the size of the equity release market, continue to help develop advice standards across the industry, support the growing number of equity release advisers active in the sector and innovate through the development of new retirement lending products. The Group is proud to be one of the largest private employers in Preston and currently employees over 100+ field-based advisers providing support to a fast growing client base across the UK. The Key Group brands have now gathered over 100 industry and consumer awards since launch. Follow us on LinkedIn to explore our latest career opportunities across our brands, as well as updates on our corporate activities. https://www.krgroup.co.uk/careers/
Offices: Baines House,, 4 Midgery Court,, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9ZH, GB
We specialise in offering financial solutions primarily for those in or approaching retirement.
Pioneers in the equity release market, Key Group is on a mission to be the UK’s leading retirement finance expert, focused on helping people finance a better retirement. Celebrating its 22nd anniversary in 2021, the Group has helped customers release more than £5 billion worth of equity from their properties. Evolving to meet the financial needs of the increasing over-50s market, brands within the Key Group umbrella two of the UK’s leading equity release advisers (Key and The Equity Release Experts), one of the largest equity release lenders (more2life), and leading later life service provider (Air Group). At the heart of Key Group is the commitment to grow the size of the equity release market, continue to help develop advice standards across the industry, support the growing number of equity release advisers active in the sector and innovate through the development of new retirement lending products. The Group is proud to be one of the largest private employers in Preston and currently employees over 100+ field-based advisers providing support to a fast growing client base across the UK. The Key Group brands have now gathered over 100 industry and consumer awards since launch. Follow us on LinkedIn to explore our latest career opportunities across our brands, as well as updates on our corporate activities. https://www.krgroup.co.uk/careers/
Offices: Baines House,, 4 Midgery Court,, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9ZH, GB
