The posting
Power Platform Solution Architect
Active DV Clearance is a mandatory requirement for this role
Salary: competitive depending upon experience + benefits
Location: Hybrid (home-based & working with Kerv Digital office/customer site visits as required) Office locations – Longbridge, London & Nottingham
ABOUT KERV
At Kerv we harness the power of technology for the good of our people, our customers, our society and our planet. Technology is the enabler; impact is how we judge success.
As a certified B Corp and Great Place To Work, we care deeply about how we show up for our people, our customers and the world around us. These aren’t badges for us, they reflect how we work every day and the standards we hold ourselves to.
With more than 900 specialists and over 1,600 technical certifications, we are bringing together expertise across cloud, AI, compliance, data, customer experience and business applications. Working as one connected team, we solve complex challenges and stay accountable from strategy through to delivery, adoption and ongoing improvement.
We help organisations build secure, well governed foundations, leverage more from their technology and unlock new opportunities through innovation and AI. Our focus is on making technology work in the real world and delivering lasting value.
THE ROLE
You’ll be part of the Solution Architect team in Kerv Digital.
At Kerv Digital, we help organisations unlock the power of technology to transform how they work, engage customers and drive business value. We combine deep expertise across Microsoft Business Applications, Power Platform, AI, DevOps, Data and cloud technologies. With a strong focus on outcomes and real-world value, we make digital transformation feel tangible, purposeful and fast-moving.
As a Power Platform Solution Architect, you'll be responsible for leading the design and architecture of enterprise-scale Microsoft Power Platform solutions. Working closely with customers, business stakeholders, delivery teams and developers, you will translate business requirements into secure, scalable and maintainable solution architectures that deliver measurable business outcomes.
You will provide technical leadership across Microsoft Power Platform, Dataverse, Dynamics 365 CE, Copilot Studio and Azure services, ensuring solutions align with best practice architecture, security, governance and enterprise standards. While remaining technically credible, your primary focus will be solution architecture, stakeholder engagement, technical assurance and successful delivery outcomes.
This role requires someone who can balance business needs with technical excellence, guide delivery teams through complex programmes, support presales activities and act as a trusted advisor to customers.
Required Skills:
- Significant experience designing and implementing enterprise solutions across Microsoft Power Platform, Dynamics 365 CE, Dataverse and Azure.
- Strong architecture experience covering Model-Driven Apps, Canvas Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages and Copilot Studio.
- Deep understanding of Dataverse architecture, data modelling, security models, environment strategy and governance.
- Experience designing complex integrations using APIs, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, API Management and related technologies.
- Strong knowledge of Power Platform ALM, DevOps and release management practices, including deployment pipelines, managed solutions, source control and environment strategies.
- Strong understanding of Power Platform security, governance and compliance, including DLP policies, managed environments, tenant controls and secure solution design.
- Ability to define solution architecture across low-code and pro-code technologies, making pragmatic decisions based on business requirements and technical constraints.
- Experience designing AI-enabled solutions, including Copilot Studio and emerging Microsoft AI capabilities.
- Proven ability to lead technical discovery workshops, architecture reviews, design authority discussions and customer engagements.
- Strong stakeholder management and consultancy skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience leading delivery teams and providing architectural governance across multiple projects.
- Microsoft certifications such as PL-600, PL-400, AZ-305, AZ-204 or equivalent experience.
- Active DV Clearance.
Responsibilities:
You will likely demonstrate experience in some or all of the following:
- Lead the architecture and design of Power Platform and Dynamics 365 solutions across a range of customer engagements.
- Facilitate discovery workshops to understand customer objectives, business processes, technical requirements and constraints.
- Create end-to-end solution architectures covering applications, data, integrations, security, environments and operational support models.
- Define scalable architecture patterns, design principles and technical roadmaps aligned to customer goals and Microsoft best practices.
- Collaborate with developers, consultants, business analysts and project managers to ensure successful solution delivery.
- Provide technical leadership throughout the delivery lifecycle, including architecture reviews, design assurance and risk management.
- Define integration architectures between Power Platform, Dynamics 365, Microsoft 365, Azure and third-party systems.
- Lead decisions regarding low-code versus pro-code approaches, ensuring solutions remain maintainable, scalable and cost-effective.
- Design security, governance and compliance frameworks that support enterprise-grade implementations.
- Support presales activities including solution shaping, estimating, proposal development, client presentations and demonstrations.
- Review and assure solution designs produced by project teams, ensuring alignment to architectural standards.
- Lead Proof of Concepts, technical spikes and innovation activities, including AI and Copilot-enabled solutions.
- Establish and promote ALM, DevOps and governance best practices across delivery teams.
- Ensure solutions meet non-functional requirements including performance, availability, security, accessibility and supportability.
- Build strong relationships with customer stakeholders and act as a trusted technical advisor throughout engagements.
- Mentor consultants and developers, supporting their technical growth and encouraging knowledge sharing across the wider practice.
- Contribute to the evolution of Kerv Digital accelerators, standards, methodologies and architecture frameworks.
- Remain current with Microsoft technology advancements and advise customers on emerging capabilities and opportunities.
- Other duties as reasonably requested.
Desirable Skills:
- Experience with Azure AI Foundry and broader Azure AI services.
- Experience designing AI agents, Copilots or autonomous business process solutions.
- Knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks and governance models.
- Experience delivering solutions within regulated or security-sensitive environments.
- Understanding of responsible AI principles and enterprise AI governance.
- Experience contributing to technology strategy, innovation programmes or practice development initiatives.
We’re also looking for people that fit how we work, which is something like;
- Happiest working under their own direction, but fully supported when needed
- An obvious attention to detail, we want you to obsess about the little things!
- Prepared to travel to client site if required
- Ability to identify and pick up new processes and software platforms quickly
- Ability to work effectively with remote teams in both in the UK and India
- Ability to work flexibly to deliver on-time to tight timescales
What we can do for you: We’re a transparent, honest and fiercely equal employer that believes completely in providing the best possible work experience for our employee’s:
Real Flexibility – A healthy approach for most of our teams seems to be splitting three ways between home, customer sites and the office.
Awesome Environment – all of our employee’s will tell you that we foster an easy going environment, are experts at what we do and care deeply about what we work on – the company was started specifically to find a way for people to take more enjoyment from their work.
Interesting Work – these days most of our customers are household names and many of our projects have an important impact on the world around us. The kind of things we do regularly include working with not-for-profits to transform how they leverage technology, working with public bodies to shape digital services and working with top tier private entities to bring genuinely new and meaningful products and services to market.
Great Benefits – all the usual suspects and then some. Some highlights include excellent professional development support including frequent in-house training for tech. you can’t get trained on anywhere else, private healthcare, company pension and, well stocked cupboards with tasty goodies (we’re a food first company too).
Recognition & Growth – Recognized as a 'Great Place to Work' in both the UK and India, our commitment to excellence goes beyond our products and services. Our culture is a testament to the dedicated technologists who work tirelessly to drive our vision forward. Being a part of Kerv Digital means embracing a culture of innovation, collaboration, and mutual respect. Our teams in the UK and India thrive in an atmosphere that promotes continuous learning and growth.
OUR VALUES
At Kerv, we’re building something special and building it to last. Our values shape how we work, how we treat each other and how we deliver for our customers:
- Think Customer First – we put our customers at the heart of every decision
- Team is Everything – we collaborate, support each other, and win together
- Spread Good Vibes – we bring positivity, energy and respect into everything we do
- Build Future – we look ahead, innovate and create lasting impact
- Do the Right Thing – we act with integrity and always do what’s fair and honest
We’re looking for people who bring these values to life in how they work every day. We want everybody to feel valued, included and love working together. With an uncompromising pursuit of amazing employee experience, we always strive to do the right thing. We believe and will relentlessly promote and support the power of diversity, equality and belonging, through collaboration and creating exceptional solutions together.
Equal opportunity statement
We welcome applications from all qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Kerv encourages applications from people of all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. Our recruitment decisions are based solely on skills, experience, qualifications and business needs, and we provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process where required.
You will live the Kerv values…
- Think Customer First
- Team is everything
- Spread good vibes
- Build future
- Do the right thing
At Kerv, we’re building something special and we’re building it to last. We want everybody to feel valued, included and love working together. With an uncompromising pursuit of amazing employee experience, we always strive to do the right thing. We believe and will relentlessly promote and support the power of diversity, equality and belonging, through collaboration and creating exceptional solutions together.
