Lead Power Platform Engineer

Company: Kainos
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Location: Birmingham
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you drive the delivery of Power Platform solutions, guiding a small team to build high-quality software that delights users worldwide. You’ll balance technical decisions with user needs and business constraints while mentoring colleagues and sharing knowledge with customers. The position combines hands-on low-code development with technical leadership in a fast-paced environment. You’ll contribute to a people-first culture that values growth, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coach a small team to design, build, test, and maintain Power Platform solutions
  • Provide technical direction and ensure alignment with software development practices (XP, TDD)
  • Own technical aspects of Low Code projects including architecture, estimation, planning, and user stories
  • Balance technical decisions with user needs and commercial constraints
  • Interact with customers, share knowledge, and mentor colleagues beyond the team

Key requirements

  • Experience designing, building, testing and maintaining modern software including Power Platform
  • Technical management of teams delivering scalable, secure, performant applications
  • Technical ownership of a Low Code project (architecture, estimation, planning, user stories)
  • Experience balancing technical decisions with user needs and commercial constraints
  • Expertise in Low Code design across all layers of a solution
  • Experience with CI/CD techniques
  • Knowledge of Power Platform; familiarity with AWS/Azure cloud platforms (SaaS/PaaS)
  • leadership and mentorship
  • decision making under pressure
  • customer-facing communication
  • Microsoft Power Platform
  • Low Code concepts and development
  • Software design and architecture for Low Code solutions

Posted: September 14th, 2026