Power-Platform Engineer

Methodfi; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking technology company is seeking a Power Platform Engineer for a hybrid role based in Edinburgh, London, or Bath. This position involves shaping how the Microsoft Power Platform addresses real business challenges. You will be responsible for building scalable tools, mentoring team members, and driving platform governance. Ideal candidates have experience with Power Platform solutions and enjoy a dynamic work environment. The role includes a generous salary and comprehensive benefits, promoting both personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Salary between £65,000 and £80,000

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Option to work abroad for up to six weeks

Private medical insurance

Learning budget of £750

Qualifications

• Experience in Microsoft Power Platform tools is essential.
• Passion for training and mentoring in technical areas.
• Ability to design secure, scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a Centre of Excellence for best practices.
• Monitor app usage and ensure governance.
• Mentor colleagues on Power Platform tools.

Skills

Experience with Microsoft Power Platform

Empowering others

Application lifecycle management (ALM)

Collaborative problem-solving

Tools

Power Apps

Power Automate

Power BI

Job description

Hybrid role (once a week) to be based in our London, Bath or Edinburgh office.

About us

Seccl is the Octopus‑owned embedded investment platform that’s on a mission to helping more people to invest – and invest well.

We’re B‑Corp certified with an amazing product‑market fit, impressive early traction and the potential to transform an outdated industry, for the better. We've been growing fast and will scale even faster over the next few years.

We’re also proud to be part of Octopus, the £multi billion group that's on a mission to breathe new life into broken industries, through companies like Octopus Energy, Octopus Investments and Octopus Money.

Check out the Seccl website for the latest on our products and our mission to shape the future of investments.

The role

We’re looking for a Power Platform engineer to join our Automation team at Seccl. You’ll report into the Engineering managerand work closely with teams across the business to shape how we use Microsoft’s Power Platform to solve real business challenges. This is an exciting opportunity to build something from the ground up - helping us define best practices, champion citizen development, and maximise the value of our growing platform capabilities.

About the team

The Automation team sits at the heart of Seccl’s mission to modernise financial infrastructure. We’re a collaborative, cross‑functional group that builds scalable tools and systems to empower teams across the business. As we start our journey with the Power Platform, this role will play a key part in establishing a centre of excellence, embedding governance, and driving adoption to enable innovation at every level of the company.

On a typical day you will be…

• Building and maintaining a Centre of Excellence to govern and grow our Power Platform
• Monitoring usage, ensuring security and best practice across apps, flows, and connectors
• Running “lunch and learn” sessions, hackathons, and training to promote citizen development
• Mentoring colleagues to help them use Power Platform tools confidently and effectively
• Designing and developing secure, efficient, low‑code/no‑code solutions for complex challenges
• Reporting on adoption and success metrics to identify new opportunities for improvement
• Collaborating with business and technology stakeholders to prioritise and deliver value

This role’s for you if…

• You have experience working with Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, and Power BI
• You’re passionate about empowering others through training, mentoring, and community building
• You understand application lifecycle management (ALM), governance, and platform hygiene
• You can translate business needs into secure, scalable Power Platform solutions
• You enjoy working collaboratively across teams to solve business problems
• (Desirable) You hold PL-200, PL-400, or PL-600 certifications, or have equivalent hands‑on experience
• (Desirable) You have additional technical skills in AI, Azure/AWS, JavaScript/TypeScript, or C#

This role isn’t for you if…

• You rely on a lot of top‑down direction. Here, you’ll have a lot of freedom and ownership of be expected to shape your own progression.
• You’re not comfortable working in a fast‑paced environment. Our speed and scalability are what set us apart; you need to be able to act quickly and think on your feet.
• You struggle to follow through on ideas. We value people who do what they say they will. If you care about something, you have the freedom here to make it happen.
• You don’t like change. You’ll get on great here if you relish the ambiguity of rapid growth and are willing to embrace uncertainty.

What’s in it for you…

We offer a generous mix of benefits for the things that really matter to our people, including:

• 💰 A salary between £65,000 and £80,000 – dependant on experience + reviewed annually
• 🌴 27 days holiday plus bank holidays (some can be flexible) plus a day off on your birthday plus three days (full time) per year for Dependant leave
• 💙 Two volunteering days per year
• 🌎 Option to work abroad for up to six weeks a year
• 🌟 Secclbrate - our recognition programme that offers a mix of flexible rewards including extra pay, additional holiday and increased learning budget
• 🏅 Length of service award – one month paid sabbatical at eight years
• ✅ 6% employer pension contribution, and life assurance
• 🏥 Private medical insurance with AXA Health
• 👪 Enhanced Parental leave
• 💻 MacBook and up to £500 home office set up budget
• 📖 £750 per person learning budget
• 🌻 Health and wellbeing initiatives including free therapy via Wellness Cloud, mental health support via Headspace
• 🌱 Strong financial wellbeing focus including access to Octopus Money, Octopus Share Incentive Plan and will writing offering via Octopus Legacy
• 🎁 Perkbox – Flexi‑points giving you a range of discounts and perks including free weekly coffee, gym and retail discounts
• 🚲 Access to initiatives like Cycle to Work and Octopus Electric Vehicle Leasing

Our culture

We're proud to put people first, creating a culture where we truly listen to what matters most to them. Our transparent and inclusive environment encourages diversity of thought, challenge and experimentation.

Check out our Glassdoor page for the latest reviews or our LinkedIn for company updates and insights from the team.

Interview process

Interviewing is a two‑way thing, and we want you to have the time and opportunity to get to know us, as much as we are getting to know you. Our interviews are conversational, so come with questions and be curious. In general, you can expect the interview process to look a bit like this:

• 30 min – Talent screen call
• 2 hour – Technical loop interview

⏳ We’ll only close this role once we have enough applications for the next stage. Please submit your application as soon as possible to make sure you don’t miss out and you should expect to hear back from us within one to two weeks of applying.

🌈 Our aim is to build a diverse and inclusive company of awesome people, with unique skills, passions and experiences. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, family or parental status, national origin, or veteran, neurodiversity or disability status.

If this sounds like your kind of thing, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t tick every box. We’d love to hear from you!

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