Senior Technical Consultant

Ashton Court Group Ltd; Ashton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy in the UK is seeking a Senior Technical Consultant to design and implement Microsoft Business Applications solutions. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience with Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Azure, excelling in technical governance and customer engagement. This role offers competitive salary, 33 days annual leave, and opportunities for professional development. Candidates must reside in the UK and have full work entitlement.

Benefits

Competitive salary

33 days annual leave

Learning resources for Microsoft certifications

Pension scheme

Employee wellbeing strategy

Free flu jabs

Company events

Free on-site parking

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in customer-facing delivery roles within a Microsoft Partner.
• Proven hands-on experience developing Dynamics 365 and Power Platform solutions.
• Strong knowledge of the broader Microsoft stack including Azure services.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical solution design and development of Dynamics 365 and Power Platform solutions.
• Ensure best-practice use of standard product capability.
• Act as technical escalation point throughout the project lifecycle.

Skills

5+ years in customer-facing roles

Dynamics 365 development

Power Platform solutions

Strong knowledge of Azure services

Stakeholder engagement

Problem-solving

Technical communication

Tools

Dynamics 365 CE

Azure Data Factory

Dataverse

DevOps practices

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Technical Consultant who will play a key role in shaping and delivering cutting‑edge Microsoft Business Applications solutions for our customers. This new role is ideal for someone who thrives on solving complex technical challenges, translating ambitious business needs into secure, scalable architectures, and bringing solutions to life across Dynamics 365, the Power Platform and Azure. Working closely with functional teams and customer stakeholders, you will lead the technical design and development of high‑quality solutions that deliver real business impact, while championing best practice and guiding others in technical excellence. If you are driven by innovation, collaboration, and the opportunity to influence digital transformation at its core, we would love to hear from you

About the Role

The Senior Technical Consultant is responsible for the design, development, and implementation of high‑quality Microsoft Business Applications solutions, spanning Dynamics 365, the Power Platform and Azure services. This role transforms complex business requirements into robust, scalable, secure technical solutions while working closely with functional teams and customer stakeholders to ensure successful delivery and adoption.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead the technical solution design and development of Dynamics 365 and Power Platform solutions to meet customer requirements
• Ensure best‑practice use of standard product capability first, advising where customisation or extension is warranted
• Work collaboratively with Functional Consultants to translate functional designs into technical build specifications
• Lead integration design and development across the Microsoft ecosystem including Dataverse and Azure services
• Provide technical governance, code reviews and quality assurance across development deliverables
• Support deployment processes, ALM, and DevOps practices ensuring smooth releases into production
• Act as technical escalation point throughout the project lifecycle, resolving issues proactively and efficiently
• Contribute to continuous improvement of development standards, patterns, tools and automation within the practice.

Knowledge and Experience

• 5+ years of experience in customer‑facing delivery roles within a Microsoft Partner organisation preferred
• Proven hands‑on experience developing Dynamics 365 and Power Platform solutions including model‑driven and canvas apps, Dataverse, and integrations
• Strong knowledge of the broader Microsoft stack including Azure services such as Azure Data Factory
• Experience engaging directly with stakeholders and cross‑functional teams in a customer‑facing delivery environment
• Ability to assess requirements against standard platform capabilities and design sustainable extensibility.

Personal Characteristics

• Solutions‑focused mindset with a passion for technical excellence and timely delivery
• Confident communicator able to convey complex technical topics clearly to non‑technical stakeholders
• Highly organised with a strong attention to detail and quality assurance
• Committed to continuous learning and staying current with Microsoft technology advancements
• Collaborative team player, supporting others and contributing to shared success.

Personal Abilities

• Strong problem‑solver capable of navigating ambiguity and designing practical solutions
• Able to manage development workload across multiple tasks and projects with minimal supervision
• Ability to mentor developers and share knowledge across the delivery team
• Commercial awareness to ensure proposed solutions deliver value and align with customer and business priorities.

Technical Abilities

• Proficiency in Dynamics 365 CE development including but not limited to:
  • Plugins
  • Custom Workflow Activities
  • JavaScript customisation
• Experience designing and developing integrations using Azure services, APIs and event‑driven methods
• Strong understanding of Dataverse data modelling, security and solution management principles
• Familiarity with DevOps practices including pipelines, version control and automated deployment approaches
• Ability to evaluate and extend Power Platform components including Power Apps, Power BI, Power Pages.

What We Offer

• Industry aligned competitive salary
• 33 days annual leave, including bank holidays
• Access to learning resources to support study to achieve Microsoft certifications
• Bonus paid on passing agreed exams to gain specific Microsoft certifications
• Auto‑enrolment pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• Employee wellbeing strategy
• Free flu jabs
• Company events
• Free on‑site parking.

About Us

We believe in our culture, values and staff successes. We invest in developing our staff and we support our employees with their professional development goals. We strive to offer an environment that provides our staff with the right work/life balance. We offer genuine career prospects: you will have a clear career progression path with the opportunity to become stakeholders within the business as it transitions to an employee‑owned company.

This role is UK‑based but we particularly welcome applications from candidates within commuting distance of our Northampton HQ, as on‑site collaboration and client engagement form part of the role. Candidates must have full entitlement to work and reside in the UK.

Strictly Personal Applicants Only

Please apply here to upload your CV and cover letter, describing why you feel you are right for this position, together with details of your current and minimum salary expectations, current benefits and notice period. Ref: 2515. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis; we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Please note we cannot sponsor applicants for a visa. Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK and are resident in the UK. Ashton Court is committed to supporting individuals with the desire and capacity for long‑term career growth and development to achieve their full potential. Because the limitations of a time‑bound visa do not align with our long‑term career development plans, we regret we cannot accept applications from candidates whose right to work in the UK relies on a temporary, time‑limited or dependency visa.

Interview Process

Ashton Court Group is an equal opportunities employer. Interviews are conducted in a two‑stage process. Successful applicants will be invited to an initial 30 minute Teams meeting with a senior member of staff in the same discipline as the role for which you have applied. If successful, we will be inviting candidates to a second interview of up to one hour, including an assessment of your skills and experience and may include a technical test. Final interview and offer of employment is held in person at our offices. Full details will be provided at a later date for those who are selected.

Recruitment Agencies

Strictly no agency contact in response to this vacancy. We have a strict company policy to recruit directly. We therefore do not accept speculative CVs and/or cold calls to our Recruitment Team or Hiring Manager.

Ashton Court Group is an experienced client‑focused information systems consultancy providing on‑premise, cloud, and hybrid solutions to the public, private, and not‑for‑profit sectors. As a Microsoft Business Solutions Partner, we maintain comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft’s software tools and applications, and the expertise to deliver successful projects on time and on budget.

Ashton Court Group Ltd
Thorpewood Management Centre
Blisworth Road
Courteenhall
Northampton
NN7 2QB