Senior Platform Architect (Dynamics CRM)

Area

Digital & Technology Services - Solution Design

Location

UK Other

Salary

£58,5+6 to £71,7+7 per annum pro-rata depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.

Closing Date

Sunday 16 February 2025

Reference

DTS61325

Are you excited about digitalisation? Do you want to work for an ambitious team dedicated to providing technical expertise to enable world leading teaching, learning and research?

Come and join Digital and Technology Services (DTS) at the University of Nottingham (UoN) at an unprecedented time of digital transformation and change.

The Context

Our vison within Digital and Technology Services at UoN is to lead the journey to a world class digital university. Our Solution Design & Architecture team are integral to this vision, working with senior stakeholders to ensure that technical decisions are robust, well-designed, architecturally sound and deliver business benefits.

This Opportunity

We are seeking to recruit a new position of Senior Platform Architect into our established Solution Design team which will act as a subject matter expert and primary architectural authority for technical decisions/developments relating to our Dynamics 365 platform, which the university has made a major investment in recent years.

The Senior Platform Architect is a key strategic technical specialist role and will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining Dynamics solutions that align with the Universities CRM strategy, as well as leading further adoption of Dynamics working closely with colleagues across the university and selected Dynamics CRM delivery partner/s.

In this capacity you will work closely with senior stakeholders and act as the design authority for system specific changes, be responsible for maintaining the environment structure, managing upgrades/ enhancements, reviewing and signing off design documents, acting as an escalation point for technical issues and providing representation at relevant boards and gateway meetings.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of developing innovative technology solutions and directing technology transformation workstreams that contribute to strategic and architectural objectives, at all times operating with a mindset of continuous improvement. You will possess broad technical awareness and a deep understanding of Dynamics 365 (ideally with formal certifications) with relevant first-hand practical experience of delivery. You will also be able to translate your technical proficiency into non-technical language in order to generate the best possible decisions alongside subject matter experts and senior stakeholders and will be proficient in getting the best results from suppliers and resolving delivery practices.

This is a permanent, full-time (36.25 hr) position however part-time hours (minimum 2+ hours) will be considered.

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If you are ready to be part of a talented team who work across a diverse university community, then we would love to hear from you. Every day is different, and we are looking for individuals who will embrace this diversity and enjoy working in a continually evolving digital landscape, and specifically for this role, where there is the opportunity to further drive the adoption and optimise usage of Dynamics 365 across the organisation.

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Our University is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe. For more information on the support we offer our international colleagues, see our Moving to Nottingham pages.

Applicants for this post will be considered on an equal basis, subject to the relevant permission to work in the UK as defined by the requirements set out by UK Visas & Immigration. Please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration for more information.

For successful international applicants, we provide financial support for your visa and the immigration health surcharge, plus an interest-free loan to help cover the cost of immigration-related expenses for any dependents accompanying you to the UK. For more information please see our Financial support for visas and the immigration health surcharge webpages.

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