Microsoft Power Platform Senior Consultant

SOCO (ASX:SOC) is an award-winning Australian based IT consultancy specialising in the delivery of digital solutions, business applications and integration projects. As a people-centric business, SOCO is committed to maintaining a competitive edge by providing exceptional employment experiences for our team members. 

We recognise that our success is directly linked to the talent, expertise, and happiness of our employees and go above and beyond to cultivate a positive and supportive workplace culture. The SOCO Perks program has been developed to attract, develop, retain, reward, and support our people. We offer our team members a range of benefits around the themes of Balanced Lives, Financial Wellbeing and Professional Development, including (but not limited to):

• Additional paid leave (2-week Summer Shutdown Leave) 
• Flexible working arrangements
• Salary packaging
• Professional development fund

In addition, SOCO has been formally recognised as a Great Place to Work®, based on the outcome of an independently run, anonymous survey of SOCO employees. These results reflect SOCO’s people first and technology second approach, putting people at the very centre of everything that we do. 

Your team

From sales and marketing through customer service to business optimisation and process automation, SOCO’s Business Applications practice delivers proven Dynamics 365 and Power Platform business solutions to Australian corporations and government agencies.

Our agile, Small Packets of Work approach allows us to collaborate with clients on what matters most and also gives our consultants the opportunity to work across a range of projects in different industries.

The team is made up of a diverse group of talented individuals - based mostly in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, and Canberra - with a range of experience and backgrounds. They enjoy working together to leverage newer parts of the technology and push the limits of what is possible to deliver transformative business outcomes to our clients.

The Business Applications practice at SOCO are leaders in the Power Platform and are passionate about leveraging the latest and greatest that Microsoft  offer, and coming up with unique solutions to meet our clients' business needs. If you want to be fully immersed in the latest and greatest in the Power Platform, our Team have plenty of opportunities to make that happen.

Your opportunity

We are seeking a talented and passionate Dynamics 365 CE or Power Platform Senior Consultant to join our Business Applications Practice. You will need to be based in Brisbane or Canberra, must be an Australian Citizen, and you must eligible for an AGSVA clearance or hold an existing clearance, as we work with many government agencies who require this.

As a Senior Consultant, you will provide professional consulting services to lead and deliver solutions based on customer needs. As an expert in your field, you will be involved in all phases of a project, undertaking and leading tasks such as requirements gathering, design, implementation, testing, training, and support.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading and executing the discovery, design and delivery of solutions following SOCO’s methodology, ensuring client deliverables are of a high quality and align with SOCO’s standards 
• Leading discovery activities such as client workshops and documenting these findings in a way that demonstrates our understanding and builds trust with the client 
• Developing and documenting appropriate solution designs that leverage the functionality of the platform 
• Identifying areas where the platform will need to be extended through customisations and integrations 
• Creating and managing backlogs to support the implementation of a solution design, including appropriate details and acceptance criteria 
• Identifying opportunities based on customer needs
• Identifying and effectively communicating potential project risks or issues as they arise 
• Providing mentorship and guidance in your area of expertise 

Is this role right for you?

SOCO and this role is an ideal match for you if you:

• Are able to apply your strong knowledge of the Power Platform to configure:
  • Dashboards, Forms, Tables, Fields and Views
  • Business Process Flows 
  • Security models in Dynamics 365/Power Platform using Security Roles, Business Units, Teams and Column Level Security
  • Automation using Power Automate, Workflows, PowerFx and Business Rules
  • Solution deployments across environments using both manual and automated deployments
• Are highly experienced in one or more of the following Dynamics 365 Apps, with a strong understanding of the others: Sales, Customer Insights, Customer Service, Field Service or Project Operations
• Possess In-depth implementation experience in some of the following:
  • Power BI
  • CoPilot Studio 
  • Power Automate
  • Power Pages 
  • DevOps Pipelines 
  • Canvas Power Apps 
  • Logic Apps 
  • Azure 
• Successfully conduct and lead business requirements workshops with clients 
• Can clearly document requirements and specify how the solution can be used to meet them
• Have a basic understanding of leveraging JavaScript for custom form logic
• Are familiar with agile delivery and the use of Azure DevOps, JIRA or similar
• Possess a strong knowledge of Power Apps Portals or Dynamics 365 Portals, including configuration of Web Forms, configuration of Web Roles and Permissions, and the basic customisation of templates.
• Are comfortable:
  • evaluating options and putting forward recommendations to clients
  • articulating and presenting solutions to customers that address their business needs
• Can support data migration and importation of data into the platform
• Fully understand how Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform fit into the broader Microsoft 365 ecosystem
• Are an Australian citizen and eligible to obtain Australian government baseline security clearance
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 certifications would be well-regarded
• Are located in either Brisbane or Canberra.

If we are a great match but don’t have the perfect role for you now, we would love to keep in touch and keep your information on our database for future consideration. 

If you have made it this far and believe this is the opportunity you have been waiting for, we would love to hear from you. Please click the Apply button above to be redirected to our online application form.

For more information about working at SOCO, please visit us at https://soco.com.au/careers/

Agency assistance is not required for this role.