Job title: Data Consultant/SME (MS Fabric)Location: Leeds/Hybrid - 3 days in office Salary: £57,000 - £72,000 (depending on level of experience)

Who you will be working for? A financial institution based in Leeds-providing £22bn of infrastructure finance and partnering with the private sector and local government to finance a green industrial revolution and drive growth across the United Kingdom.We are looking for skilled and results-oriented individuals who are motivated to help us build this client into an industry-leading institution.

Job Purpose A Subject-Matter Expert (SME) responsible for designing and building Data Integration Services, Power Apps, Power Agent and Microsoft Dynamics 365 across the Bank.

Core Role Accountabilities

• Provide Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Apps, Power Agent, and Data Integration Services expertise to all business areas, so that the Bank optimises its investment in its chosen toolset and solutions are delivered in accordance with industry best practice.
• Design and develop new solutions in line with the business requirements, integrating with or leveraging the surrounding Microsoft technologies, including Fabric, Power Platform, Teams, Dataverse, Dynamics 365, SharePoint, and 3rd party SaaS applications.
• Maintain and support the existing Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Apps, Power Agent, integrations and information databases associated with them.
• Share knowledge, experience and documentation across the development and wider IT teams.
• Provide a Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Apps, Power Agent, Fabric, and Integration escalation and decision point for Operational and Change delivery teams ensuring risks, issues and decisions are fully evaluated, captured, and addressed.
• Ensure all applications and solutions have supporting process guides and technical documentation to a high standard.
• Provide training and training material for Business users and user education.
• Provide SME knowledge at design assurance and technical authority bodies to ensure design groups are considering all delivery options therefore avoiding unnecessary manual processes, duplication, and additional costs.
• Research and evaluate emerging technologies and methodologies to identify potential solutions and prepare proposals for modified or replacement processes and systems to ensure the Bank utilising the most effective technologies available at the appropriate cost.
• Develop effective working relationships with key internal stakeholders and external suppliers.

Knowledge, Skill and Experience RequirementsEssential

• Expertise in Microsoft Fabric's unified analytics platform, including familiarity with OneLake, Fabric Spark.
• Expert level experience of the full suite of Azure Integration Services products, including Logic Apps, Azure Data Factory, API Manager.
• Demonstrable ability to translate operational requirements into robust process-oriented solutions.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to articulate solutions in a business context.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and technical resources to assist them in delivering business outcomes.
• Ability to analyse technical, operational and resource requirements and build out development plans accordingly.
• Experience of structured change delivery skills and techniques.
• Strong commitment to delivering excellent service with an attention to detail.
• Ability to lead and guide developers and business users in automation techniques and technologies.
• Ability to provide strategic, scalable solutions to meet business requirements.
• A Commitment to staying informed on latest updates and features released by Microsoft Fabric.

Desirable

• Analytics accreditations.
• MS Azure accreditations.
• Any knowledge of Workday configuration.
• Experience of Mambu SaaS cloud banking platform.
• Experience of using architecture and Datamodelling tools, such as Bizz Design, to capture business capabilities, processes, technology components and data structures.
• Experience of developing and maintaining strong 3rd party, vendor, and partner relationships.
• Knowledge and understanding of the business processes associated with financial services organisations.
• Understanding of broader Change Management principles, practices, and methodologies.

Commercial

• Awareness of the financial services industry, markets and competitors and the associated regulatory environment.

Interpersonal

• Strong communication, engagement and influencing skills.
• Ability to lead on technical solutions and motivate the team to deliver sustained high performance.

A career with us offers a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact and work on cutting-edge technologies that will drive the UK's future. We value diversity in our people and inclusion is at the heart of what we do.We offer competitive benefits and unique learning opportunities from combining both private and public sector skills and experience.

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