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Company Description
Version 1 has celebrated over 29 years in Technology Services and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver solutions that drive customer success. Our expertise enables our customers to navigate the rapidly changing Digital-First world we live in. We foster strong partnerships with leading technology giants including Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, Red Hat, OutSystems, Snowflake, ensuring that our customers are provided with the highest quality solutions and services.
We’re an award-winning employer reflecting how our employees are at the very heart of Version 1 and what we do:
- UK & Ireland’s premier AWS, Microsoft & Oracle partner
- 3300+ strong, €350/£300m revenue business
- 10+ years as a Great Place to Work in Ireland & UK
- Best Workplace for Women in the UK & Ireland by GPTW
- Best Workplace for Wellbeing in the UK by GPTW
We’re a core values driven company, we hire people who share our values, and we reward those who display and foster them, it’s deeply embedded within our DNA. Invest in us and we’ll invest in you!
Job Description
Position Overview:
Version 1 is seeking a skilled Power Platform Specialist to join our team on a permanent basis. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and advancing our IT Cloud ecosystem, ensuring the design, governance, and operation of enterprise-scale Power Platform and Copilot Studio solutions in line with Version 1 standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, govern, and operate Power Platform and Copilot Studio solutions to support business objectives.
- Define the platform vision for Copilot Studio agents and Power Platform applications/flows, focusing on high-value scenarios such as HR, IT, Procurement, and Sales.
- Prioritize and deliver impactful agent use cases across business functions.
- Establish and manage environment strategies (Development, Testing, Production).
- Implement Data Loss Prevention policies and connector controls.
- Oversee solution-based Application Lifecycle Management, including code reviews and Key Vault secret management.
- Collaborate with the AI Centre of Excellence to define and enforce guardrails and monitoring frameworks.
- Standardize agent lifecycle patterns (prompt architecture, grounding, context windows).
- Ensure safety through permission scoping and content filtering.
- Lead agent testing initiatives, including red-teaming and evaluation frameworks.
- Enable citizen developers through tiered pathways, templates, and office hours support.
- Monitor platform usage, exceptions, and compute resources.
- Manage deprecation lifecycle for outdated solutions.
- Oversee cost management, including licensing and premium connector usage.
Additional Responsibilities
- Manage Microsoft Dynamics CRM environments across Development, UAT, and Production.
- Assist in release management processes and deployment pipelines for Dynamics CRM solutions.
- Plan and execute Dynamics CRM platform updates, patches, and version upgrades.
- Maintain backup, disaster recovery, and system health monitoring for CRM infrastructure.
- Manage Dataverse governance across both CRM and Power Platform workloads.
Qualifications
Required Skills & Experience
- Expertise in Power Platform architecture.
- Proven experience in Copilot Studio design and Responsible AI practices.
- Proficiency with CoE (Center of Excellence) toolkit and Maker enablement strategies.
- Strong product and process-oriented mindset.
Desirable Skills
- Experience managing Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM environments and release cycles.
- Knowledge of Dynamics CRM solution architecture and Application Lifecycle Management.
- Knowledge of Dataverse architecture and its relationship to Dynamics CRM would be beneficial.
If you are passionate about cloud technology, Power Platform, and driving innovation in enterprise environments, we encourage you to apply for this opportunity at Version 1.
Additional Information
Why Version 1?
At Version 1, we believe in providing our employees with a comprehensive benefits package that prioritises their wellbeing, professional growth, and financial stability.
- Share in our success with our Quarterly Performance-Related Profit Share Scheme, where employees collectively benefit from a share of our company’s profits.
- Strong Career Progression & mentorship coaching through our Strength in Balance & Leadership schemes with a dedicated quarterly Pathways Career Development programme.
- Flexible/remote working, Version 1 is tremendously understanding of life events and people’s individual circumstances and offer flexibility to help achieve a healthy work life balance.
- Financial Wellbeing initiatives including; Pension, Private Healthcare Cover, Life Assurance, Financial advice and an Employee Discount scheme.
- Employee Wellbeing schemes including Gym Discounts, Bike to Work, Fitness classes, Mindfulness Workshops, Employee Assistance Programme and much more. Generous holiday allowance, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, marriage/civil partnership leave and special leave policies.
- Educational assistance, incentivised certifications, and accreditations, including AWS, Microsoft, Oracle, and Red Hat.
- Reward schemes including Version 1’s Annual Excellence Awards & ‘Call-Out’ platform.
- Environment, Social and Community First initiatives allow you to get involved in local fundraising and development opportunities as part of fostering our diversity, inclusion and belonging schemes.
And many more exciting benefits… drop us a note to find out more.
