Hybrid/ Remote Working
Private Medical Care
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D365 Solution Architect

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Location Manchester or Remote
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This is a , Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

Solution Architects in ANS’ Business Applications team are a key pillar of our delivery architecture. They are rounded experts at the bleeding edge of the Business Applications suite and surrounding technology such as Power Platform, Azure and Modern Workplace. They are responsible for supporting the Head of Business Applications in key strategic areas; loving our customers, driving value, identifying opportunity, technology & people advancement through knowledge sharing, coaching, and mentoring, delivery best practice and actionable continuous improvement to enable us to deliver on our promise of a world class service.

 

What you'll be doing...

  • Build strong, trust‑based customer relationships, demonstrating ANS’ capability and driving value-led outcomes and future engagement opportunities.
  • Understand each customer’s business and technical landscape to shape a forward‑thinking vision and deliverables that exceed expectations, drive ROI, and secure adoption and case studies.
  • Act as a Subject Matter Expert in Business Applications (CE), maintaining up‑to‑date technical knowledge across the Power Platform, Azure, Modern Workplace, and supporting technologies.
  • Ensure technical excellence and governance across all deliverables, acting as a gatekeeper for solution and implementation quality.
  • Architect, implement, and maintain effective ALM frameworks and ADO practices, supporting both Agile and Waterfall delivery approaches.
  • Partner with PMs and AMs to ensure implementation success and identify new opportunities through change or future phases.
  • Share best practice, promote continuous improvement, and mentor team members across technical, consulting, commercial, change, and project execution disciplines.
  • Contribute to company-wide strategic initiatives through innovation and active participation to support ANS’ growth and differentiation.

 

Skills and experience required...

  • An expert in the Business Applications suite – able to demonstrate successfully leading scores of implementations of various tailored solutions with positive customer outcomes. This should include all core 1st party applications with complex migration and integration implementations across Azure and other technologies.
  • Expert knowledge of Power Platform components, their capabilities, and their application in the technical landscape.
  • Proven knowledge and experience implementing and maintaining ALM best practice and technical governance.
  • Proven knowledge and experience implementing and maintaining Power Pages.
  • Familiarity and implementation experience using Success by Design and Catalyst frameworks.
  • Solid understanding of Agile methodologies as well as Organisation Change Management frameworks such as Prosci.
  • Expert facilitator in business mapping, requirement gathering, blueprinting and evangelisation sessions with stakeholders.
  • Demonstratable business, commercial, project and technical acumen in combination to deliver high quality solutions, based on accurate estimates and plans, to further enhance value to all stakeholders.
  • A passionate leader, able to drive and organise their team to provide the most effective outcome for all engagements.

At ANS, we’ve created a place where everyone can be themselves, and we empower our people to get the job done. Openness, ambition, honesty, and passion are what drive us every day. We are bold, courageous, and innovative – and we do it like no other. We invest in our people. In training, development, health and more – we give you the benefits and flexibility to maintain a happy work-life balance.

We’re proud of the inclusive, fun, dynamic environment we’ve created. It’s a safe space that works for all. You don’t have to be a techie to work in tech. Bring your authentic self and find your dream role here. Find out more at LinkedIn pages.

What’s in it for you?
With fantastic benefits, an inclusive culture, and a cool office space, we’re your kind of workplace. 

Company benefits

  • As standard: 25 days’ holiday, plus you can buy up to 5 more days
  • A little extra: we’ll give you your birthday off, and an extra celebration day for whatever you want! Tying the knot? You get 5 days’ additional holiday in the year you get married. Oh, and 5 volunteer days!
  • Private health insurance
  • Pension contribution match and 4 x life assurance
  • Flexible working and work from anywhere for up to 30 days per year (some exceptions)
  • Maternity: 16 weeks’ full pay, Paternity: 3 weeks’ full pay, Adoption: 16 weeks’ full pay
  • Company social events – get ready for a jam-packed calendar
  • Electric car scheme
  • 12 days of personal growth development time

ANS are an equal opportunities employer. We encourage diversity and anyone applying for a role at our organisation can be assured that their application will be treated fairly, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, gender expression, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and sex or sexual orientation. We sometimes ask for information relating to individuals for equal opportunities monitoring purposes only.

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