Power Platform Solution Architect - Permanent + Contract (Active SC required)

Power Platform Solution Architect - Permanent

Permanent salary: up to £75,000 | Contract rate: £400-£450 per day, outside IR35

Working pattern: Hybrid - one day per week in London

About Scrumconnect Consulting

Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy, recognised for delivering impactful and innovative technology solutions across UK government departments. Our work has positively influenced the lives of over 40 million UK citizens.

We are passionate about user-centred design, agile delivery and building digital services that make a real difference. Our teams work at the forefront of innovation, helping organisations transform and deliver high-quality, scalable solutions that truly matter.

This opportunity is available on either a permanent basis, with a salary of up to £75,000, or on a contract basis at £400-£450 per day, outside IR35.

About the role

We are looking for a Power Platform Solution Architect to design secure, scalable solutions for public sector services. You will set the technical direction, guide developers and make sure solutions are supportable, compliant and fit for a government environment.

Key responsibilities

• Design end-to-end solutions on Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps, Power Automate and Dataverse.
• Define data models, integration patterns and security models.
• Assess when to use low-code and when custom development or Azure services are a better fit, and explain the trade-offs.
• Set environment strategy, ALM approach and governance, including data loss prevention policies.
• Make sure solutions meet security, accessibility, data protection and audit requirements.
• Produce architecture artefacts such as high-level and low-level designs, decision records and risk assessments.
• Guide developers through design reviews and technical standards.
• Take designs through technical governance and present them to senior stakeholders.

Essential skills and experience

• Extensive experience designing enterprise solutions on Microsoft Power Platform.
• Deep knowledge of Power Apps, Power Automate and Dataverse.
• Experience integrating Power Platform with Azure, Microsoft Entra ID and other enterprise systems.
• Strong understanding of security architecture, role-based access control and environment governance.
• Experience producing architecture designs and technical roadmaps.
• Active SC clearance.

Desirable

• Experience with Dynamics 365, Copilot Studio, Power Pages or Power BI.
• Microsoft certifications such as PL-600 (Power Platform Solution Architect Expert) or AZ-305.
• Familiarity with the GDS Service Standard and Technology Code of Practice.
• UK government or public sector experience.