Hays are now looking for an Application Engineer for one of our local clients:
Circa £350 p/d inside IR35
Mainly Remote
1 day every 2 weeks in the office, the rest is WFHThe role involves application engineering and platform support for Microsoft 365 and cloud first applications, with hands-on experience in Azure data and development:
Example Of Development Areas
CoPilot
Power BI
Loop
Power Automate
Microsoft Teams
SharePoint
Single sign-on technologies
Azure data and development
Source code repositories such as GitHub
Main Duties and ResponsibilitiesActivities:
Develop and deploy world-class information systems, application software and database services according to the organisational digital team plan using the most appropriate tools and technologies.
Produce high quality documentation for all applications developed in-house or otherwise, and ensure they are kept up to date.
Research and review new and emerging technologies, products, software and database tools, providing business opportunities and advantages to the organisation.
Maintain existing applications, including collecting change requirements, identifying opportunities for improvement and running workshops.
Ensure that disaster recovery procedures are appropriate and liaise with operations staff to ensure they are regularly checked and tested.
Provide software development and database support and advice to the Digital Team.
Work closely with system intelligence and digital teams, providing them with software and database solutions and technical support.
Desirable Certifications and Knowledge
Microsoft Certified Azure; Amazon Web Services; ITIL; PRINCE2; Agile; TOGAF to demonstrate industry best practices.
Application engineering and platform support for Microsoft 365 and cloud‑first applications, with hands‑on experience in Azure data and development:
Microsoft 365 platform: Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Power BI, Power Automate, and Power Platform integrations.
Azure data / development: practical experience deploying and supporting data workloads, reports and cloud‑hosted applications.
Application engineering: building, deploying, maintaining and supporting web or line‑of‑business applications in cloud or hybrid environments.
Integration and identity: implementing single sign‑on, MFA, and connectors between M365 apps and other systems.
Production support and operations: incident handling, runbooks, disaster recovery testing and operational handover.
Documentation and governance: producing technical documentation, versioning records and DR procedures.
Collaboration and supplier management: coordinating multi‑team delivery and managing third‑party suppliers for application projects.
If you have the above experience and you are looking for a new role, please apply now or send a copy of your CV to
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