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Who We Are
VIVO provides facilities management and accommodation maintenance for the UK military and its partners. VIVO embodies both experience and innovation.
Job Requisition ID: 304777
Posting Start Date: 7 Oct 2025
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands, GB, B37
Contract Type: Full Time
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 depending on experience
VIVO is seeking a highly skilled Microsoft Power Platform Developer to design, build and maintain innovative business applications that enhance operational performance and support the delivery of infrastructure, asset and facilities management services across the UK Defence sector. This newly created role within a rapidly growing joint venture between Serco and Engie offers the opportunity to shape and expand VIVO’s digital capabilities from the ground up.
The Role
As part of the Technology Team you will transform business needs into powerful, scalable and user‑friendly digital solutions. Working closely with business stakeholders, analysts and IT colleagues, you will design and develop applications using Microsoft Power Apps (Canvas and Model‑Driven), automate workflows through Power Automate and manage data structures within Dataverse. A deep understanding of business processes and the ability to translate them into effective technical solutions will be critical to success.
You will integrate Power Platform solutions with the wider Microsoft 365 ecosystem—including SharePoint, Teams and Dynamics 365—and develop custom connectors for external APIs and services. You will take ownership of application design, configuration, testing and deployment, ensuring all solutions are optimised for performance, security and user experience. Supporting end‑users through documentation, troubleshooting and training will also be part of your remit, alongside ensuring development adheres to best practices and evolving platform standards.
What You'll Bring
* Strong technical capability and creative problem‑solving using Power BI, Power Fx, JavaScript, JSON and SQL to deliver insights and functionality that empower decision‑making.
* Working knowledge of Azure services, REST APIs and custom connector development, with familiarity with Agile methodologies and DevOps practices.
* Proven experience developing enterprise‑grade Power Platform solutions and solid understanding of data modelling, business intelligence and database management.
* Experience with Power BI, SSIS, SSRS, Azure Data Factory and exposure to advanced analytics including predictive and prescriptive modelling.
* Strong communication, collaboration and relationship‑management skills to engage effectively with diverse stakeholders and manage multiple projects concurrently.
* Security Check (SC) clearance and willingness to travel across the UK.
What We Offer
* 6% employee‑matched pension contribution
* 25 days annual leave
* Single private medical cover
* Life assurance 2× annual salary
VIVO is committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. We will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are a Disability Confident Leader. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.
We offer flexible working and a hybrid work structure, with expectations to work from Ingenuity House, Birmingham at least twice per month.
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