Technical Consultant

The role

This role needs someone who can appreciate the big picture not just the current landscape. You will need to not only be hands-on but also explain to others your ideas and the design and integration of the solutions.

Your team working skills will be required to amplify your performance in this role. Good communication skills are mandatory. You should be adhering/contributing to given high-quality coding and other standards as defined in the group. The person must have the commitment to complete the solution with good analysing and innovative skills. The zeal to continuously learn new technologies models techniques and processes will help the incumbent to stand out from the crowd. Of course you need to be good in programming skills

How you will influence

• Provide strategic technical leadership and hands-on expertise to deliver innovative automation and digital solutions for complex business challenges
• Solve simple/medium complexity business problems using automation solutions
• Working closely with Product Owner to understand the iteration objectives and execute them
• Working closely with the team to meet the iteration goal/objectives
• Lead and participate in the design development and architectural review of enterprise-scale solutions ensuring adherence to best practices security standards and compliance requirements
• Improve the overall code base of the applications by ensuring compliance to coding standards and guidelines.
• Flexibility to learn new skills and technologies as required to meet the changing needs of business
• Using excellent organization and problem-solving skills.
• Understand and follow the SAFe Agile methodologies while providing solutions to various applications.
• Collaborate with internal as well as external teams including vendors to fix and improve products.
• Possess hands-on experience in any Release Orchestration tool for software deployments.
• Having good understanding on the Dev-OPS concept.
• Mentor and guide junior team members fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Drive the adoption and integration of Generative AI technologies within business applications to solve complex problems and enhance user experience
• Contribute to the estimation and planning of project deliverables

Key Accountabilities

• Lead and actively contribute to the end-to-end design architecture and delivery of complex solutions using Power Platform (Power Apps Power Automate Power Virtual Agents/CoPilot Studio) ensuring seamless integration with enterprise systems and connectors
• Provide technical oversight and hands-on development for activities across multiple teams ensuring solutions are scalable secure and aligned with business requirements
• Architect review and develop solutions utilising NodeJS and other modern web technologies ensuring optimal performance and user experience.
• Create apps for SharePoint Online along with backend applications to provide data to cloud based apps
• Guide and participate in the development of advanced bots and AI-driven agents leveraging Gen AI tools and LLM models to automate business processes.
• Developing applications using NO/Low code solution
• Define implement and execute robust testing strategies including automated unit integration and performance testing using Microsoft and open-source frameworks.
• Developing applications using Rapid Application Development (RAD) tools.
• Design Database in SQL Server 2016 or higher.
• Continuous integration of new solutions with automated test cases.
• Design applications based on well known design patterns.
• Working on various applications hosted on O365 suite and Azure platform.
• Create and maintain Builds using Release Orchestration tool for deployment of applications on various environments Dev QA UAT and Production.
• Develop automated scripts using PowerShell to deploy applications on controlled environments.
• Ensure responsible and ethical use of Gen AI including bias mitigation transparency and compliance with data privacy regulations
• Drive the creation and maintenance of comprehensive technical and process documentation for all solutions delivered.
• Provide expert-level operational support and troubleshooting for critical business applications ensuring high availability and performance.
• Ensure adherence to security and compliance standards in all developed solutions.
• Monitor application performance and proactively address potential issues.
• Engage in stakeholder management ensuring clear communication of technical solutions to non-technical audiences 

Qualifications :

Your experience

Mandatory Skills

• Hands-on experience of 12 years of progressive experience in application development solution architecture and technical consultancy with significant hands-on expertise in Power Platform and full stack development
• Demonstrable experience in leading designing developing and deploying enterprise-scale solutions using Power Platform including Power Apps Power Automate and Power Virtual Agents/CoPilot Studio
• Working experience in Azure AI Foundry will be added advantage
• In-depth knowledge of AI LLM models and Gen AI tools with a proven track record of integrating these technologies into business solutions.
• Strong experience with modern development tools (e.g. Visual Studio 2019) cloud platforms (O365 Azure) and DevOps toolchains (ADO GitHub)
• Extensive experience in database design optimisation and integration particularly with SQL Server and cloud databases
• Understanding of and hands-on experience in any Rapid Application Development (RAD) tools
• Expert understanding of Object-Oriented Programming design patterns and architectural best practices with the ability to apply these hands-on.
• A good understanding of the Applications Lifecycle Management (ALM) with full lifecycle experience from design through development testing and deployment of the solutions.
• Strong leadership mentoring and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all organisational levels while remaining hands-on in technical delivery
• Excellent communication and presentation skills capable of engaging with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience in driving Agile/SAFe adoption and delivering projects in a scaled Agile environment.
• Flexible to work across multiple time zones including India and UK business hours as required

Education and Experience

• Requires Bachelors in Engineering or computer science (MSc or MTech is preferred) and strong relevant professional experience

How we will support you

From your first day with us you will have varied opportunities to continuously grow and development your skills and knowledge. From formal training informal coaching and mentoring through to skills-based and technical training and on the job learning.

You can also get involved in a variety of employee affinity groups. There is also opportunity to be part of charitable events and volunteering.

Additional Information :

Equal opportunities

At Clifford Chance we forge an inclusive culture where diverse perspectives are recognised and valued. Its a culture where everyone has equal access to opportunities to thrive and succeed. We are guided by our values-based Code which sets high standards of conduct and has a principle focused on being inclusive.

We comply with the law and regulations in every location where we operate and we are committed to delivering fair and equal access to all applicants and employees irrespective of background. This applies across all aspects of employment from recruitment and selection to development progression and day-to-day working life.  

Our global network of affinity faith and support groups are open to all. These communities help to create an environment where everyone at the firm can feel they belong and can reach their full potential.

Find out more about our inclusive culture here

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time