Lead Developer – D365 / Azure (P-8388060216)

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	10 Ebrill 2026
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	10 Mai 2026
Lleoliad:	Bedford, MK40 1SU
Cwmni:	Reed Talent Solutions
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	MaPS01144-361327

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Lead Developer D365
£80,000 per annum
Bedford
Permanent
Hybrid Working

Join us at the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) as a Lead Developer (365). You will join the Omnichannel team responsible for managing Dynamics 365 CRM and Genesys Cloud CX. You will lead the development of our D365 solutions and integrations into our broader Azure-based
architecture, collaborating with the Product Owner, Developers, Solutions Architect and Business Analyst. Our wider architecture includes Azure Functions, Azure Service Bus, API integrations, Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, Terraform (Infrastructure as Code), React-based front-end components, Genesys Cloud CX and .NET/C# APIs.

You’ll be part of a dynamic team dedicated to helping people across the UK improve their financial wellbeing.

The purpose of the role
A lead developer leads development on one or a small number of related project teams.

At this role level, you will:
• guide the ways in which the team works
• be proficient in a wide range of technical systems
• be involved in identifying appropriate technology and approaches, deciding when software should be written
• contribute to the developer community
• provide technical leadership, coaching and mentoring your team
• promote knowledge sharing and adoption of good practice

The role

Key Accountabilities

• Collaborate within an agile team and lead the development of digital products using D365 CRM, .NET/C# and Azure services, ensuring efficient, modular and maintainable code.
  • Produce testable code complete with unit and integration tests.
  • Establish and enforce coding standards, engineering practices and CI/CD approaches across D365 and related integrations.
  • Define and establish reusable engineering patterns, shared components and solution templates across D365 and Power Platform to ensure consistency, scalability and accelerated delivery.
• Make clear technical decisions regarding use of plugins, custom APIs, Azure Functions, Service Bus and other distributed components.
  • Define integration and architectural patterns in collaboration with Solutions Architects.
  • Ensure D365 solutions align with MaPS engineering standards, DevOps practices and
  architectural governance.
  • Build and manage Azure resources (e.g., Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Key Vault, API
  Management) to support scalable and secure application backends.
  • Leverage Azure Service Bus topics and queues to orchestrate asynchronous workflows and
  decouple services.
  • Use Terraform for Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to provision and manage cloud environments.
  • Release code and D365 solutions via Azure DevOps pipelines.
  • Implement robust logging, monitoring and observability patterns across D365 and Azure
  components.
  • Build in accordance with GDS Service Standards and Secure by Design Principles.
  • Line manage and mentor two D365 developers, supporting capability growth and performance.
  • Promote collaborative engineering culture and reduce reliance on external suppliers.
  • Document technical designs, configurations, and deployment procedures to support
  maintainability and knowledge transfer.

Experience and Expertise

Availability and capacity management. You can manage service components to ensure they meet business needs and key performance indicators (KPIs)

Development process optimisation. You can work under guidance to identify process optimisation opportunities and contribute to the implementation of proposed solutions.

Information security. You can design solutions and services with security controls included, specifically engineered to mitigate security threats.

Modern standards approach. You can identify and apply modern development standards to support complex projects and programmes. You can lead others in applying modern development standards.

Programming and build (software engineering). You can advise on the right way to apply standards and methods to ensure compliance. You can maintain technical responsibility for all the stages and iterations

Key accountabilities

Skills & experience

Essential:

Strong C# / .NET engineering background, with experience building enterprise-grade,
maintainable and testable solutions.
• Extensive experience customising and extending Dynamics 365 CRM, including plugins, SDK,
Web API and Dataverse.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Power Platform tools (Power Automate, Power Apps,
Dataverse) used in conjunction with custom code and integrations in enterprise environments.
• Experience designing and implementing Azure-based integrations, including Azure Functions,
Service Bus and API integrations within distributed architectures.
• Experience leading engineers or technical workstreams, including setting coding standards,
mentoring developers and contributing to architectural decisions.

Desirable:

Experience integrating with Genesys APIs or similar contact centre platforms.
• Experience with Customer Service, Sales and Marketing modules.
• Experience configuring and customising D365 CRM components (workflows, dashboards, forms, views, reports) with an understanding of when configuration is appropriate versus custom code or external services.

Other

About Us
The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is based in Bedford, in a recently renovated modern office. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to become an integral part of a dynamic organisation, working to help people across the UK.

At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting, and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves with our values:

• Caring
  We care about our colleagues and the people whose lives we are here to transform.
• Connecting
  We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
• Transforming
  We are committed to transforming lives and making a positive societal impact.

Our Inclusive Working Environment
By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds. We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity, and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to “bring their whole selves to work.”

Our colleague and ally networks encompass LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men’s health, ethnicity, and diversity.

What We Offer

• Generous Annual Leave – 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
• Interest-free loan for season tickets for buses and trains
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Subsidised eye tests & flu jabs
• Life assurance scheme
• Give as you earn scheme
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)
• Enhanced family and sick pay
• Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
• Recognition Scheme
• Discounts portal to numerous retailers

Flexible Working
At MaPS, we take pride in our flexible approach to work. As standard, we work on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in the office per month. Hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and our headquarters in Bedford will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business needs, but personal and other relevant circumstances will also be considered. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.

Other

About Us
The Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) is based in Bedford, in a recently renovated modern office. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to become an integral part of a dynamic organisation, working to help people across the UK.

At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service are our values – caring, connecting, and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves with our values:

• Caring
  We care about our colleagues and the people whose lives we are here to transform.
• Connecting
  We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
• Transforming
  We are committed to transforming lives and making a positive societal impact.

Our Inclusive Working Environment
By fostering our values, we are immensely proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. The diversity of our people is a strength that we embrace and wish to build upon, so we are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds. We work hard to ensure that we have a progressive approach to inclusion, equity, and belonging. We really do want our colleagues to “bring their whole selves to work.”

Our colleague and ally networks encompass LGBTQ+, neurodiversity, women’s health, men’s health, ethnicity, and diversity.

What We Offer

• Generous Annual Leave – 30 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
• Interest-free loan for season tickets for buses and trains
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Subsidised eye tests & flu jabs
• Life assurance scheme
• Give as you earn scheme
• Employee assistance programme (EAP)
• PAM Assist and PAM Life scheme (Wellbeing)
• Enhanced family and sick pay
• Paid volunteering (2 days a year)
• Recognition Scheme
• Discounts portal to numerous retailers

Flexible Working
At MaPS, we take pride in our flexible approach to work. As standard, we work on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2 days in the office per month. Hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and our headquarters in Bedford will be your contractual place of work. The number of days that anyone will be able to work at home will be determined primarily by business needs, but personal and other relevant circumstances will also be considered. If you are successful, any opportunities for hybrid working, including whether a hybrid working arrangement is suitable for you, will be discussed with you prior to you taking up your post.