Data Engineer Power Platform Developer
Serco PlcData Engineer and Power Platform Developer
About VIVO
VIVO provides facilities management and accommodation maintenance for the UK military and its partners. We combine experience and innovation, putting our Customers and Families First. We drive forward improvements to ensure services—whether reactive repairs or major projects—are completed safely and on time. Our four core values are: open, caring, agile and collaborative.
The Opportunity
Join VIVO Defence Services as a Data Engineer and Power Platform Developer. We deliver essential infrastructure and facilities management services across the UK Defence estate. This is a hands-on opportunity to combine Power Platform development with data engineering, taking solutions from initial discovery through to live use and ongoing improvement.
You'll work directly with users to understand their challenges, identify opportunities to reduce manual effort and develop secure, intuitive solutions that deliver measurable value.
About the Role
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with business users to understand process challenges and translate their needs into clear solution designs, development priorities and acceptance criteria
- Design, build and support canvas and model-driven Power Apps, Power Automate workflows and Dataverse solutions, focusing on accessible, intuitive experiences
- Build and maintain data pipelines, models and integrations using Microsoft Fabric, Azure and SQL
- Connect solutions to Microsoft 365 and relevant business systems, improving data quality, consistency and traceability
- Apply appropriate security controls, testing, documentation, source control and deployment practices, contributing to Power Platform governance and environment management
- Diagnose issues, support users and monitor adoption and performance once solutions are live
- Use feedback to refine solutions and ensure they continue to meet business needs
- Maintain and improve existing applications, ensuring they remain reliable, secure and easy to use
Technologies You'll Use
- Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse
- Microsoft Fabric, Azure and SQL
- Microsoft 365 integration
What You'll Bring
Essential
- Practical experience delivering Power Apps, Power Automate and Dataverse solutions into live use
- Experience in data engineering, SQL and integrating information from multiple sources
- Strong knowledge of Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse and Microsoft 365 integration
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Fabric, Azure and SQL
- Experience building, maintaining and improving applications and automated workflows
- Understanding of application security, environment management, testing, deployment and support
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a practical focus on user needs
- Clear communication with technical and non-technical colleagues
- Attention to detail and commitment to secure, sustainable and supportable solutions
- Comfort working directly with users and taking ownership of business problems through to solution
Desirable
- Knowledge of APIs, middleware, Azure integration services and application lifecycle management
- Experience in facilities management, Defence, asset-intensive services or another regulated environment
- A relevant degree or technical qualification (practical professional experience equally valued)
Working with VIVO
Location & Arrangements
- Hybrid/home-based, with some travel across the UK
- We welcome discussions about flexible working days and hours, including applications from candidates seeking a four-day working week
- Flexibility may occasionally be needed to support important releases, incidents or operational deadlines
Security Clearance
- You'll need to hold, or be willing to obtain, the security clearance required to work within Defence environments
Reward
- A competitive salary and benefits package reflecting your experience and expertise
Why Join VIVO?
See the direct impact of your work, creating applications and data solutions that reduce manual effort, connect information and help colleagues deliver essential services more effectively.
Equality & Inclusion
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 proudly a Disability Confident Leader. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.
If candidates wish to request extra time to apply, please contact 0345 010 4000 and ask to speak to a VIVO Recruiter.
About VIVO Defence Services
VIVO Defence Services is a joint venture between Serco and EQUANS. Information contained within your CV may be shared between VIVO Defence Services, Serco and EQUANS during the recruitment process.
About Serco Plc
Serco Group PLC helps governments and public-sector bodies deliver public services. The company operates globally across sectors including justice, migration, defence, space, customer services, health, and transport, with core capabilities in service design, programme management, systems integration, and facilities management.
Interested in this role?
Apply now to join Serco Plc.