Software Development Lead

Our client is seeking a technically strong Software Development Lead who spends approximately 50% of their time hands-on with development and technical problem-solving, while dedicating 25% to technical delivery leadership and 25% to architecture and technical governance.

Specific Responsibilities and Deliverables: 50% - Hands-on Technical Contribution

• The lead should remain technically engaged rather than becoming purely a project coordinator.
• Responsibilities include:
• Developing and reviewing complex C#/.NET and Dynamics 365 solutions
• Developing Model-driven Apps and Canvas Apps, with Strong Power Fx experience for Canvas Apps.
• Providing technical guidance to developers
• Troubleshooting complex technical issues
• Performing code and design reviews
• Helping resolve difficult implementation problems
• Developing prototypes or proof-of-concepts where appropriate
• Working with Dynamics 365, Dataverse, APIs, Azure and integration components
• Ensuring development follows established engineering and architectural standards
• Mentoring developers and improving technical practices

25% - Technical Delivery Leadership

• The lead is responsible for ensuring the technical side of the project stays on track.
• Responsibilities include:
• Tracking technical progress at the project level
• Identifying technical risks, dependencies and blockers early
• Coordinating with Platform, Security, Infrastructure, Data, DevOps and other teams
• Driving cross-team technical dependencies to resolution
• Ensuring required technical decisions are made in a timely manner
• Monitoring technical readiness for key project milestones
• Escalating technical risks that could affect scope, schedule, quality or delivery
• Working closely with the Project Manager/Product Owner to communicate technical status
• Ensuring the development team has what it needs to deliver
• Keeping technical work aligned with project objectives and timelines

25% - Architecture & Technical Governance

• The lead acts as an important technical peer/reviewer to the Solution Architect.
• Responsibilities include:
• Reviewing architecture and solution designs created by the Solution Architect
• Challenging architectural decisions constructively when appropriate
• Ensuring solutions are fit for purpose and appropriately engineered
• Identifying both over-engineering and under-engineering
• Evaluating technical trade-offs between complexity, cost, maintainability, scalability and risk
• Ensuring Dynamics 365 and Microsoft platform capabilities are used appropriately before introducing unnecessary custom solutions
• Reviewing integration, security, performance and scalability considerations
• Ensuring architecture is practical and implementable by the development team
• Identifying architectural risks before they become implementation or delivery issues
• Ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and technology standards
• Helping translate high-level architecture into practical technical implementation

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or equivalent professional experience
• 6+ years of software engineering/development experience
• 4+ years of hands-on Dynamics 365/Power Platform - Dynamics 365 Customer Service, Field Service, and/or any other Dynamics 365 CE applications, including configuration, customization, development, integrations, and end-to-end implementation.
• Power Apps, Canvas Apps, Model-driven Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, Power Fx, PCF
• 5+ years of strong C#/.NET development experience
• 3+ years as a Software Development Lead, Technical Lead, Senior Developer, Architect, or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience designing and reviewing enterprise application architectures
• Experience providing technical ownership/leadership for projects involving multiple technology and business teams
• Experience coordinating with Platform, Security, Infrastructure, Data, DevOps, Architecture and other enterprise teams
• Strong Microsoft Azure, REST/API and enterprise integration experience
• Experience with Git, Azure DevOps, CI/CD and Dynamics 365/Power Platform ALM
• Strong experience with Microsoft Dataverse and its data model, relationships, security, business rules, workflows, power automates, business process flows and Strong SQL Server and database fundamentals
• Ability to influence and coordinate teams without necessarily having direct authority over them

Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days per week in the office.

On behalf of our client, Procom is searching for a Software Development Lead.. This position is a hybrid position with 3 days onsite at our client’s Richmond office.