Business Applications Engineer – Legal

Position: Business Applications Engineer – Legal Applications
## Business Applications Engineer – Legal Applications Apply locations:
Bristol time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition :
JR102024
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* The role:

** We are looking for a Business Applications Engineer to join our IT department in Bristol.

The main purpose of the role will be to:
* Play a key hands-on role in designing, building, supporting and continuously improving internal and client-facing business applications, workflow automations, integrations and AI-enabled solutions across Microsoft Power Platform, Azure, Microsoft 365 and connected firm platforms that improve business processes, reduce manual effort and enhance client and colleague experience.
* Deliver secure, scalable and user-focused solutions using tools such as Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Copilot Studio, Logic Apps and relevant Azure AI services.
* Work closely with stakeholders to understand business needs and turn them into practical, well-governed digital solutions that deliver measurable value, improve efficiency and support better user and client outcomes.
* Apply AI and automation thoughtfully to improve processes, simplify user experience, reduce administrative effort and support intelligent, efficient ways of working across the firm.
* Provide support, guidance and knowledge sharing so that solutions are adopted successfully and can be enhanced over time.
* Plan and manage work effectively using agile delivery practices, including clear user stories, acceptance criteria and effort estimates.
* Collaborate with colleagues across IT, projects and the business to integrate solutions with wider firm platforms and third-party systems where needed.
** What will you do:
*** Work with colleagues across the Productivity Applications team and wider IT function to deliver high-quality business and client-facing solutions aligned to the firm’s digital and AI priorities, improving efficiency, usability and service outcomes.
* Engage with stakeholders and, where required, clients to understand needs, provide technical advice and support successful solution delivery.
* Gather, analyse and translate business requirements into clear functional and technical designs.
* Design, build, test, deploy and support solutions across Power Platform and Azure using agreed delivery standards and agile ways of working, with a focus on improving processes, reducing manual effort and delivering reliable user outcomes.
* Manage deployments through controlled release processes, using Azure Dev Ops and CI/CD pipelines to support safe, repeatable delivery across development, test and live environments.
* Monitor, troubleshoot and resolve issues affecting applications, integrations and automations, working with support teams and suppliers where needed.
* Produce clear documentation and provide training and guidance to users, champions and support teams to encourage effective adoption, self-sufficiency and ongoing value from delivered solutions.
* Keep up to date with developments across Power Platform, Azure and Microsoft AI capabilities, identifying opportunities to improve the firm’s application landscape and ways of working.
* Work closely with project managers, business analysts, architects, suppliers and other technical teams to ensure solutions are well designed, integrated and supportable.
** What we are looking for:
*** Proven experience designing, building and supporting solutions using Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps and Power Automate.
* Experience working with Dataverse, APIs, connectors and integration technologies such as Logic Apps to create robust, secure and scalable solutions.
* Experience using Azure Dev Ops or similar tooling for source control, release management and CI/CD deployment practices.
* Good understanding of solution design, coding standards, testing and documentation, with a focus on maintainability, quality and supportability.
* Ability to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders to understand problems, explain options clearly and shape effective solutions.
* Experience working with a range of Microsoft and business data sources, including Azure, SQL, APIs, Microsoft 365, SharePoint and other connected…