Software Development Lead

Job Description

Software Development Lead:
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.

Job Description:
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 

 

Mandatory Requirements:

• 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

Assignment Length:
This is a contract position is set at 1 year with the likelihood of extension unknown.

Software Development Lead- Start Date:
ASAP

Software Development Lead - Assignment Location:
Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days per week in the office.