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Are you ready to step into a pivotal leadership role as Lead Technologist? We are offering an exciting opportunity to shape the future of digital transformation while driving technical excellence across enterprise solutions. This is your chance to join a dynamic team where innovation, collaboration, and impact are at the heart of everything we do.
Ashton Court is a forward-thinking information systems consultancy and long-standing Microsoft Partner taking a lead in digital transformation. We pride ourselves on our innovative approach and our commitment to delivering outstanding results. We aim to be a long-term partner in our customers’ transformative journey and are looking for a technologically well-versed and curious individual to join our team of highly skilled professionals with a wealth of experience to share.
About the Role
As the Lead Technologist – Dynamics 365, you will serve as a strategic and technical authority, setting the direction for architectural best practices, guiding high-performing teams, and ensuring the delivery of scalable, enterprise-grade solutions. This is a new role, where you will be acting as a trusted advisor to both clients and colleagues; you will influence major transformation programs, champion innovation, and foster a culture of technical mastery and continuous improvement.
You will have at least 10 years' commercial experience in in technology solutions or services development within a Microsoft Partner organisation and a deep understanding of digital transformation business drivers. You will have a strong technical background and in-depth knowledge of cloud technologies, with a focus on Microsoft's cloud offerings (Azure, Dynamics 365, Microsoft 365).
Key Responsibilities
Leadership:
Delivery:
Technical:
Development:
Personal Characteristics:
Skills
Qualifications:
Microsoft Dynamics 365 Certifications
Education
Professional Development
What We Offer
About Us
We believe in our culture, values and staff successes. We invest in developing our staff and we support our employees with their professional development goals. We strive to offer an environment that provides our staff with the right work/life balance. Ashton Court Group is an equal opportunities employer and we offer genuine career prospects: you will have a clear career progression path with the opportunity to become stakeholders within the business as it transitions to an employee-owned company.
This role is UK-based and will require visits to customer sites in the UK and Ashton Court's HQ in Northampton. The position involves flexible working, with the opportunity to work from home. Although most of our staff work from or within a reasonable commute to our offices, we also have staff working remotely from wider locations in the UK. We welcome applications from candidates located throughout the UK, particularly based around the Midlands. However, ability and attitude are more important than location.
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How to Apply
Please apply here to upload your CV and cover letter, describing why you feel you are right for this position, together with details of your current and minimum salary expectations, current benefits and notice period. Ref: 2512. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis; we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Strictly Personal Applicants Only, resident in the UK and with the full right to work in the UK through the link above.
Interview Process
Interviews are conducted in a two-stage process. Successful applicants will be invited to an initial 30-minute Teams meeting with the Head of Department and another member of the team, this is a very informal chat to get to know you and for you to get to know us. Ensuring a culture fit is a big part of being at Ashton Court so we like to make sure it’s a fit on both sides before we move to the next stage. If successful, we will be inviting candidates to a second interview of up to one hour, including an assessment of your skills and experience and will include a technical test. Full details of each stage will be included on each invite sent out and will also be explained. Final interview and offer of employment is preferably held in person at our offices but can often be held on Microsoft Teams. Full details will be provided at a later date for those who are selected.
Recruitment Agencies:
Strictly no agency contact in response to this vacancy. We have a strict company policy to recruit directly. We therefore do not accept speculative CVs and/or cold calls to our Recruitment Team or Hiring Manager.
Please note we cannot sponsor applicants for a visa. Please only apply if you have the right to work in the UK and are resident in the UK. Ashton Court is committed to supporting individuals with the desire and capacity for long-term career growth and development to achieve their full potential. Because the limitations of a time-bound visa do not align with our long-term career development plans, we regret we cannot accept applications from candidates whose right to work in the UK relies on a temporary, time-limited or dependency visa.
Ashton Court Group is an experienced client-focussed information systems consultancy providing on-premise, cloud, and hybrid solutions to the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors. As a Microsoft Business Solutions Partner, we maintain comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft’s software tools and applications, and the expertise to deliver successful projects on time and on budget.
Ashton Court Group Ltd
Thorpewood Management Centre
Blisworth Road
Courteenhall
Northampton
NN7 2QB
Phone:+44 (0)1604 864 781
Email: info@ashtoncourt.com