Lead Software Engineer

Title: Lead Software Engineer (D365)

Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time, 35 hours

Salary: Starting from £66,000 per annum (London weighted salary) or £58,000 per annum (Regional salary), dependant on experience

Grade: 11

Reporting Office : London, Stratford or Manchester, Trafford

Persona : Agile Worker: 20% - 40% of contractual hours to be worked from reporting office/working location (hybrid working)

Closing Date: 11th October 2026

Interview Date : 22nd October 2026 *Please note that in person interviews will be held for at least one of the interview stages for this role.

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more …

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement and interview earlier than stated.

L&Q reserves the right to not progress applications for candidates who have had one unsuccessful application/interview process with L&Q for the same or similar role in the previous 12 months.

Join our D365 Engineering Team at L&Q:

L&Q is one of the UK’s largest housing associations and providers of social and affordable homes. We house around 250,000 people primarily across Greater London and Greater Manchester. Our purpose is simple – to provide social homes and landlord services that everyone can be proud of.

L&Q is investing in Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Azure to modernise how technology supports customers and employees. The Lead D365 Software Engineer will play a key role in shaping the organisation's business applications, providing both technical leadership and hands-on expertise.

If this sounds like you, we would love for you to apply!

Your impact in the role:

The role involves defining engineering standards, influencing platform strategy, and leading the delivery of secure, scalable, and high-performing solutions. You'll work closely with architects, product owners, and business stakeholders to ensure technology solutions deliver real business value.

This position offers the opportunity to establish best practices, develop engineering capability, and make a significant impact across the organisation.

Your work will directly influence how colleagues and customers interact with core business systems, enabling improved service delivery, greater efficiency and enhanced customer outcomes.

What you'll bring:

• Significant experience delivering and supporting Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform solutions.
• Strong knowledge of Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement, Dataverse, Power Apps, Power Automate and Power Pages.
• Extensive experience developing plugins, custom workflows, custom APIs and Power Platform solutions.
• Strong C# and .NET development experience.
• Experience designing and implementing integrations between Dynamics 365, Azure and enterprise applications.
• Strong understanding of solution architecture, design patterns and enterprise application development.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and release management practices.
• Proven experience leading technical delivery and mentoring engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of security, governance and best practice within the Microsoft ecosystem.

Leadership & Soft Skills:

• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to influence technical direction and gain buy-in from diverse audiences.
• Confident decision maker with a proactive and solutions-focused approach.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain complex concepts clearly.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing demands.
• Collaborative mindset with a passion for developing others.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on technical leadership.

Desirable:

• Experience operating within Agile and DevOps delivery environments.
• Relevant Microsoft certifications in Dynamics 365, Power Platform or Azure.
• Degree-level qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Experience within housing, property management or highly regulated environments.
• Experience implementing Power Platform Components Framework (PCF) controls.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Copilot and AI capabilities within the Microsoft ecosystem.