Junior Business Solutions Developer

Junior Business Solutions Developer
Full Time - Central London
Hybrid: 3 Days per week in the office, 2 days WFH
Package: £35k - £40k base DOE + Benefits

Are you at an early stage in your development career, technically curious, and motivated by practical problem-solving? If you are keen to see your work make a direct, visible difference to how a business operates, this is a must-apply opportunity.

Working with a highly respected, forward-thinking financial services firm managing over £5 billion in assets, you will join a small, hands-on technology function. This role has been created to add capacity to the team, allowing the senior lead to focus on complex projects while you manage the development log, handling bugs, change requests, and smaller projects.

You will receive structured onboarding and close, daily virtual mentoring from an experienced Systems Engineer. This is a brilliant opportunity to gain immense exposure to enterprise-level technology challenges in an agile environment where no two projects are exactly the same.

Key Responsibilities

Tool Development & Maintenance: Support the design, development, and enhancement of internal business applications, automations, and workflow systems using the Microsoft Power Platform, Excel, and SharePoint.
System Troubleshooting: Actively investigate system issues, fix bugs submitted to the company-wide development log, support internal users, and implement technical enhancements.
Data & Process Automation: Identify manual processes to automate, improve data quality, accessibility, and reporting, and support seamless integration between internal systems.
Collaboration & Requirements Gathering: Partner closely with colleagues across the business to understand their operational workflows and translate their requirements into practical, reliable solutions.
Testing & Documentation: Thoroughly test changes before release, follow structured change control processes, and produce clear technical, process, and user documentation.Key Skills & Requirements

Technical Grounding: Good experience with Microsoft Excel (including formulas and structured data) alongside familiarity with Microsoft 365 tools like Teams, Outlook, and SharePoint.
Low-Code/Logical Aptitude: Some experience with the Microsoft Power Platform (specifically Power Apps and Power Automate), with the ability to think logically and work with workflows or low-code configuration.
Core Competencies: Strong autonomy, maturity, exceptional attention to detail, and a genuine willingness to learn new enterprise skills.
Communication & Structure: Excellent collaborative communication skills to gather requirements from stakeholders and document work clearly whilst following structured processes.
Desirables: Experience using or maintaining VBA macros, basic programming/scripting exposure (e.g., Python, JavaScript, Power Fx, SQL), or an awareness of testing, version control, Azure services, or data architecture.Work Model & Location This is a hybrid role based in the London office, requiring a minimum of three days in-office and two days working from home. You will join a supportive, collaborative environment where your ideas are genuinely encouraged, and your contribution is highly valued. Alongside a company-wide recognition service tied closely to corporate values, you will benefit from regular mentoring to scale your skillset across automation, data engineering, and emerging Microsoft technologies.

If you have used these technologies or held roles like these, it could be a great fit: Junior Power Platform Developer, Junior Data Engineer, Low-Code Developer, Power Apps Developer, Power Automate Specialist, Junior Automation Engineer, Junior Business Analyst, Graduate Developer, Excel VBA Developer.

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