HSO

Role introduction

As a Sr. Microsoft CE Functional Solution Architect you can expect to…

• Conduct Discovery with the client or prospect to understand business requirements and create high level design
• Demonstrate D365 CE solution capabilities to the client
• Provide thought leadership in both system integration as well as application development and promote best practices in these areas
• Utilize your deep expertise in Microsoft Business Applications, cloud computing, and enterprise architecture to design and oversee the implementation of solutions tailored to client needs
• Conduct business process analysis and create Fit/Gap report
• Ensure project team understands entire functional architecture of the project and adheres to the proper execution of the plan and design
• Work closely with enterprise clients, technical teams, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, high-impact solutions that drive business transformation and measurable ROI
• Provide oversight during the project lifecycle, addressing challenges and ensuring adherence to the architecture, and finalizing and approving functional specifications and deployment plans
• Focus on delivering high-quality solutions, ensuring technical excellence in client engagements, acting as escalation point during and after a project as needed
• Provide expertise to advanced functional questions and issues; Offer proper guidelines for D365 standards
• Advise on complex D365 CE business cases and propose comprehensive solutions
• Assist presales teams to prepare proposals, client presentations and support the sale of professional services when necessary
• Identify creative workarounds to meet requirements without the development of custom code
• Use proven methodologies to deliver successful projects, including industry best practices

Sound interesting? If so, you’ll have…

• BA/BS required in Computer Science, Business Administration, MIS or related field
• 5+ years of solution architect experience working with recent versions of D365 CE
• 12+ years of experience including expertise in D365 implementations as well as application deployment and/or distributed system implementation
• Hands-on experience with multi-phase, enterprise-wide D365 CE implementation
• Deep know-how and proved record of applying D365 CE in one or more industries
• Ability to envision, architect, and evangelize D365 CE solutions with clients
• Understanding of the capabilities and limitations for out of the box functionality as well as custom code
• Proven experience with estimating, scoping, and writing effective SOW’s that set expectations and limit risk
• Strong experience conducting reviews of solution designs and customizations to ensure quality and compliance, acting as a solution advisor to the project during design/development, testing and deployment phases
• Ability to articulate architectural differences between solution methods and the challenges and approaches to integrating solutions built on different platforms including a working knowledge of different architectural frameworks
• Ability to move between high level architectural review/design and the "roll up the sleeves" level of performing all phases of a D365 CE delivery project

You’re great at…

• Leading teams
• Accurately estimating enterprise projects along with appropriate resources and skillsets required, ensuring project success and client satisfaction at a solution level
• Building and maintaining productive working relationships in a highly collaborative team environment
• Working hands-on with technical design documents, integration strategies, and best practices, ensuring a formal process is in place for testing and issues resolution, specifically around the functional architecture and integration points of the implementation
• Bringing creative solutions to complicated problems
• Supporting digital transformation by driving the adoption of Dynamics CE, but also supporting prospective implementations of other Microsoft solutions across various industries
• Mentoring and guiding junior consultants on best practices/approaches
• Learning new concepts quickly and thoroughly
• Contributing to the development of reusable assets, templates, and accelerators to enhance the practice’s efficiency, adhering to and/or improving implementation methodology as the business paradigm changes
• Promoting the mission and Shared Values of HSO