Position Summary:
Our client is embarking on a number of large digital transformation initiatives and requires an experienced Microsoft Business Central Solution Architect to provide technical leadership and direction on key MS Business Central IT projects.
The Solutions Architect will be responsible for taking ownership for defining the future state application architectures across multiple projects implementing MS Business Central. Deliver new digital concepts for products and services that meet the client’s strategic goals to deliver a world-class customer experience and a digitally engaged workforce, working with internal colleagues and external partners. Delivering high-quality and secure solutions at pace across multiple business divisions.
Job Details:
- Work from home.
- Monday to Friday | 3 PM to 12 AM Manila Time
- *Following UK Holidays
Responsibilities:
- Design end-to-end solutions using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central to meet the business requirements of our clients. This involves analyzing business processes, identifying gaps, and recommending appropriate configurations, customizations, and integrations.
- Provide technical leadership throughout the project lifecycle, including solution architecture, development, testing, deployment, and support. Mentor and guide development teams to ensure adherence to best practices and industry standards.
- Customize and configure Microsoft Business Central to align with client-specific requirements. This includes designing and implementing extensions, workflows, reports, and integrations with other systems.
- Ensure architectural designs are implemented and governed in line with the company’s principles and patterns.
- Capture and define low-level design (LLD) documentation, producing LLDs for each epic, and capturing details prior to starting a sprint. Ensuring all planned work meets our definition of ‘ready’ by ensuring planned sprint items have a viable delivery solution added to each committed user story
- Work alongside the Digital App Managers and the Digital Development Director to size or validate planned sprint items to ensure effective sprint planning and delivery are occurring.
- Support and attend backlog refinement and all sprint ceremonies, including planning sessions, to ensure only ‘ready’ items are included in sprint targets.
- Provide summaries to the delivery teams, explaining proposed solutions for each planned sprint. If work is not ready to address the gaps or remove work from sprint planning.
- Act as a key contact for technical or solution questions and be able to succinctly explain needs to the Enterprise Architect or Director of Digital Development.
- Identify opportunities for improvement across the Digital portfolio and find creative ways to develop an entrepreneurial culture.
Qualifications:
- Substantial MS Business Central experience with prior experience of working as a Solution architect through the development lifecycle is essential.
- In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Business Central functionality, including finance, supply chain management, manufacturing, and project management.
- Proficiency in Microsoft technologies such as C/AL, AL, SQL Server, Power Platform, and Azure.
- Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Business Central Functional Consultant Associate or Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Business Central Developer Associate are a plus.
- Significant experience in defining and creating new solutions and delivering enterprise-grade digital services in a national or international multi-site, preferably retail, business.
- Extensive experience and understanding of agile methods with the ability to demonstrate continuous improvement and delivery of regular high-quality deliverables.
- Ability to convert information into tangible digital assets that can be explained to others.
- A deep understanding of service integration and an ability to rapidly translate and document integration requirements.
- Experience in integrating front-end digital solutions into a range of ERP services and driving benefit realization.
- Experience in working collaboratively, including influencing, and negotiating with suppliers, stakeholders, and partners to define and deliver digital roadmaps.
- A deep understanding of digital technology and eBusiness trends, including a strong understanding of integration patterns, and microservices architecture.
- Attention to detail is essential, with the skills to be able to abstract ideas and requirements as needed with extensive experience in writing, reviewing, and defining user stories.
- Strong understanding of enterprise design patterns.
- Good understanding of ERP systems and principles, supply chain and logistics processes, and how the offline and online support each other.
- A good understanding of cloud technologies and micro-service architectures with familiarity with service integration.
- A good understanding of CRM and master data management is desirable.
- Understanding why security & privacy-by-design are central to the way new digital deliveries are shaped.