Overview
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Microsoft is on a mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset, a theme of inspiring excellence, and encouraging teams and managers to bring their best each day. In doing so, we create life-changing innovations that impact billions of lives around the world. You can help us to achieve our mission.
You will have responsibility for delivering high quality architectural solutions and business outcomes based on the Microsoft Business Applications Dynamics Customer Experience and AI platforms. Demonstrating deep knowledge of Microsoft Solutions and offerings across the entire life cycle, with a focus on opportunity management, leadership and technical governance, to drive transformational results and enable the realization of business strategy for Microsoft partners and customers.
This team works closely with the Microsoft product engineering and marketing teams for Modern Work, Business Applications, and Security to develop assets that help Microsoft scale partner capacity and accelerate usage of Microsoft Solutions.
Responsibilities
* Partner Program Support – Work directly with partners to drive technical pre-sales motions with Microsoft Business Applications / Power Platform Workshop Materials; understand the customer/partner technical environment; architecture design and deployment including technical solution development based on customer/partner needs.
* Intellectual Property and Practice Development – Generate and improve intellectual property; curate content to align with messaging and intent from the partner marketing team; drive reuse of IP and recommend practices for pre-sales and delivery; participate in internal/external communities.
* Trusted Advisor – Develop a network of internal/external relationships to address problems and blockers; stay up to date on Microsoft technologies to communicate Microsoft’s mission and capabilities; understand competitor solutions and steer conversations to business value.
* Thought Leadership – Share ideas and technical input with technical teams and the field; participate in external architect community events and mentor junior colleagues.
Qualifications
Skills Required:
* Bachelor\'s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND extensive experience in cloud, applications, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or cloud technology (Dynamics / Power Platform / Azure/ GCP/ AWS)
* OR Master\'s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND solid experience in cloud, applications, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (Azure/ GCP/ AWS)
* OR equivalent experience
* Extensive experience in enterprise environments with a strong background in solution architecture
* Proven expertise in Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform, particularly focused on Business Central implementations and transformations
The Solution Architect Should Have The Following Core Competencies
* Solid functional and technical understanding of D365 line of business applications including D365 Service, Sales and Customer Insights
* Advanced Customization & Configuration: tailor Business Central using Power Platform tools (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI)
* Integration Expertise: integrate Business Central with Microsoft 365, Azure services, and third-party systems via APIs/connectors
* AI-Driven Process Automation: design AI-powered automation workflows using Power Automate
* Experience in complex migrations from on-premises to cloud for small and medium enterprises
* Lead multidisciplinary technical teams and own technical project outcomes
* Advanced technical selling and customer management skills
* 5+ years of implementation experience in a broad range of industries
* Proven experience selling product and consulting engagements in competitive situations
* Experience with estimating, scoping, and writing effective statements of work
* Ability to articulate architectural differences between solution methods and integration approaches across platforms
* Working knowledge of tools and solution providers (Microsoft partners or competitors)
* Knowledge of full application life cycle design tools and methodologies
* Exceptional consulting skills; large enterprise deployment experience in complex heterogeneous environments
* Ability to move between high-level architecture and hands-on delivery
Additional Qualifications
* Domain experience with Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure; understanding of how Security, compliance, and identity solutions span across these areas
* Experience writing or contributing to design documentation using Azure DevOps; wireframe design for custom apps
* Experience presenting complex topics to executive and technical audiences
* Knowledge of solution architecture, design, implementation, and support of cloud/hybrid environments
* Ability to identify business needs and determine solutions for process improvements and strategic planning
* Relationship building with senior IT executives in large or strategic accounts
* Strong collaboration and communication skills; ability to present to varied audiences
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex, or any other characteristic protected by local laws. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
Seniority level
* Not Applicable
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Consulting
Industries
* Software Development
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