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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 be responsible 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, you will 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 develop partner capacity and scale towards accelerating usage of Microsoft Solutions.
Responsibilities
* Partner Program Support – COE Technical Pre-Sales and readiness: Work directly with partners to help drive technical pre-sales motions with Microsoft Business Applications / Power Platform Workshop Materials
* Understanding Customer/Partner Technical Environment
* Architecture Design and Deployment – Technical Solution Development: Develop technical solutions and design, customize, or reapply solutions based on customer/partner needs
Intellectual Property and Practice Development
* Generate new or improve existing intellectual property; curate content to align with partner marketing messaging
* Create new intellectual property based on stakeholder requirements
* Promote reuse of intellectual property and recommend practices in pre-sales and delivery
* Participate in internal/external communities
Trusted Advisor
* Develop a network of internal/external relationships to address problems and facilitate perspectives; stay up to date on Microsoft technologies, products, and services
* Understand competitor solutions and demonstrate customer business value through Microsoft offerings
Thought Leadership
* Share ideas and technical input with technical teams, internal communities, and the field; mentor junior colleagues
* Participate in external architect community events and share learnings; educate others on technical and non-technical concepts
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 domains (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 domains (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 Core Competencies
* Solid functional and technical understanding of D365 LOB including D365 Service, Sales and Customer Insights
* Advanced Customization & Configuration: Tailor Business Central using Power Platform tools (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI)
* Integration: Integrate Business Central with Microsoft 365, Azure, and third-party systems via APIs and connectors
* AI-Driven Process Automation: Design AI-powered workflows with Power Automate
* Experience leading complex migrations from on-premises to cloud for SMEs
* Ability to lead multidisciplinary technical teams and take accountability for outcomes
* Advanced technical selling and customer management skills
* At least 5 years of implementation experience and broad industry knowledge
* Proven experience selling product and consulting engagements in competitive situations
* Experience estimating, scoping, and producing effective statements of work
* Ability to articulate architectural differences between solution methods and cross-platform integration approaches
* Knowledge of tools and solution providers in the marketplace
* Knowledge of full application lifecycle design tools and methods
* Strong consulting skills and large enterprise deployment experience
* Ability to move between high-level architectural work and hands-on delivery
Additional Qualifications
* Domain experience with Microsoft 365 and Azure; understanding of security, compliance, and identity across these areas
* Experience writing or contributing to design documentation, using Azure DevOps, and designing wireframes for custom apps
* Experience presenting complex topics to executive and technical audiences
* Knowledge of cloud/hybrid messaging, collaboration, and unified environments
* Ability to identify business needs and determine solutions for problems and strategic initiatives
* Strong relationship-building with senior IT executives in large accounts
* Collaboration and communication skills; comfortable presenting to varied audiences
Technical Qualifications
* Understanding of cloud architectural patterns, SaaS/Paas, and DevOps/DevSecOps practices
* Experience with competitive application development services across public clouds (e.g., SAP, Salesforce, AWS, GCP, Oracle) is a plus
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, family or medical care leave, 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 (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.
Senioritiy level: Not Applicable
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Consulting
Industries: Software Development
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