Dynamics Architect

Dynamics 365 Solution Architect

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Dynamics 365 Solution Architect to lead a team of functional consultants across Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365 F&O), Supply Chain Management, Finance, and Microsoft Power Platform , while serving as the primary solution architect for enterprise business applications.

This is a highly visible role combining people leadership, D365 solution architecture, functional ERP expertise, enterprise integrations, and program delivery . The successful candidate will provide both strategic direction and hands-on leadership, partnering closely with the Director of IT Applications and business stakeholders to define the application roadmap, architect scalable solutions, and drive continuous improvement across the D365 F&O environment.

The ideal candidate brings broad knowledge across D365 Finance and Supply Chain , understands how enterprise applications and integrations work together, and has experience leading functional teams through complex ERP implementations, enhancements, and ongoing support.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of D365 functional consultants supporting Finance, Supply Chain Management, and Microsoft Power Platform .
• Establish team priorities, performance goals, and professional development plans.
• Provide functional and technical guidance to consultants and business analysts.
• Drive successful project delivery while maintaining alignment with business priorities and enterprise technology strategy.
• Manage resource planning, workload balancing, and project assignments across the team.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.

D365 F&O Solution Architecture

• Serve as the lead solution architect for enterprise applications centered around Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations.
• Design scalable, secure, and sustainable business solutions supporting:
• Finance
• Procurement
• Supply Chain
• Manufacturing
• Logistics
• Warehousing
• Pricing
• Commercial processes
• Lead fit-gap analysis and determine the appropriate use of configuration, customization, integration, or business process changes.
• Develop solution architecture diagrams, integration architecture documentation, data flows, environment strategies, and application roadmaps.
• Establish and govern application architecture standards and lead solution design reviews.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, security, scalability, and supportability requirements.

D365 Functional Leadership

Provide functional leadership and direction across key D365 capabilities, including:

Finance

• General Ledger
• Accounts Payable
• Accounts Receivable
• Fixed Assets
• Cash & Bank Management
• Budgeting and Forecasting
• Financial Reporting

Supply Chain Management

• Procurement & Sourcing
• Inventory Management
• Warehouse Management
• Transportation Management
• Manufacturing
• Demand Planning
• Master Planning
• Order Management

Microsoft Power Platform

• Power Apps
• Power Automate
• Power BI
• Dataverse
• Power Platform governance

Enterprise Integration Architecture

• Architect and oversee integrations between D365 F&O and critical third-party enterprise applications , including banking platforms, Coupa, Flintfox, Odyssey Logistics, Workday, and other business systems.
• Define appropriate API, middleware, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, development, and enterprise architecture teams on solution design.
• Ensure integrations meet requirements for reliability, scalability, security, monitoring, and supportability.
• Support enterprise data strategy, data migration, interoperability, and master data management initiatives.
• Troubleshoot complex cross-application and integration issues as needed.

DevOps, Release Management & Environment Governance

• Own the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) strategy for the D365 F&O environment.
• Establish and govern Azure DevOps processes supporting work item management, sprint planning, source control, release management, and change management.
• Oversee deployment pipelines across Development, Test, and Production environments.
• Coordinate application releases with business stakeholders, functional teams, developers, and other technical teams.
• Establish deployment standards, rollback procedures, release documentation, and deployment readiness reviews.
• Ensure appropriate governance and controls are maintained across D365 environments.

Strategic Planning & Stakeholder Engagement

• Partner closely with the Director of IT Applications to define the enterprise applications strategy and technology roadmap.
• Identify opportunities to improve business processes through D365, Power Platform, automation, integrations, and emerging Microsoft capabilities.
• Evaluate new Microsoft technologies and determine their potential business value.
• Present solution strategies, recommendations, tradeoffs, and roadmaps to executive leadership and business stakeholders.
• Serve as a trusted technology advisor for major business transformation and process improvement initiatives.
• Build strong relationships across Finance, Supply Chain, Operations, IT, and other business functions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 10+ years of ERP experience , including at least 5+ years focused on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations .
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing functional consultants, business applications teams, or similar ERP resources.
• Strong hands-on configuration and functional experience across D365 Finance and D365 Supply Chain Management .
• Demonstrated experience serving in a D365 solution architecture or enterprise application architecture capacity .
• Experience leading enterprise-scale ERP implementations, upgrades, enhancements, and transformation initiatives.
• Strong experience integrating D365 F&O with third-party enterprise applications.
• Proven experience with Azure DevOps, Application Lifecycle Management, deployment processes, and ERP release management .
• Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns, APIs, middleware, and data flows.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into scalable technology solutions and architecture.
• Strong leadership, communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and senior business leadership.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations Solution Architect certification .
• Additional Microsoft certifications related to D365 Finance, Supply Chain Management, Power Platform, or Azure.
• Experience with enterprise platforms such as Coupa, Flintfox, Workday, banking integrations, and logistics systems .
• Experience developing enterprise application roadmaps and application governance standards.
• Experience supporting organizations through large-scale business and digital transformation initiatives.

Success Profile

The successful candidate will combine D365 F&O functional depth, solution architecture expertise, and strong people leadership . This individual should be comfortable moving between strategic planning and hands-on problem solving—whether defining the long-term D365 roadmap, reviewing a solution architecture, guiding a functional consultant, resolving an integration challenge, or presenting recommendations to senior leadership.

This is not solely a people-management position or a high-level architecture role. The ideal candidate has enough hands-on D365 Finance and Supply Chain experience to provide meaningful technical and functional direction while building and leading a strong enterprise applications team.

Success will require someone who can bridge business strategy, ERP functionality, and technical architecture , establishing scalable solutions and standards while continuously improving how the organization uses D365 and the broader Microsoft ecosystem.