D365 Solution Architect

Role Responsibilities*

Solution Architecture & Governance

• Oversee the comprehensive architectural design of D365 F&O solutions, ensuring they adhere to enterprise architecture guidelines, scalability requirements, and industry best practices.

• Develop detailed architectural blueprints, technical specifications, and integration strategies for system interoperability.

• Create development protocols, code review standards, and governance frameworks to uphold the quality of system implementations.

• Define and manage the complete environment topology, release management strategies, and deployment pipelines utilizing Azure DevOps and Lifecycle Services (LCS).

Technical & Functional Leadership

• Serve as the principal technical resource for intricate D365 F&O challenges, resolving critical performance issues, data integrity concerns, and architectural deficiencies.

• Facilitate the connection between business needs and technical delivery, converting complex functional requirements into effective technical solutions.

• Mentor and direct teams of technical developers, functional analysts, and systems integrators.

• Promote the adoption of contemporary practices, including leveraging Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI) and Azure services.

Integration & Data Migration Strategy

• Design seamless integration solutions that link D365 F&O with third-party legacy systems, MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems), PLM, WMS, and external APIs.

• Formulate comprehensive data migration strategies, detailing ETL pipelines, data validation processes, and historical data reconciliation frameworks.

• Build high-capacity data architectures using the D365 Data Management Framework (DMF), OData, BYOD (Bring Your Own Database), and Azure Data Lake storage.

Stakeholder & Change Management

• Act as a trusted consultant to C-level executives, steering committees, and business unit leaders, effectively communicating technical risks, timelines, and architectural trade-offs.

• Perform feasibility studies and Cost-Benefit Analyses (CBA) for proposed customizations versus the standard product features.

• Support change management and business process reengineering to ensure users can fully leverage the advantages of standard D365 functionalities.

*Required Skills & Qualifications*

*Technical Competencies*

• D365 Core Development: In-depth knowledge of X++, C#, .NET, and SQL Server.

• Microsoft Cloud Stack: Comprehensive understanding of Azure Integration Services (Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Service Bus, API Management) and Microsoft Power Platform.

• LCS & ALM: Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Lifecycle Services (LCS) for environment management, diagnostic tools, and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM).

• Security & Compliance: Strong grasp of D365 security role design, licensing compliance, and data privacy standards.

*Functional & Domain Knowledge*

• Supply Chain Management (SCM): Expertise in Inventory, Procurement, Sourcing, Warehousing, and Logistics.

• Manufacturing: Knowledge of Discrete and Process manufacturing, Production Control, and Capacity Planning.

• Finance: Proficient in General Ledger, AP, AR, Asset Management, Costing, and Localized Tax compliance in Malaysia.

• Experience with large-scale industrial, engineering, or manufacturing enterprises is highly advantageous.

Professional & Interpersonal Skills

• Demonstrated experience leading at least 3-4 full lifecycle, multi-phase global implementations of D365 F&O as a Lead/Principal Architect.

• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and presentation abilities, with the capacity to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

• Proficient in English (both written and verbal).

*Education & Certifications*

Certifications (Highly Valued):

• Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365: Finance and Operations Apps Solution Architect (MB-700)

• Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Finance Functional Consultant Associate (MB-310) or Supply Chain Management (MB-330)