- Create innovative business solutions
- Thrive on a challenge
Primary objective
As a Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (D365 F&O) Technical Architect, you will be the go-to expert for technical design and solution implementation, quickly grasping new concepts and technical skills to address customer problems. A strong communicator, and with demonstrated experience working with cloud technologies, your role combines technical expertise, business analysis skills, and stakeholder management allowing you to excel at problem-solving. As a collaborative team player, you will partner with clients throughout the project lifecycle, ensuring exceptional outcomes that align with the Barhead brand. Thriving on a challenge, you will have a successful track record in delivering D365 F&O ERP projects in the Australian market and experience guiding offshore technical and development resources.
At Barhead, we are creating innovative business solutions using some of the most innovative technology on the market. This is not a “manage by the numbers” function but rather a creative, technical solution design role, that will see you delivering outstanding results and value to our client.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical expertise and guidance in the design and implementation of D365 Finance & Operations solutions aligned with best practices
- Collaborate with clients and internal teams to identify and understand business requirements and to deliver pragmatic technical outcomes based on business needs
- Facilitate, drive and manage client technical workshops
- Translate and simplify technical requirements and align them to D365 F&O and best practices
- Develop D365 F&O technical roadmaps for clients to deliver ongoing business value
- Estimate effort, cost and time for technical implementation
- Develop technical solutions and architecture designs based on clients business needs
- Liaise with functional consultants to align technical solutions with client business outcomes.
- Provide guidance and mentorship to offshore development resources.
- Create technical design documents and documentation.
- Lead the technical aspects of D365 Finance & Operations projects, including solution configuration, customisation, and integration.
- Oversee technical project aspects including, ensure adherence to development guidelines, oversee code reviews and optimization of code for performance
- Oversee the entire project DevOps process for development, including code packaging, deployments, and upgrades.
- Oversee data management and migration activities
- Design and manage integrations with third-party systems.
- Collaborate with project teams to drive technical design, review test cases, and manage project scope and acceptance.
- Stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and industry trends in D365 Finance & Operations.
Key Skills and Competencies
- At least 8 years’ experience working on complex D365 F&O or AX 2012 implementation projects, managing multiple technical stakeholders both within your team and the client
- Previous experience working for a Microsoft D365 F&O Consulting firm or System Integrator is highly desirable
- Desired certification – MB-500: Microsoft Dynamics 365: Finance and Operations Apps Developer
- Proven experience in technical solution architecture for D365 Finance & Operations
- Strong knowledge D365 F&O Application Lifecycle Management including: –
- o Lifecycle Services
- o Branching Strategies
- o Maintaining Cloud Environments
- o Applying Hotfixes
- o Packaging code deployments and upgrades
- o Managing deployments across multiple environments
- Experience in formulating development guidelines and best practices.
- Proficiency in extending D365 Finance & Operations functionality using X++ and developing enhancements.
- Proficient in development languages such as X++, ASP.Net (C#), T-SQL, C++, HTML, and JavaScript.
- Familiarity with development tools including Visual Studio, VSTS/TFS, LCS, Azure, SSRS, and MorphX.
- Experience in ERP applications such as D365 Finance & Operations, AX 2012, and AX 2009.
- Additional skills in Power Platform development, D365 F&O Entity Store, D365 F&O Electronic Reporting, and SSRS reports would be highly regarded
- Strong project teamwork skills, including experience working in a hybrid Waterfall and Agile methodology environment.
- Excellent stakeholder and relationship management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively up to client CIO management level.
- Strong individual time management skills, ability and willingness to adopt a hands-on approach when required