Solution Architect
- Deep understanding of Dynamics 365 CRM architecture, customisation and development.
- Go-to expert in two or more of the following: Power Platform, PowerApps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Licensing, Pre-Sales, Integration Architecture, Microsoft Azure, Power BI, .NET Development, Data Migration Strategies and Approaches.
- Provides expert advice and weighs in on complex decisions and problems that impact other teams or the company at large
- Solution envisioning and design in agile and waterfall methodologies, primarily with Dynamics 365 as a platform, but introducing other elements of the Microsoft technology stack where necessary (Dynamics 365, ASP.NET, SharePoint, SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS)
- Hands-On skills with the ability to get involved in delivery when needed.
- Expertise in ALM practices, including solution lifecycle, environment strategy, and CI/CD automation.
- Proficient in developing structured design documentation aligned with enterprise delivery methodologies and governance frameworks.
- Customer requirements gathering alongside systems analysis and design skills
- Good understanding of core project management principles and the overall software development lifecycle
- Presentation and proposal writing
- Sets direction at a project level to ensure complete ownership of a project
- Provides feedback on projects outside of their core area
- Identifies and proposes strategies to problems affecting their team and gets buy-in on solution
- Makes others better through mentorship or guidance on specific areas related to their functional knowledge
- Communicate with business stakeholders and business analysts to ensure the solution design meets requirements
- Take part in the pre-sales process, providing input to tenders and bids when necessary and prototyping and demoing solutions to potential customers.
- Take part in the pre-sales process, providing input to tenders and bids when necessary and prototyping and demoing solutions to potential customers
- Provide strategic guidance on platform capabilities, extensibility, and best practices for solution implementation.
- Work closely with developers to ensure implementations are in line with the proposed design and overall standards.
Autonomy
- Works under broad direction from Practice lead, Enterprise architect lead and Business applications lead
- Work is self-initiated, solution focused and commercially focused.
- Is fully responsible for meeting allocated technical and/or project/supervisory objectives.
- Has a significant role in the assignment of tasks and/or responsibilities
Influence
- Influences decisions that impact on the success of work streams
- Influence over the allocation of resources and budgets to particular assignments
- Builds effective relationships with customers and internal Codec staff, taking a ‘One Codec’ view.
- Leads on project deliveries
Complexity
- Performs an extensive range of complex technical and professional work activities, with experience of complex enterprise architecture, integrations and functional considerations.
- Manages projects in fast paced unpredictable environments
- Understands when and where to leverage their expertise for the benefit of the organisation