Microsoft Dynamics 365 Architect

Position Summary:

We are looking for an experienced Microsoft Dynamics 365 Architect to lead the design, architecture, and implementation of end-to-end solutions on the Dynamics 365 and Power Platform ecosystem. The role requires deep technical expertise, strategic thinking, and hands-on leadership to architect scalable, secure, and high-performance enterprise solutions.

The successful candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, functional consultants, developers, and infrastructure teams to ensure alignment between business requirements and technical delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define end-to-end solution architecture across Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (CE) and/or Finance & Operations (F&O) platforms
• Translate business needs into technical architecture using Dynamics 365, Dataverse, Power Platform, and Azure services
• Lead technical discovery workshops and contribute to project scoping and planning
• Design integration strategies with external systems using Azure Logic Apps, APIs, Service Bus, or middleware platforms
• Develop and enforce architecture governance, coding standards, and security policies
• Collaborate with technical leads and development teams to ensure solutions adhere to best practices in performance, scalability, and security
• Provide architectural leadership across the software development lifecycle (SDLC), including solution design, implementation, testing, and deployment
• Support cloud infrastructure architecture including environments, backups, disaster recovery, and access control
• Oversee migration strategies (on-prem to cloud or legacy CRM to Dynamics 365)
• Advise on licensing, environment strategy, DevOps pipelines, and release management
• Serve as SME and mentor to project teams, clients, and internal stakeholders

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in enterprise application architecture with 6+ years in Dynamics 365
• In-depth experience with Dynamics 365 CE (Sales, Service, Field Service) or F&O (Finance, SCM, HR)modules
• Hands-on experience with Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse)
• Strong background in .NET, C#, JavaScript, FetchXML, and plugin development
• Deep understanding of Azure architecture, including Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Key Vault, and Blob Storage
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation using Azure DevOps
• Familiarity with modern authentication protocols (OAuth2, OpenID), and identity integrations (Azure AD, B2C)
• Strong knowledge of data modeling, performance tuning, and secure application design
• Excellent client-facing and communication skills; ability to bridge technical and business discussions

Preferred Certifications:

• Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Solution Architect Expert (strongly preferred)
• Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (preferred for cloud-native solutions)