D365 F&O Technical Architect

Who is sa.global

sa.global addresses industry challenges through vertical-focussed solutions. Leveraging modern technologies like AI and Copilot, we empower organizations to make intelligent decisions and act faster. Our solutions and services are 100% based on Microsoft business applications and the Microsoft Business cloud, and benefit advertising and marketing, accounting, architecture and engineering, consulting, homebuilding, legal, and IT services companies. Through our industry-first approach, we want to put solutions in the hands of people closest to the problem to enable organizations to act faster and make intelligent decisions.

Over 800,000 users in 80 countries around the world rely on sa.global's industry-focused expertise to gain value faster, adapt quickly to changes, and build for the future. We have 30+ years of real-world experience, we are an 11-time winner of the Microsoft Dynamics Partner of the Year Award, and we’ve been a part of Microsoft’s elite Inner Circle for 11 years. Our global organization has a 1000-member team across 25 countries.

For more information, visit www.saglobal.com.

Why Choose sa.global

Open, flexible, vibrant, collaborative, and diverse – these are just some of the terms that our employees use to describe the culture at sa.global. We believe and encourage innovative and dynamic thinking. Our culture and values give us the extra edge to help us scale greater heights.

Led by our Core Values: Agile, Capable, and Committed, which form an integral part of who we are, we constantly strive to provide an inclusive work environment. Our employees come from varied cultural and social backgrounds, and we strive each day to work towards making sa.global a great place to work.

Values of sa.global

• Contribute towards a working environment that represents “one sa.global” where everyone is seen as an equal, and equality and diversity is championed
• Interact with a wide variety of colleagues, customers, and stakeholders at all levels with respect, courtesy, and professionalism
• Come as you are, make work fun & others successful, and foster an always learning mentality

About the Role

As an experienced Dynamics 365 Technical Architect, you are responsible for the design and implementation of D365 Finance and Supply Chain Management (SCM) integrations. You develop processes and standards, ensuring the quality of delivery is in scope across all team members. In this role, you are offered growth opportunities, an independent work environment, and a dynamic, supportive company with a strong ethical culture. You work with a team that has passion for their work, a good sense of fun, and a strong work-ethic. You will also work in a collaborative environment that encourages and supports growth and change.

Main Responsibilities:

• Design and Implementation
  • D365 Finance (& Supply Chain Management) Integrations
    • Configurable/Out of the Box customisations and connectors
    • Custom integrations

• D65 Finance (&SCM) Extensions and Customisations

• Azure Integration
  • Logic Apps
  • Azure Functions
  • Azure APIM
• Deployment Strategies
• Power Apps & Dataverse
  • D365 Applications (e.g. Project Ops)
• Azure DevOps Source Control & Pipelines
  • D365 Finance
  • Azure Integration
  • Power Platform
• Producing high-level and low-level integration/technical designs & diagrams.
• Define and enforce development process and standards, such as code branches, build pipelines, and package design.
• Ensure that sa.global and Microsoft best practice is followed in all technical areas.
• Ensure technical and commercial compliance (e.g., licences, ISV usage in production).
• Size change requests according to the small, medium, or large approach.
• Ensure the client is kept aware of their support time window (One Version) and advise them of a viable upgrade strategy to ensure they remain supported.
• Keep to budget and escalate variances in good time.
• Be a single point of contact.
• Liaise with Microsoft and sa.global product teams where required (including MS FastTrack and equivalent teams).
• Advise the client on changes around LCS (for F&O) or environment management, and advise them on potential cost savings through optimised environment usage.
• Proactively keep the client appraised of forthcoming Microsoft changes in their environments, including new features and deprecated features, and provide advice on how to mitigate risk.
• Always represent the business professionally and positively.
• Ongoing commitment to continuous professional development; complete relevant certifications/development in a timely manner.
• Carry out additional, reasonable duties as may occur from time to time as instructed by your manager or members of senior management.

Skills and Experience:

• Strong development experience with Dynamics 365 F&O and Dynamics AX, with a proven track record of quality delivery.
• Solid understanding of F&O development concepts around extensibility, packages, models.
• Solid understanding of F&O functionality so that the technical impact of customisations can be properly assessed, and the right solution can be delivered.
• Strong knowledge of the latest IT systems, legislation, and best practice.
• Ability to describe technical issues or choices to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Provide technical support to enable the extraction of data for analysis.
• Provide guidance and recommendations for improvement to existing systems.
• Demonstrated experience of being involved throughout the lifecycle of implementations.
• The ambition and evidence to continue to learn and grow your knowledge.
• Strong communicator with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Good problem-solving skills; tactful and diplomatic.
• Good at meeting deadlines.
• Proactive and sees risks and opportunities during implementation and raises these accordingly.
• A lateral thinker, with the ability to choose the appropriate platforms and solutions.
• Can communicate complex technical ideas in a straightforward way.
• Ability to travel as needed.