Dynamics Consultant

ThoughtStorm; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ThoughtStorm is seeking a senior consultant with 7+ years of hands-on IT solutions experience, focused on Azure cloud, Dynamics 365, and portal development. The role involves architecture design, integration, and end-to-end implementations for public portals, case management, and document management solutions.

The position requires working from the office location five days per week in Ontario, Canada, with collaboration across English and French interfaces and multiple cloud environments.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on experience with technical solutions development and configuration.
• Experience with Microsoft Cloud technologies (MS).
• Hands-on design, development, integration and implementation of Azure Storage for attachment management with MS Dynamics 365 on cloud.
• Experience designing and implementing end-to-end portal applications (English & French).

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on information technology to meet business objectives and improve IT structures and processes.
• Provide architecture design artefacts and technical design artefacts for the HAACMS solution as required.
• Manage and implement end-to-end sustainment and enhancements for public portals and case management systems.
• Support deployment, QA, and integration activities across DEV/UAT/PROD environments.

Skills

Azure

MS Dynamics 365

Portal development

Power Platform

Tools

SharePoint Online

Power BI

Azure Storage

Identity & Access Management

Job description

More than 7 years of experience with technical hands-on solutions development, configuration

Experience with the following Technologies on Microsoft Cloud (MS):

Hands-on Experience in designing, developing, integrating and implementation of Azure Storage for Attachment Management with MS Dynamics 365 on cloud

Hands-on Experience in Designing, Configuring and Implementation of Portal Applications, Including experience with:

• User Access and Profile Management
• Role Based Data Access Control

Note: This contract will require the consultant to work from the office location 5 days per week

Responsibilities:

Works in partnership with clients, advising them on information technology in order to meet their business objectives or overcome problems, work to improve structure and efficiency of an organization’s I&IT systems. The Vendor Resource will provide strategic guidance to organizations with regard to Information Management & IT technology, IT infrastructures and the enablement of major business processes through enhancements to IT application.

Services and Deliverables to be provided by the Vendor include the following:

• o Analyze Client Requirements and provide recommended solution options.
• · Architecture Design
• o Update Architecture Artefacts, Functional & Technical Design Artefacts for the HAACMS Solution as required.
• o Administration & Management of Changes in the Cloud Based Environment(s) [Development (DEV), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Production (PROD)]
• o IT Solutions Development
  • Design, Configure and Implement “end to end” Sustainment / Minor Enhancements for “Public Portal for Application Intake (English & French)”. This will include the following:
  • - User Access and Profile Management for Individuals & Organizations
  • - Role Based Data Access Control
  • - Authentication and Authorization Integration for Public Users (External) & Ontario Public Service Users (Internal)
  • - Application Status and History Management
  • - Application Web Forms
  • - Document Management (Upload, Download & Virus Scanning)
  • - Create, Review & Respond to Service Request(s)
• o Design, Configure and Implement “end to end” Sustainment / Minor Enhancements for “Public Portal for Selection Committee Members (English & French)”. This will include the following:
  • - User Access and Profile Management
  • - Authentication and Authorization Integration for Public Users (External) & Ontario Public Service (OPS) Users (Internal)
  • - Access to the application Form(s) and Documentation
  • - Provide score for candidate’s application; Provide/Review comments to/from Selection Committee Members
  • - Limited Access to review application details
• o Design, Configure and Implement “end to end” Sustainment / Minor Enhancements for “Case Management System”. This will include the following:
  • - Case Management Life Cycle Management
  • - Role Based Data Access Control
  • - Email Management
  • - Correspondence Management
  • - Migrate the existing data to the new solution database
  • - Create, Review & Respond to Service Request(s)
• o Design, Configure and Implement “end to end” Sustainment / Minor Enhancements for “SharePoint Online for Document Management”.
• o Design, Configure and Implement “end to end” Sustainment / Minor Enhancements for “Integration with OPS Service(s)”. This will include the following:
  • Postal Code (PC) Lookup
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Identity Authentication & Authorization (IAA) Solutions
  • Data Upload (Realtime/Batch) from External System(s)
  • SharePoint Online
  • Power BI
  • Email
• o Design, Configure and Implement “end to end” Sustainment / Minor Enhancements for “Microsoft Power BI for Dashboard and Reporting (Transactional & Analytical)”.
• · Testing and Quality Assurance (QA)
  • Contribute to the Quality Assurance Activities
  • Collaborate and Coordinate with all Project Stakeholders involved to ensure smooth and timely completion of Project Activities/Deliverables
• · Systems Deployment Operations and Management
  • Provide Packaging, Deployment and Migration Strategy for all 3 Cloud Based Environment(s)
  • Conduct Knowledge Transfer Session(s) for the Internal Project Team

In this position the responsibilities will also include:

• Providing hands on design, implementation and configuration of solution compliant with OPS Digital Accessibility Standard (ODAS)
• Produce design documents for all assigned deliverables related to maintenance releases.
• Contribute to and Participate in non-development/configuration activities, namely but not limited to, documentation updates, presentations, testing plan development.
• All Other Tasks as assigned by the Cluster Manager, Project Manager & Technical Lead.

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

The skills and competencies required for the assignment include:

70%

• a. More than 7 years of experience with technical hands-on solutions development, configuration
• b. Experience with the following Technologies on Microsoft Cloud (MS):
• c. Hands-on experience in architecting, designing and implementing public facing portal(s), case management system by using Microsoft dynamic CRM 365 on cloud, Azure, Azure AD, Power App Portal and Power Platform technology
• d. Hands-on Experience in designing, developing, integrating and implementation of Azure Storage for Attachment Management with MS Dynamics 365 on cloud
• e. Hands-on Experience in Designing, Configuring and Implementation of Portal Applications, Including experience with:
  • - User Access and Profile Management
  • - Role Based Data Access Control
  • - Authentication and Authorization Integration
• f. Knowledge of and Experience with Accessibility for Ontarians with OPS Digital Accessibility Standard (ODAS) Testing compliance guidelines.
• g. Demonstrated experience with OPS Quality Assurance Activities.
• h. Experience with end-to-end integration of Third-Party Identity and Access Management (IAM) provider, security, authentication and encryption tools / services.
• i. Strong knowledge of and experience with Testing and Quality Assurance Methodologies and best practices
• j. Strong ability to work under pressure, work with aggressive timelines and be adaptive to change.
• k. Displays problem solving and analytical skills, using them to resolve technical problems

30%

• l. Proven analytical skills and systematic problem solving
• m. Superior verbal and written communication skills.
• n. Excellent interpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work with others effectively in teams
• o. Ability to develop and present new ideas and conceptualize new approaches and solutions.
• p. Excellent interpersonal relations and demonstrated ability to work with others effectively in teams.
• q. Demonstrated ability to work with functional and technical teams.
• r. Demonstrated experience with facilitating workshops and meetings.
• s. Demonstrated ability to participate in a large-scale project team and work closely with other individual team members.
• t. Strong ability to work under pressure, work with aggressive timelines, and be adaptive to change