Application Architect, ERP & Business Applications (Microsoft D365)

Kiilto; Lempäälä; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Kiilto is seeking an Application Architect for ERP & Business Applications (Microsoft D365) to own the architecture that runs One Kiilto, starting with ERP and expanding across business applications.

The role involves defining global templates, reviewing designs with partners, and guiding roll-outs from the template to market-specific solutions. You will collaborate with process owners, the One ERP programme team and implementation partners.

Qualifications

• Around seven years of Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management or Dynamics AX experience, with architect or lead role.
• Experience with global templates and multi-country roll-outs in manufacturing.
• Familiarity with Microsoft ecosystem and integration services.

Responsibilities

• Own the ERP architecture: define the global template and architecture documentation for Microsoft Dynamics 365.
• Review and approve solution designs, ensuring value-focused customizations.
• Translate processes into a scalable global model for finance, procurement, inventory, warehousing, production and planning.
• Shape integration and data architecture with APIs, Power Platform, Azure services, and data migration.
• Coach users and developers and explore Copilot/AI opportunities within governance.

Skills

Dynamics 365 experience

Architecture leadership

Stakeholder communication

Global templates knowledge

Education

Master's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Power Platform

Azure

Dataverse

Job description

We are looking for a

Application Architect, ERP & Business Applications (Microsoft D365)

Own the architecture that will run One Kiilto, starting with ERP and growing across our business applications.

About the role

Kiilto is building One ERP: one harmonized way of running finance, supply chain and manufacturing across the Group, designed once as a global blueprint and rolled out market by market.

As our Application Architect, you will be the design authority for this solution, from the global template through roll‑outs and continuous improvement. Over time, your responsibilities will grow to include the business applications around it. You will work closely with business process owners, the One ERP programme team, BTO experts and implementation partners. The role is part of the Business Technology Office (BTO) and reports to CIO.

The role is based in Lempäälä, Turku, Helsinki or another suitable Kiilto location, with the possibility for hybrid work and travel to Kiilto sites as needed.

What you will do

• Own the ERP architecture: define and maintain the global template, design principles and architecture documentation for Microsoft Dynamics 365.
• Act as design authority: review and approve solution designs, fit‑gap decisions and extensions, keeping customization focused on genuine business value.
• Translate harmonised processes into a scalable solution: turn Group processes in finance, procurement, inventory, warehousing, production and planning into a reusable global model.
• Shape integration and data architecture: work with BTO's integration and data experts on APIs, events, Power Platform, Azure services, master data and data migration.
• Steer partners and control complexity: safeguard architecture quality, programme scope, technical debt and total cost of ownership across roll‑outs.
• Build the wider application architecture practice: create standards, roadmaps and lifecycle decisions for the business applications connected to One ERP.
• Keep the solution secure and update‑ready: guide security and role design, environments, application lifecycle management and Microsoft's continuous update cadence.
• Develop Kiilto's own capability: coach key users, analysts and developers, and evaluate relevant Copilot and AI‑agent opportunities within Kiilto's governance model.

What we hope you bring

At the heart of this role is solid Dynamics 365 experience. Ideally, you have around seven years of experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Management or Dynamics AX, including an architect or lead role in full‑lifecycle implementations.

In addition, we hope you bring:

• Experience of global templates and multi‑country roll‑outs, ideally in manufacturing, together with a good understanding of finance and supply chain processes. Process manufacturing experience is a strong advantage.
• Familiarity with Microsoft ecosystem, i.e. Power Platform, Dataverse, Fabric, Azure integration services, data entities and data migration.
• The confidence to explain architecture choices to both business leaders and technical teams, and to work constructively with external partners.
• A relevant master's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering or business, or equivalent professional experience.
• Fluent English. Finnish and/or Swedish is an advantage.

Experience with CRM, PLM, MES or e‑commerce, or with application portfolio management, TOGAF or architecture governance, would be a bonus.

What we offer

This is a chance to build something and stay to see it work. You will design the blueprint for One ERP and follow it through the roll‑outs and into everyday use, developing it further as Kiilto grows. As our internal design authority, your decisions will genuinely shape the outcome. Over time, you can help shape Kiilto's wider business application landscape and connect it with process harmonisation, data and AI, and cybersecurity.

A workplace that cares

At Kiilto, you get to work in an environment that is a fascinating combination of a growing international and down‑to‑earth family business. Our employees appreciate our long‑term approach, open and transparent company culture, Kiilto's team spirit and versatile opportunities to learn new things and grow together with the company. We encourage our employees to bring their ideas forward and develop in our own innovation and training programmes. We are particularly proud of the recognitions we have received for our contributions to well‑being at work: we have been chosen twice as the most active workplace in Finland.

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The last day to apply is 15 November.

For further details, please contact CIO Marko Kainulainen ([e-mail]).

We operate in compliance with Kiilto's recruitment process and treat all communications related to the posting with absolute confidentiality. We ask applicants to reserve 18 November for a possible interview at our office in Lempäälä. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the EU/EEA. The selected candidate will need to pass a health check, which includes drug testing.