Application Architect, ERP & Business Applications (Microsoft D365)

Kiilto; Turku; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kiilto is seeking an Application Architect to own the ERP & Business Applications architecture as One ERP evolves. You will define the global D365 template, govern designs and drive roll-outs across markets, connecting finance, supply chain and manufacturing.

You will mentor analysts and developers, collaborate with the One ERP programme and partners, and ensure security, data integrity and ongoing modernization in a hybrid work setting in Finland.

Qualifications

• Seven years of Dynamics 365 Finance & SCM or AX experience, including architect/lead roles.
• Experience with global templates and multi-country rollouts, ideally in manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of Power Platform, Dataverse, Fabric, and Azure integration services.
• Ability to explain architecture choices to business leaders and technical teams.
• Master's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Fluent English; Finnish/Swedish is a plus.
• Experience with CRM, PLM, MES or e-commerce, TOGAF or architecture governance is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Own ERP architecture: define the global template, design principles and architecture docs for Microsoft Dynamics 365.
• Act as design authority: review designs, fit-gap decisions and extensions, minimize unnecessary customization.
• Translate processes into a scalable global model for finance, procurement, inventory, warehousing, production and planning.
• Shape integration and data architecture: APIs, events, Power Platform, Azure, master data and migration.
• Steer partners and control scope, technical debt and cost across roll-outs.
• Build the wider application architecture practice with standards and roadmaps.
• Keep the solution secure and update-ready: security, environments, lifecycle management, MS cadence.
• Develop Kiilto's capability: coach users, analysts and developers, explore Copilot/AI opportunities.

Skills

Dynamics 365

Architecture lead

Global rollouts

Power Platform

Azure services

English fluency

Stakeholder comms

Education

Master's degree in CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

Dataverse

Fabric

Azure integration

Job description

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 harmonized 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 harmonization, 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 programs. 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.

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.