Dynamics 365 Business Central Principal Architect

Innovative Tech People, Ltd.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Innovative Tech People, Ltd. is seeking a Senior Solution/Principal Architect to own the D365 Business Central architecture across multiple entities and countries. You will lead a development team in an Agile, product-based delivery model and set the technical direction for growth and acquisitions.

You will review partner designs, reduce technical debt, and design secure integrations with Azure, SAP, and other systems, ensuring regulatory compliance and scalable performance.

Qualifications

• Deep experience architecting Business Central (or NAV to BC) at enterprise scale, across multiple entities and countries.
• Practical AL extension development background (extensions, events, interfaces, custom APIs)
• Strong functional knowledge of core ERP processes
• Integration experience with Azure Logic Apps, Azure Integration Services and APIs
• ALM and CI/CD experience for Business Central using Azure DevOps and Git
• Strong Power Platform knowledge (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse)
• Experience leading and mentoring developers
• Regulated or GxP experience, ideally medical device or pharmaceutical distribution

Responsibilities

• Own the full D365 Business Central architecture, target state, design principles and standards
• Review, challenge and approve solution designs from partners, ISVs and third-party developers
• Reduce technical debt and move the platform towards a clean, supportable, upgrade-ready design
• Lead solution design across finance, purchasing, inventory, warehouse, distribution and order to cash
• Design secure, resilient integrations with D365 CE, Azure, SAP, EDI, 3PL systems and Microsoft 365
• Build in performance, scalability, security and segregation of duties for high transaction volumes
• Ensure the platform meets GxP, audit trail and validation requirements for a regulated business
• Partner with senior stakeholders and identify opportunities across Business Central and the Power Platform

Skills

D365 BC architecture

AL extension development

CI/CD

Power Platform

Lead developers

GxP/regulatory

Azure Logic Apps

Azure Integration Services

APIs

Enterprise ERP

Multi-country scope

Tools

Azure DevOps

Git

Power Apps

Power Automate

Dataverse

MS 365 APIs

Job description

Principal Architect, D365 Business Central

Permanent | Full-time

The role

Our client is starting an ambitious, multi-year transformation programme. They need a Senior Solution / Principal Architect to own the architecture of Dynamics 365 Business Central, which is live and running core finance, supply chain and distribution operations for the division.

You will act as design authority as the platform scales to support growth, new entities and acquisitions across multiple countries. You will set the technical direction, challenge implementation partners, work closely with the business and lead a strong development team within an Agile, product-based delivery model.

Key responsibilities

• Own the full D365 Business Central architecture, target state, design principles and standards
• Review, challenge and approve solution designs from partners, ISVs and third-party developers
• Reduce technical debt and move the platform towards a clean, supportable, upgrade-ready design
• Lead solution design across finance, purchasing, inventory, warehouse, distribution and order to cash, including lot and serial traceability, expiry control and UDI
• Design secure, resilient integrations with D365 CE, Azure, SAP, EDI, 3PL systems and Microsoft 365
• Build in performance, scalability, security and segregation of duties for high transaction volumes
• Ensure the platform meets GxP, audit trail and validation requirements for a regulated business
• Partner with senior stakeholders and identify opportunities across Business Central and the Power Platform
• What you will bring: Deep experience architecting Business Central (or NAV to BC) at enterprise scale, ideally across multiple entities and countries
• Practical AL extension development background (extensions, events, interfaces, custom APIs)
• Strong functional knowledge of core ERP processes
• Integration experience with Azure Logic Apps, Azure Integration Services and APIs
• ALM and CI/CD experience for Business Central using Azure DevOps and Git
• Strong Power Platform knowledge (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse)
• Experience leading and mentoring developers
• Regulated or GxP experience, ideally medical device or pharmaceutical distribution