FO Solution Architect

Hitachi Solutions; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consultancy firm is seeking a Solution Architect to join their FO consulting team. This role involves working directly with clients, understanding their needs, and designing bespoke solutions using Microsoft Dynamics 365 technologies. The ideal candidate will have deep functional knowledge of Dynamics 365, experience in developing customised solutions, and strong communication skills. Competitive compensation packages and home working flexibility are offered.

Benefits

Competitive compensation packages

Pension and benefits plans

Comprehensive career development programme

Qualifications

• Strong working knowledge of solution and integration design.
• Experience in developing customised solutions to complex business problems.
• Experience within the retail and commerce space highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with clients to understand their business strategy and high level requirements.
• Design bespoke solutions based on client needs.
• Guide Client Programme Directors & Project Managers.

Skills

Deep functional knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 solutions

Excellent documentation and communication skills

Logical problem-solving skills

Good interpersonal skills and attention to detail

Ability to multitask and prioritise

Education

Relevant Microsoft certifications

Demonstrable long-term Solution Architect experience

Job description

Overview

Hitachi Solutions Europe is a global Digital, Data and Technology consultancy, Microsoft Gold partner and Cloud Services partner, specialising in end-to-end transformation. As a global consultancy firm working across the private and public sectors, we specialise in Dynamics 365 Business Applications, Power Platform, including Azure, Application Modernisation and Data & Analytics. Our highly skilled team help drive improvements, creating efficiency and growth within organisations. We are committed to Microsoft technologies, with a mission to revolutionise modern businesses. To achieve this we employ the best, most dedicated talent to deliver outstanding technology solutions to both our local and global clients.

Be part of our Hitachi family

We place value on collaboration, open communication, and transparency. We emphasise the importance of team spirit, cohesion, and appreciation – And through our talented people, innovative culture, and technical and business expertise, we deliver game changing outcomes every day. Our learning culture and flat hierarchy are our recipes for success.

What to expect, your benefits

Hitachi Solutions offers competitive compensation packages (incl. bonuses), pension and benefits plans. Work/Life balance is an essential part of our culture, and all our employees are home workers, although you will be expected to come into our or customer’s offices regularly. We operate a comprehensive career development programme that includes mentoring and training plans to ensure that you will continue to grow and develop your career at Hitachi.

Job Description

We are growing our FOconsulting team and looking for a Solution Architect to join us on our exciting journey and be part of the Hitachi Solutions family.

As a Solution Architect, your main responsibilities include…

• working directly with clients to understand their business strategy, high level requirements & processes
• demonstrating the future state solution enactment of the articulated business strategy in the context of Microsoft Dynamics 365 & related applications and technologies
• using specialist knowledge of business processes and the Microsoft Dynamics product suite (including related applications and technologies) to support the development and expansion of the solution footprint to meet clients’ articulated business strategy
• providing solution propositions
• developing original approaches to improve or replace existing processes and procedures
• designing bespoke solutions
• documenting the Solution Design
• reviewing functional specifications for clients of high complexity and quality, including complex integrations or significant module changes
• acting as the single point design authority between functional and technical teams so that solutions can be developed
• guiding Client Programme Directors & Project Managers, and acting as the primary contact between these teams and the functional outputs and requirements
• sharing knowledge with project teams and other cross-functional consulting teams
• executing assigned responsibilities in a manner consistent with Hitachi Solution Europe Ltd’s Quality Management Policy
• the overall accountability for the functional & technical workstream solution design and the overall solution integration design

Qualifications

As an FO Solution Architect, you will have:

• a deep functional knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 solutions & integrations
• the ability to understand what clients are trying to achieve, their strategic goals, challenges, and desired outcomes
• experience of developing customised solutions to their complex business problems
• demonstrable long-term Solution Architect experience, with demonstrable completed full lifecycle implementations
• strong working knowledge of solution and integration design
• relevant Microsoft certifications
• excellent documentation and communication skills
• a logical approach to problem solving and the structured introduction of change into operational systems
• ability to multitask and prioritise
• good interpersonal skills and attention to detail
• experience within the retail and commerce space highly desirable

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