Solution Architect (Contract)

Codec Azure; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Codec Azure is seeking a Senior Business Applications Solution Architect for a UK-based contract/temporary position. You will own end-to-end solutions across one or more customer projects, leveraging Dynamics 365 CRM and the Microsoft stack in a consulting capacity.

You will work within a virtual team of architects, collaborating on pre-sales, delivery, and governance, with emphasis on enterprise architecture, ALM, and integration strategies.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of Dynamics 365 CRM architecture, customisation and development.
• Go-to expert in two or more: Power Platform, PowerApps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Licensing, Pre-Sales, Integration Architecture, Microsoft Azure, Power BI, .NET Development, Data Migration Strategies.

Responsibilities

• Own solutions across multiple customer projects.
• Engage in pre-sales activities, tenders and solution prototyping.
• Design solutions across Microsoft technologies and lifecycle stages.

Skills

Dynamics 365 CRM

Power Platform

PowerApps

Power Automate

Power BI

Azure

Pre-Sales

Integration Architecture

Data Migration

ALM

Tools

Dynamics 365

SQL Server

Job description

Solution Architect (Contract)

Department: Biz Apps - CE

Employment Type: Contract / Temp

Location: UK

Description

We have current internal openings for a Business Applications Solution Architect to further company growth and to serve our customers in a structured way. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced senior consultant to further themselves on an architect career path and take responsibility for owning solutions across one or more of our customers. As part of our restructuring, you won't be thrown in at the deep-end, rather you will work as part of a virtual team of architects, sharing ideas and breaking down internal walls.

You will have functional and technical knowledge of the Power Platform (and the wider Microsoft technology stack) with excellent client engagement and consulting skills. You will have worked before in a customer-facing role and will quickly adapt to and understand unfamiliar industry sectors and business processes.

Fundamentally, this role involves being a solution owner for multiple customer projects. Some projects may be in different stages of the software development lifecycle, and some may be agile in nature. You will have experience in both functional and technical disciplines. You will have an interest in getting involved in designing solutions from scratch, whether that is directly involved with the customer during delivery, or getting involved early in the pre-sales process. You will be opinionated and thoughtful with the ability to be your customers' trusted advisor whilst understanding commercial considerations that impact Codec's ability to deliver projects to time and budget.

Key Responsibilities

Role Attributes

Knowledge

• Deep understanding of Dynamics 365 CRM architecture, customisation and development.
• Go-to expert in two or more of the following: Power Platform, PowerApps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Licensing, Pre-Sales, Integration Architecture, Microsoft Azure, Power BI, .NET Development, Data Migration Strategies and Approaches.
• Provides expert advice and weighs in on complex decisions and problems that impact other teams or the company at large
• Solution envisioning and design in agile and waterfall methodologies, primarily with Dynamics 365 as a platform, but introducing other elements of the Microsoft technology stack where necessary (Dynamics 365, ASP.NET, SharePoint, SQL Server, SSIS, SSRS, SSAS)
• Hands-On skills with the ability to get involved in delivery when needed.
• Expertise in ALM practices, including solution lifecycle, environment strategy, and CI/CD automation.
• Proficient in developing structured design documentation aligned with enterprise delivery methodologies and governance frameworks.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Skills & Communication

• Customer requirements gathering alongside systems analysis and design skills
• Good understanding of core project management principles and the overall software development lifecycle
• Presentation and proposal writing
• Sets direction at a project level to ensure complete ownership of a project
• Provides feedback on projects outside of their core area
• Identifies and proposes strategies to problems affecting their team and gets buy-in on solution
• Makes others better through mentorship or guidance on specific areas related to their functional knowledge
• Communicate with business stakeholders and business analysts to ensure the solution design meets requirements
• Take part in the pre-sales process, providing input to tenders and bids when necessary and prototyping and demoing solutions to potential customers.
• Take part in the pre-sales process, providing input to tenders and bids when necessary and prototyping and demoing solutions to potential customers
• Provide strategic guidance on platform capabilities, extensibility, and best practices for solution implementation.
• Work closely with developers to ensure implementations are in line with the proposed design and overall standards.

Autonomy

• Works under broad direction from Practice lead, Enterprise architect lead and Business applications lead
• Work is self-initiated, solution focused and commercially focused.
• Is fully responsible for meeting allocated technical and/or project/supervisory objectives.
• Has a significant role in the assignment of tasks and/or responsibilities

Influence

• Influences decisions that impact on the success of work streams
• Influence over the allocation of resources and budgets to particular assignments
• Builds effective relationships with customers and internal Codec staff, taking a One Codec view.
• Leads on project deliveries

Complexity

• Performs an extensive range of complex technical and professional work activities, with experience of complex enterprise architecture, integrations and functional considerations.
• Manages projects in fast paced unpredictable environments
• Understands when and where to leverage their expertise for the benefit of the organisation