D365 Solutions Architect

Apt; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apt is seeking an experienced Enterprise Solutions Architect to lead the design, governance, and delivery of scalable Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform solutions. You will partner with stakeholders and delivery teams in a fast-paced Agile/SAFe environment to ensure architecture quality and long-term platform governance.

The role requires deep hands-on expertise in Dynamics 365 CE, Customer Insights, Power Platform, and Azure integrations, with a proven ability to challenge designs and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of enterprise architecture or solution architecture within Microsoft ecosystem.
• Deep expertise in Dynamics 365 CE modules (Sales & Customer Service).
• Experience designing enterprise integrations with ERP systems, middleware, APIs, and Azure services.
• Hands-on ALM, CI/CD, and release management in D365 and Power Platform environments.
• Experience operating within Agile and SAFe delivery models.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end enterprise solutions across Dynamics 365 CE, CIJ, and Power Platform.
• Translate business requirements into scalable functional and technical designs with minimal customization.
• Govern partner blueprints to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and long-term maintainability.
• Provide architectural leadership on Dataverse design, security, governance, and platform optimization.
• Design integration strategies connecting D365/CIJ with ERP systems, data lakes, and middleware like MuleSoft.
• Guide teams on integration patterns using Azure Integration Services, APIs, and middleware.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Leadership

Microsoft ecosystem

SAFe/Agile

Tools

Dynamics 365

Power Platform

Dataverse

Azure Integrations

APIs & middleware

Job description

Enterprise Solutions Architect – Microsoft Dynamics 365 & Power Platform

Position Summary:

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Solutions Architect to lead the design, governance, and delivery of scalable Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Power Platform solutions across complex enterprise environments. This individual will serve as the strategic technical leader responsible for ensuring architecture quality, integration scalability, modernization initiatives, and long-term platform governance.

The ideal candidate combines enterprise architecture expertise with hands-on technical depth across Dynamics 365 CE, Customer Insights, Power Platform, Azure integrations, and modern AI capabilities. This role requires a strong ability to challenge vendor designs when necessary, prevent technical debt, and align enterprise solutions with long-term business strategy.

This position partners closely with business stakeholders, delivery teams, external implementation partners, and executive leadership in a fast-paced Agile/SAFe environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Architect end-to-end enterprise solutions across Dynamics 365 CE (Sales & Customer Service), Customer Insights Journeys (CIJ), and the Microsoft Power Platform.
• Translate business requirements into scalable functional and technical solution designs while minimizing unnecessary customization.
• Review and govern partner-delivered solution blueprints to ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards, scalability, and long-term maintainability.
• Provide architectural leadership across Dataverse design, security models, governance, and platform optimization.
• Design enterprise integration strategies connecting D365 and Customer Insights with legacy ERP systems, homegrown applications, data lakes, and middleware platforms.
• Guide technical teams on integration patterns using Azure Integration Services, Power Platform capabilities, APIs, and middleware solutions such as MuleSoft.
• Ensure data integrity, performance, scalability, and governance across interconnected enterprise systems.

Power Platform & Modernization

• Lead architecture and governance initiatives across Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Power BI, and Center of Excellence (CoE) frameworks.
• Develop future-state roadmaps leveraging Azure OpenAI, Copilot Studio, AI Builder, and emerging Microsoft AI capabilities.
• Establish governance standards for AI usage, data security, compliance, and platform extensibility.

Release Management & Governance

• Define and oversee enterprise ALM strategies for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform environments.
• Manage solution versioning, deployment pipelines, environment strategies, and release governance across Dev, Test, and Production environments.
• Drive best practices for CI/CD, solution lifecycle management, and platform stability using Power Platform Pipelines.
• Partner with cross-functional business and technology teams during SAFe PI Planning and enterprise delivery cycles.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and technical direction to developers, administrators, analysts, and implementation partners.
• Occasionally step into hands-on technical work to resolve blockers, reduce technical debt, or validate architectural direction.

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of enterprise architecture or solution architecture experience within the Microsoft ecosystem.
• Deep expertise across Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE modules including Sales and Customer Service.
• Strong experience with Customer Insights Journeys (CIJ), Dataverse, and the Microsoft Power Platform.
• Proven experience designing enterprise integrations involving ERP systems, middleware, APIs, and Azure services.
• Hands-on knowledge of ALM, CI/CD, and release management practices within D365 and Power Platform environments.
• Experience operating within Agile and SAFe delivery models.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical and business stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Ability to balance strategic architecture leadership with hands-on technical problem solving.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PL-600: Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect certification strongly preferred.
• Experience with Azure OpenAI, Copilot Studio, AI Builder, and enterprise AI governance strategies.
• Prior experience leading vendor governance and implementation oversight engagements.

Additional Information:

• Quarterly travel required for SAFe PI Planning and strategic alignment sessions.
• This role requires a highly collaborative leader who can operate effectively across architecture, engineering, product, and executive stakeholder groups.