Remote Solutions Architect Job in London, UK Codec UK

Who you are

• Deep functional and technical knowledge of the Dynamics 365 product and the wider Microsoft technology stack
• Excellent client engagement and consulting skills
• Ability to adapt to and understand unfamiliar industry sectors and business processes
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011 – 2016 for at least 7 years
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 for at least 7 years
• At least 5 years of experience in Microsoft Dynamics 365 extension development
• Minimum of 7-10 years' experience in .NET (C#) and ASP.NET (MVC)
• Minimum of 7 years' experience with Microsoft SQL Server (2005/2008)
• Experience with Team Foundation Server
• Experience in customer requirements gathering
• Skilled in systems analysis and design
• Good understanding of core project management principles and the overall software development lifecycle
• Proficiency in presentation and proposal writing

What the job involves

• Manage all aspects of the Microsoft Dynamics 365 system taking ownership of the end-to-end CRM process including Sales Customer Service Marketing and Field Service
• Develop and deliver best-in-class functionality from the CRM system using the latest features of Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform to implement Customer Service Sales Field Service Marketing and other implementations
• Solution envisioning and design in agile and waterfall development environments integrating other elements of the Microsoft technology stack where necessary like Dynamics 365 ASP.NET MVC SharePoint SQL Server SSIS SSRS SSAS
• Communicate with business stakeholders and business analysts to ensure the solution design meets requirements
• Maintain a 'Trusted Advisor' relationship with the customer and identify opportunities for further project work for both the Microsoft CRM practice and the other Codec teams
• Take part in the pre-sales process providing input to tenders and bids and prototyping and demoing solutions to potential customers
• Work with senior members of the CRM Practice on developing and implementing operational improvements within the team
• Assist in project planning process estimating development effort and allocation of development and testing tasks
• Identify project risks and participate in defining risk mitigation and control activities
• Make recommendations on the allocation of resources to projects according to skills and capacity and provide mentoring support to developer resources
• Work closely with developers to ensure implementations are in line with the proposed design and overall standards
• Work as part of the development team on smaller projects towards a quality on-time delivery
• Evaluate new products and 3rd party components when the need arises to assess their fitness for purpose
• Maintain lean documentation ensuring it is kept relevant and useful