Senior Data Architect - Data Migration

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Senior Data Architect - Data Migration

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Description

Hybrid requirements: This role has flexible working patterns.

This is a highly visible role, both internally and externally. The Senior Data Architect will work with HSO customers, with regular customer-facing and on-site contact. Good customer awareness is essential to be able to fulfil the breadth of the role. The Senior Data Architect will take a leading role in supporting the design and implementation of solutions for our customers and will be a key contributor throughout the entire project life cycle, and into prospect/customer engagement, the Cloud Services Team, and the Project Team. Alongside the team, you are tasked with finding and delivering the best solution for the prospect/customer utilising the full breadth of the D365 product and the rest of the Microsoft Azure stack.

You will provide modelling and analytical direction for all end-to-end elements of the solution design for our customers and will ensure cost-effective, high quality and controlled delivery of the customers requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• To be a member of the HSO Project Team focussed on implementing D365 at our customers.

• To support the architectural definition of a solution which can provide business intelligence and reporting landscape encompassing strategic, analytical, operational and compliance reports throughout the business

• To provide architectural modelling and documentation for the solution being implemented, ensuring that the rationale behind decisions is clearly communicated within the project team and customer.

• Be able to design smart data systems, using the information to drive forecasts, make predictions and support decision making.

• To design and implement data migration paths from legacy systems to D365 Apps.

• To design and implement master-data store concepts and distribution strategies.

• Be able to design and implement proof of concept solutions

• Provide the link between the customer technical team and the internal technical & development teams for queries and issues arising from the D365 architecture proposal and build.

• Provide the link between the implementation teams and the technical teams, ensuring the new system architecture provides a solid foundation for the solution being provided.

• Provide the link between the customer team, HSO implementation teams, HSO technical teams and Microsoft.

• Working closely with the Solution architect and the Technical architect to ensure that proposed data architecture will service all customer requirements and it takes maximum advantage of standard D365 Apps.

• Working closely with the Solution architect and the Technical architect to ensure the implementation details of a solution do not deviate from the agreed design.

• To produce systems architecture and design documentation to agreed HSO standards.

• To understand the HSO project delivery methodology and apply this implementation approach to all HSO Projects.

• Involvement in the migration of data between non-production environments and the production environment.

• Always represent HSO in a professional and positive manner.

• Ensure that all Microsoft certifications and accreditations required to fulfil this role within HSO are met as determined by you and the Team Head.

• To ensure that you are up to date with all Microsoft and D365 products through self-learning, and where necessary, through external / Microsoft-led conferences.

• To promote new or emerging technologies to the HSO Management Team where you believe HSO can benefit and provide a competitive advantage.

Key Competencies

• Commercial and budget awareness

• Client facing

• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills

• Planning and organising

• Decision-making

• Communication skills

• Influencing and leading

• Delegation

• Team work

• Negotiation

• Flexibility

Requirements

Experience and Skills

Essential:

• 5+ years of hands-on ERP systems e.g. Dynamics AX 2012, D365, SAP, Azure architected solutions, AWS. etc.

• Experience as a functional / data migration or integration lead, with an understanding of how the data elements of a solution underpin the overall solution.

• Experience or good understanding of all D365 Apps, Common Data service, Power Query, SSIS, Data warehouse, ETL process and technologies.

• Good understanding of the usage, constraints and considerations of the Microsoft tools: e.g. Data management framework, Odata, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Event Grid, API Management, CDS, CDS Connectors, Data Integrator, Functions and 3rd party integration tools.

• Should understand the uses of middleware in orchestration and integration, able to create integration architectures using Azure or 3rd party middleware.

• Have good knowledge tools and technologies related data architecture, able to define and implement performant solution that is capable to deal peak data volumes in secure and efficient way.

• Good understanding of general data compliance regulations e.g. GDPR.

• Good understanding of BI tools and capabilities.

• Experience of understanding and defining KPI’s of customer business, ability to define data architecture to provide bases so BI and AI tools can be used.

• Good presentation and demonstration skills.

• Project Management awareness.

• Good written and verbal communication skills.

• Good understanding of implementation methodology OR demonstrate understanding of the implementation process for ERP system.

• Ability to identify emerging useful technologies, learn independently and if useful relay the knowledge to internal team.

• Confidence and ability to become trusted advisor both internally and to customers.

Beneficial (but not essential) Skills:

• Five year’s exposure to, or multiple complete Dynamics 365 implementations.

• Dynamic AX/D365 Certification, together with wider technical or functional accreditation.

• Functional and technical understanding of key elements of D365 for Finance & Operations and /or Sales.

• In addition to experience of successfully implementing AX, you will have the personality and ambition to evolve into a senior member of the HSO team with a high level of responsibility for the delivery of successful client implementations.

• Experience with LCS and Dev Ops.

• Educated to degree level.