About Illumina Technology Solutions, LLC

At Illumina Technology Solutions, we are experiencing rapid growth across the U.S.A., Canada, India, and Pakistan and are proud to be a Microsoft Gold Partner. We are committed to providing technology solutions that help organizations thrive in a fast-changing digital landscape. Our vision is to become a leader in digital transformation for our clients, leveraging the power of the Microsoft digital ecosystem to drive innovation and growth. Visit us at http://www.illuminatechnology.com

About the role

The DOA Functional Architect will be responsible for all Assessor and IT technical deliverables associated with designing, configuring, testing, and supporting the complete Dynamics CE environment. The person will oversee the D365 CE applications as well as PowerApps migration, from a functional perspective. In addition, the person would be collaborating with the ISG solution advisory team, and/or IT SMEs to ensure any proposed solution would adhere to IT priorities. These responsibilities will be carried out in collaboration and coordination with other ISG, and members of the technical team.

The candidate should possess exceptional techno-functional skills along with interpersonal skills that would allow the candidate to engage the project owners and deliver on tight and changing timelines, while mentoring or overseeing a large functional team from the DDI vendor.

Location: Remote Work
Work Hours: 8am to 5pm - US Pacific Time

Essential Functions

• Document DOA D365 CE & PowerApps solution environment specifications and own the delivery of the solution
• Engage the project team and KCIT & DOA SMEs to validate solution architecture and add details as needed for D365 PowerApps solutions
• Work with the Solution Architect to better understand the technical roadmap that outlines the DOA and KCIT PTAS software portfolio at present and in the future
• Work with the Assessor Product Owner to understand the DOA business processes and priorities for the project
• Collaborate with the ISG Solution Architect to understand the KC IT technical priorities for the project
• As a solution leader, own the architecture of enterprise-level business solutions and lead other team members in design, implementation, and quality assurance
• Prepare and deliver presentations and demonstrations of the proposed solution
• At the delivery stage, work with implementation teams to ensure that the overall solution architecture is sound, and the proposed design will meet the requirements and expectations set during the selection process
• Drive project initiatives by collaborating with the rest of the delivery team to ensure that solution development milestones and deadlines are met
• Own the Solution design documentation deliverables and ensure consistency and quality
• Support client testing and QA activities, including automated testing
• Conduct design and peer reviews including individual & team unit testing
• Work with the project team to review problems, define and test solutions
• Exercise leadership through superior solution and domain knowledge
• Participation in the preparation of solution design documentation and creating implementation instructions to support application deployments, collaborating with client IT team and Advisory partner leadership
• Evaluate and introduce new tools and techniques to the development team

Required Qualifications

• Experience as a Functional Solution Architect
• Minimum 5 years D365 CE Functional Consulting/Solution Architecting experience
• Broad knowledge of D365 CE functional capabilities and experience integrating with Power Apps.
• Minimum of 6 full project lifecycles, from initial sales engagement through to go-live at 3 of which with a budget of over $1M
• Experience working in one or more target industries – State or Local or County government or Not-for-Profit organizations
• Task Management and Project Coordination Skills
• Coaching and/or mentoring experience
• Exceptional presentation skills for internal/external purposes
• Ability to thrive in a virtual, collaborative organization and atmosphere
• Effective time management skills and communication skills
• Ability to listen and effectively communicate orally and in writing with clients and colleagues at different levels of the organization
• Ability to multi-task effectively while delivering quality work with attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects involving a variety of resources with defined deadlines/schedules
• Able to adapt quickly to changing client requirements

Additional Essential Competencies Required

• Experience with Requirement Traceability
• Must have experience building sprint backlogs with templates that align with defined Software Development Lifecycle states and statuses
• Experience utilizing Azure DevOps deployment pipelines, within the provided guidelines from KC IT
• Experience with Automating D365 PowerApps Builds and Deployments: Must be able to create and maintain D365 CE and PowerApps
• Excellent communication skills to convey project goals, expectations, and feedback to team members, stakeholders, and vendors
• Experience with CE/CRM Customer Support Module: Desirable experience with the custom-support module in D365 including AI-driven self-help features and integrations with 3rd party telephony solutions
• The ideal candidate would have experience in multi-year, multi-million-dollar government (city, county, state, or federal) projects utilizing Dynamics 365 CE and Power Platform as the key foundational solutions

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.