Senior Solution Architect - Microsoft Dynamics 365

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Overview

We're Kingfisher, A team made up of over 78,000 passionate people who bring Kingfisher - and all our other brands: B&Q, Screwfix, Brico Depot, Castorama and Koctas - to life. That's right, we're big, but we have ambitions to become even bigger and even better. We want to become the leading home improvement company and grow the largest community of home improvers in the world. And that's where you come in.

At Kingfisher our customers come from all walks of life, and so do we. We want to ensure that all colleagues, future colleagues, and applicants to Kingfisher are treated equally regardless of age, gender, marital or civil partnership status, colour, ethnic or national origin, culture, religious belief, philosophical belief, political opinion, disability, gender identity, gender expression or sexual orientation.

We are open to flexible and agile working; therefore we offer colleagues a blend of working from home and Screwfix Yeovil office.

We are looking for a Solution Architect, with experience in Microsoft Dynamics 365 to work within our Screwfix brand.

Screwfix operate across UK, Republic or Ireland and France, focusing on trade customers to help them get the job done quickly, affordably, and right first time. From power tools and work wear to cables and pipe fittings, Screwfix offers over 10,000 products available for pick up from our stores and over 50,000 products available direct to home.

The role will define and lead the solution architecture activity for a new Microsoft Dynamics 365 ERP implementation. Managing end to end design activity across internal teams and 3rd parties to ensure solutions and deliverables are high-quality, functional, and efficient to deliver the needs of our business.

The ERP is the foundation of an exciting multi-year back-office transformation programme that will provide our colleges with modern technologies and efficient processes to support our continued growth ambition within existing and new markets.

What's the job?

• Architectural Decisions: Own and provide guidance on architectural decisions, ensuring they are robust, well-documented, align with both business objectives and technical requirements, and supported through the right level of governance.
• Leadership in Design: Lead the creation of detailed high-level designs for complex programmes, with a focus on Microsoft Dynamics, that integrate well with existing systems, meet business goals, and align to architecture standards and principles.
• Solution Analysis and Evaluation: Conduct thorough analysis of existing systems and technology, recommending improvements and exploring innovative solutions.
• Product Selections: Lead and manage the product selection process, ensuring that the most suitable products and technologies are chosen to meet business capability requirements, align with architecture principles and technology strategy.
• Technical Leadership and Guidance: Lead Solution Architects aligned to the programme, providing architectural and technical leadership, and guiding the implementation of solutions that bring to bear Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and related technologies. Using recognised architecture patterns to solve problems.
• Stakeholder Management: Serve as the main point of contact between technical and business stakeholders, facilitating clear communication and understanding of project requirements and outcomes.
• Collaborative Working: Drive collaboration for complex programmes, ensuring a shared alignment of objectives and delivery of high-quality solutions.
• Enhancing Architectural Practice: Contribute actively to the development and improvement of the Architecture chapter by refining architectural practices and methods.
• Upgrades and Migrations: Lead analysis in upgrading and migrating Dynamics solutions to newer versions, staying abreast of the latest Microsoft Dynamics technologies and standard methodologies.

What you'll bring

• Demonstrated experience as a Solutions Architect, with deep understanding of Microsoft Dynamics 365, the Power Platform, and related technologies including the Azure cloud platform and its services.
• Familiarity with Finance in the context of ERP systems.
• Proficiency in integrating Microsoft Dynamics with diverse digital ecosystems using cloud-native integration patterns and standard APIs.
• Demonstrated track record of customizing and configuring Microsoft Dynamics 365 applications to align with business requirements, ensuring optimal performance and user experience.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels and across IT and the retail businesses.
• Is imaginative and creative in solving problems.
• Experience of architecting across business, data, applications, and technology domains in both agile & waterfall delivery environments.
• Experience of working with multiple 3rd party solution providers.
• Demonstrable knowledge of technical aspects of IT and the ability to interpret for consumption by non-IT specialists.
• Possession of Microsoft Dynamics 365 certifications is considered advantageous.

Be Customer Focused - constantly improving our customers' experience

• I listen to my customers
• I use available data to help make decisions

Be Human - acting with humanity and care

• I do the right thing
• I am respectful

Be Curious - thrive on learning, thinking beyond the obvious

• I build and share new ideas
• I try new things and share my learnings

Be Agile - working with trust, pace and agility

• I have courage to be creative
• Done is better than perfect, I aim for 80/20

Be Inclusive - acting inclusively in diverse teams to work together

• I embrace allyship
• I have self-awareness and a desire to learn

Be Accountable - championing the plan to deliver results and growth

• I own my actions
• I understand the Kingfisher plan and how it relates to my role

At Kingfisher, we value the perspectives that any new team members bring, and we want to hear from you. We encourage you to apply for one of our roles even if you do not feel you meet 100% of the requirements.

In return, we offer an inclusive environment, where what you can achieve is limited only by your imagination! We encourage new ideas, actively support experimentation, and strive to build an environment where everyone can be their best self. Find out more about Diversity & Inclusion at Kingfisher here!

We also offer a competitive benefits package and plenty of opportunities to stretch and grow your career.

Interested? Great, apply now and help us to Power the Possible.

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