AX Technical Architect

Job Description:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the AX team supervise, assist, and provide guidance.
• Identify, recommend, implement, and support ERP solutions. Ensure alignment with technology roadmaps. Envision, navigate, and decide on future projects and enhancements
• Demonstrate the future state solution view of the articulated technical strategy in the context of AX2012 and Microsoft Dynamics 365 and related applications
• Work with multiple stakeholders and users to ensure the proper technology implementation across the company
• Analyse, design, develop AX customizations and interfaces using X++, Visual studio, SQL and SSRS.
• Maintaining Dynamics AX environments (Dev, Test, Prod)
• Ability to work systematically and logically to analyze solutions, resolve problems, identify causes, and anticipate implications
• Lead to design technical set-ups and execution of project work streams
• Update and communicate architectural implications of risks, issues, dependencies, and outcomes to identify opportunities for improvement
• Assessing the feasibility of implementing technical solutions to achieve business outcomes; D365 upgrading, migrating data and interfacing to existing legacy solutions.
• Leading Dynamics technical and functional team. Facilitate/ participate in the definition of project missions, goals, tasks, and resource requirements; resolve or assist in the resolution conflicts within and between projects or functional areas
• Utilize specialist knowledge of business processes and the Microsoft Dynamics product suite to support the development and expansion of the solution footprint and meet business requirements
• Any other reasonable duties as required by leaders in the business

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:

• Bachelor's degree in IT or equivalent ideal.
• 10+ years of Dynamics AX experience including consulting and end-user environments.
• Certified in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012/D365 Development Introduction.
• Certified in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012/D365 Installation and Configuration
• Microsoft Dynamics AX, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) experience
• Dynamics 365 upgrade experience.
• Knowledge of full application life cycle design tools, methodologies, and large enterprise deployment experience in complex business environments
• Good working knowledge of Dynamics AX technical/Development skills
• Creativity and attention to detail
• Experience with an object-oriented development language including X++ and .NET
• Working knowledge of programming methodologies, structures, and concepts
• Highly organized and with an ability to prioritize and multitask
• Hands-On experience in data conversion and data migration for AX.
• Excellent analytical skills and the ability to make major decisions
• A preparedness to take the initiative and a strong desire to achieve results
• Good general IT and Computer skills

SKILLS:

• Strong written and oral communication skills, including public speaking
• Strong organizational skills
• Strong persuasive skills
• Ability to think and plan strategically
• Self-driven and self-motivated, ability to self-direct progress in tasks and achieve KPIs
• Systems thinking - Systems thinking often involves moving from observing events or data, to identifying patterns of behavior over time, to surfacing the underlying structures that drive those events and patterns.
• A collaborative approach works well within a team, including supporting team members when needed
• Solution-focused, ability to identify problems and solutions
• A desire for continuous learning, including learning from mistakes and identifying areas for improving processes
• Possess strong analytical skills, including an understanding of business economics and financial resources.
• Takes responsibility for own actions, including delivering on agreed outcomes

Required Skills:

Business Economics Dynamics ERP Data Migration Interfaces Structures Analytical Skills Business Requirements Consulting Visual Studio Public Speaking Programming Economics Strategy Education SQL Design Communication Business