MSD Technology/Solution Architect

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Overall solution design, including integrations to other systems
• Overseeing the customization and configuration of the D365 application
• Provide the end-to-end process understanding that keeps the solution together
• Ensuring that configurations are done within the capabilities of the global template
• Ensuring robust documentation of target solution and all configurations
• The Roll-out solution architect has also the same responsibilities as the deployment specialist. See responsibilities of Deployment specialist.

TASKS

• Ensure workshops are performed according to agreed methodology
• Ensure that DevOps is timely updated with relevant information
• Ensure that change requests are well prepared before CAB
• Lead solution meetings
• Participate in project planning activities
• Participate in resource planning
• Take part in stakeholder communication in relation to D365 solution and technical set up.

PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Well-founded experience in Microsoft D365.
• Experience with working with a global solution and maintaining its design principle and integrity.
• Familiarity with configuring solutions to cater for complex global process from an end-to-end perspective.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address complex requirements.
• Robust project management and leadership abilities to guide the technical track of the local rollout team.
• Used to communicating at all levels in a global company and facilitate meetings and workshops routinely.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF THE PROJECT PREPARATION

• Participate in planning sessions
• Participate in Risk assessment
• Walk through of new functionality in D365 related to site specific businesses

PRE-STUDY

• Read through documentation from site
• Participate in Pre-study workshops
• Assist Process Managers in documentation of pre-study workshops
• Ensuring quality content of blueprint FIT/GAP analysis

REALIZATION

• Overseeing customization/configuration D365 application.
• Overseeing data necessary for future processes.
• Ensuring meets quality standards.
• Identify impact changes.
• Present solutions for business stakeholders
• Assisting project manager tracking progress, ensuring stays on schedule/budget.
• Ensure DevOps timely updated relevant information
• Lead/facilitate parts related cutover planning workshops
• Lead/facilitate cutover planning workshops related testing environments ready UAT
• Taking part in cutover plan execution follow up

CLOSURE

• Summaries Go-Live issues from a solution perspective
• Taking part in issues and problem solving
• Taking part, facilitate and lead lessons learned parts related to solution
• Taking part defining a rest list including target delivery dates
• Ensure a good handover to LSM