D365 CE Presales Solution Architect
Established over 20 years ago by [1] Accenture and Microsoft, Avanade is uniquely positioned as a global leader across the Microsoft ecosystem. Every day our 60,000 people bring industry insights, unrivalled expertise and breadth of services to do what matters for our clients and their customers.
In today's world, organisations need to embrace continual change. By combining the deep expertise of our talent, our privileged access to the Microsoft ecosystem and our purpose of making a genuine human impact, we help our clients transform in ways big and small.
Collaboration is at the heart of our culture and the way we work. Our approach is shaped around the business and IT priorities, and based on the latest thinking about digital and cloud solutions, Business Applications and technology services. We also provide market-leading learning opportunities for you to develop your career further. This comes in various forms including online courses, certifications and external training.
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Come join us
As a part of our Europe Business Applications team, you will be part of the Banking HUB to support pre-sales and growth for our European Financial Services business. You will be a key member of the Avanade Go to Market Teams and leverage relevant Financial Services industry experience to drive measurable growth through development and expansion of client opportunities.
Avanade is market leader on the Microsoft platform in the banking industry and we want to go one step forward leveraging the Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services and completing it with our own solutions.
What you'll do
* You have a deep understanding of Power Platform and know how to translate business requirements into technical results.
* Customization, integration and development are part of their everyday activities. You take great pride in the ability to translate vision into reality for both internal customers and clients.
* As the architect you are the master of the art of the possible by learning to demo and sell our Banking Solution Offerings.
* Will help develop and execute pre-sales strategies, drive proposal efforts, and provide pre-sales support
* Will build prototypes and proof of concept to validate technical and solution decisions
* Helping our customers define integrated solutions with Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM/CE.
* Assumption of overall responsibility for the technical implementation and function as an interface between customer and development team (onshore/nearshore/offshore).
* Competent advice to our customers on the development of company-wide CRM platforms with regard to technical implementation.
* Responsible for the structured recording of customer requirements as part of our CRM project approach model.
* Leverage Avanade's internal application lifecycle management assets, tools, and best practices, including data management and data model validation tools, as well as DevOps YAML pipelines as customizable starting points for each project.
* Apply proven testing frameworks such as Avanade UI automation with Specflow (BDD - Human Readable Automated Testcases) and leverage proven testing strategies.
* Support of sales in relevant acquisition phases as a technical and/or functional expert.
* Assumption of leadership in the project team in the development of sustainable solution concepts.
* Work directly with marketing to develop solutions using out-of-the-box thinking.
* As a D365 CE Solution Architect, you will need to build relationships with Microsoft sales & pre-sales counterparts, estimate and design staffing for proposed solutions and develop familiarity with ISV solutions for the Banking industry.
Skills and experiences
• You have proven experience in a pre-sales or technical consulting role, preferably in Field Service area and D365 CRM systems.
* Extensive technical expertise in the field of MS Business Solutions, in particular MS Dynamics CRM/CE as well as in the design of architectures.
• You have good Knowledge of the Microsoft Ecosystem especially in the D365 area
• You have excellent communication and presentation skills
• You are able to understand and address customer needs effectively
• You have strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• You are able to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• An advantage: many years of experience in the .NET area (C#), Javascript, TypeScript and DevOps.
* You are fluent in spoken and written English any other European language is a plus.
About you
• Initiative, analytical skills and a solution-oriented approach.
• Persuasiveness through service-oriented thinking and acting.
• Enthusiasm and a high level of self-motivation and a sense of responsibility.
• Quick comprehension and the ability to present complex issues vividly.
• Enjoyment of new and complex challenges and working in a diverse team.
• Willingness to travel (depending on the respective project assignments).
Enjoy your career
Some of the best things about working at Avanade
• Opportunity to work for Microsoft's Global Alliance Partner of the Year (14 years in a row), with exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications)
• Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally
• Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth
• Engaged and helpful coworkers genuinely interested in you
Find out more about some of our benefits [2] here.
A great place to work
As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you'll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You'll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It's all here, so take a closer look!
We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Visit our [3] Inclusion & Diversity page.
Create a future for our people that focuses on
• Expanding your thinking
• Experimenting courageously
• Learning and pivoting
Inspire greatness in our people by
• Empowering every voice
• Encouraging boldness
• Celebrating progress
Accelerate the impact of our people by
• Amazing the client
• Prioritizing what matters
• Acting as one
Learn more
To learn more about the types of projects our Security team works on check out this information:
[4] https://www.avanade.com/en/thinking/research-and-insights/avanade-presents/cybersecurity-for-nonprofits
[5] https://www.avanade.com/en/blogs/avanade-insights/security/catastrophic-cyber-attack
Interested in knowing what's going on inside Avanade? Check out our blogs:
[6] Avanade Insights - exchange ideas that drive tomorrow's innovation
[7] Inside Avanade - explore what life is like working at Avanade
References
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1. https://www.avanade.com/en/about-avanade/partnerships/accenture-avanade-microsoft-alliance
2. https://www.avanade.com/en-gb/career/benefits
3. https://www.avanade.com/en-us/about-avanade/inclusion-and-diversity
4. https://www.avanade.com/en/thinking/research-and-insights/avanade-presents/cybersecurity-for-nonprofits
5. https://www.avanade.com/en/blogs/avanade-insights/security/catastrophic-cyber-attack
6. https://www.avanade.com/en/blogs/avanade-insights
7. https://www.avanade.com/en/blogs/inside-avanade