Software Engineer Architect - MS Dynamics 365

About Lexmark: 

Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Lexington, Kentucky, Lexmark is recognized as a global leader in print hardware, service, software solutions and security by many of the technology industry’s leading market analyst firms. Lexmark creates cloud-enabled imaging and IoT solutions that help customers in more than 170 countries worldwide quickly realize business outcomes. 

This position is for a D365 Technical Architect supporting the Sales, Customer Service, Field Service and Project Services implementation.    

Overview:  

• Focuses on one or more major feature sets within the broader D365 domain.  

• Collaborates with Product Owners, Functional Architects and Development teams that work within the related Delivery teams.  

• Primarily engages with the delivery teams on current development initiatives from a design and implementation perspective.  

• Also contributes to efforts to strengthen the application development infrastructure.   

• Helps shape the technical strategy for the applications within the D365 domain.  

Specific Responsibilities:  

• Analyzes business needs and user requirements to design and implement application solutions using the D365/Xrm platform, Azure components, and other integration-related toolsets (SSIS, WebServices).   

• Develop and maintain design artifacts representing the proposed technical solutions effectively.    

• Stays up-to-date with the latest best practices and standards in the D365 and Azure platform.  

• Work closely with delivery teams in an agile development environment, ensuring proper implementation and adoption of solutions.  

• Drive testability (including automated testing, unit testing and user acceptance testing) and operational readiness in solution designs.  

• Advocate for continuous improvement and adoption of best practices.  

• Create designs that promote methods of configuration for agility and responsiveness.  

• Conduct design and code reviews to maintain development quality.  

• Ensure compliance with data security, licensing, and resource usage requirements.  

• Assist business leaders with change management and user adoption in order to effectively use tools and systems  

• Assist in planning for and adopting of Microsoft’s major and minor releases to maximize platform utilization.  

• Summarize and communicate findings at an executive level  

Qualifications:  
  

• Required:  

• 5-15 years of relevant work experience  

• Minimum 3 years’ experience with MS Dynamics 365 or related platforms  

• Strong ability to communicate design concepts effectively.  

• Deep development experience within the D365 technology stack   

• Experience in business analysis   

• Ability to organize information, prioritize tasks and adapt to changing priorities  

• Experience working with a highly customized application  

• Preferred:  

• Experience with Mobile App Development, CRM portals and Data Migration   

• Experience with Azure components such as Function Apps, Service Bus and Logic Apps  

• Experience with SQL and Stored Procedures  

Education/Training:  

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required  

• Industry Standard Technical Certifications desired.  

Knowledge, skills & abilities:  

• Strong organizational and time-management skills.  

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.  

• Creative problem-solving abilities and flexibility.  

• Proactive approach to work and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.  

• Effective team player with the ability to collaborate across various levels of management.