Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Supply Chain Technical Architect

About Ludia Ludia Consulting is one of the fastest growing and innovative consulting firms in Microsoft Dynamics Finance & Supply Chain, Customer Engagement and Power Platform. We are looking for a team member that is committed to helping others and their communities while also growing professionally as part of our Ludia family.  We are not just a traditional organization; we are driven to help our partners and clients while delivering value every day. Our team members are also encouraged to grow by sharing their knowledge and experience through a multitude of community-driven channels, including local non-profit organizations.  The Role  As a Senior Power Platform Technical Consultant, you will be a key aspect of our mission to understand and transition functional concepts into technical solutions using modern design principles and best practices in software development for our customers and internal initiatives. You will be expected to execute technical and integration designs, along with documenting and communicating effort estimates and risks to solution architects, management, and clientele.  This position combines a strong focus on development skills with an equally important emphasis on requirement analysis. To achieve success, our consultants demonstrate the ability to learn quickly, communicate ideas effectively, define and lead team efforts and utilize flexibility and creativity to present a variety of solutions. You must have excellent communication, analytical, and development skills to excel in this role.  Essential Functions  * Lead technical discovery, requirements analysis, evaluation of solution options, and design discussions with client and project stakeholders.  * Design, configure, and develop Dataverse solutions using model-driven apps, Power Automate cloud flows, business rules, Power Fx, and other platform capabilities.  * Extend the platform when appropriate using C#, .NET, plug-ins, custom APIs, JavaScript, Dataverse Web API, REST APIs, and custom connectors.  * Design secure inbound and outbound integrations using Dataverse and relevant Azure services, including authentication, error handling, retry behavior, performance, and operational support.  * Define logical data models, data mappings, migration and synchronization approaches, alternate keys, and data-quality controls.  * Create technical designs, integration diagrams, process flows, estimates, assumptions, risks, deployment plans, runbooks, and support documentation.  * Implement healthy application lifecycle management using solutions, dependency and layer management, environment variables, connection references, source control, Power Platform Pipelines, and CI/CD automation.  * Perform peer reviews, unit and integration testing, solution validation, performance analysis, user acceptance testing support, release verification, and production troubleshooting.  * Investigate production issues, perform root-cause analysis, maintain actionable monitoring and support documentation, and deliver managed-services backlog work when needed.  * Lead technical walkthroughs, communicate progress and risks, mentor team members, and collaborate effectively across disciplines and time zones.  * Maintain current knowledge of the platform and contribute to internal practices, reusable assets, and knowledge sharing.  Skills & Competencies  * At least five years of hands-on consulting or development experience with Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365.  * Experience delivering multiple end-to-end enterprise Power Platform or Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement implementations in a customer-facing technical role.  * Advanced hands-on experience with Dataverse, model-driven apps, Power Automate cloud flows, data modeling, and platform configuration.  * Practical development experience with C#, .NET, JavaScript, REST APIs, and Dataverse extension patterns.  * Strong understanding of synchronous and asynchronous integration patterns, authentication, error handling, performance, and supportability.  * Experience with solution-based application lifecycle management, source control, automated deployments, and tools such as Power Platform CLI, Azure DevOps, or GitHub.  * Experience designing Dataverse security and troubleshooting application, automation, integration, and deployment issues.  * Ability to create clear technical documentation, develop reliable estimates, identify risks and assumptions, and explain technical decisions to both technical and business audiences.  * Excellent written and verbal communication, organization, prioritization, and collaboration skills, including experience working independently within distributed teams.  Desirable Experience  * Experience with canvas apps or Power Pages.  * Experience with Azure integration services such as Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Event Grid, API Management, or Key Vault.  * Experience with Dynamics 365 finance and operations apps, dual-write, virtual tables, or integrations spanning Customer Engagement and finance and operations apps.  * Working knowledge of Power BI, Microsoft Fabric, Synapse Link for Dataverse, Azure Data Lake, or related analytics capabilities.  * Experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio, AI Builder, agents, or AI-enabled business applications.  * Familiarity with Managed Environments, environment strategy, DLP policies, Purview governance, or the Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE) Starter Kit.  * Working knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform, Dynamics 365, and Azure licensing and cost considerations.  * Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate credential, or equivalent demonstrated technical expertise.  Benefits / Why Ludia  * Vast network of professional connections  * Team focused, no-blame culture  * Opportunities for professional growth  * Family/Community focused company  * Remote work-from-home  * Unlimited PTO  * Generous bonus structure  * Full health benefits, vision, and dental  * 401K  * …and more!  Ludia Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, or status with regard to public assistance.

About Ludia   Ludia Consulting is one of the fastest growing and innovative consulting firms in Microsoft Dynamics Finance & Supply Chain (FSC), Customer Engagement (CE), and Power Platform (PP). We are looking for a team member committed to helping others and their communities while also growing professionally as part of our Ludia family.   We are not just a traditional organization; we are driven to help our partners and clients while delivering value every day. Our team members are also encouraged to grow by sharing their knowledge and experience through many community-driven channels, including local non-profit organizations.     The Role   Ludia Consulting is actively seeking a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management (SCM) Senior Functional Consultant experienced in project-based environments and skilled in D365 Project Management & Accounting (PMA) within D365 FSC.  This resource will be expected to take an end-to-end, process-based approach to investigate our clients’ crucial business challenges.    Senior Functional Consultants are challenged to understand and respond to clients' varied business needs and work with clients to rapidly enhance the internal capabilities needed to improve operational and process performance.    As a Senior SCM Functional Consultant in our D365 practice, you will use your business process knowledge and operations consulting skills to quantitatively analyze issues and design and drive solutions to transform our client's business.    Essential Functions   * Create business performance and process diagnostics and assessments.  * Analyzing client’s business requirements and facilitate design sessions with clients for their project-based business processes, to include all Supply Chain Management processes including project-based time and expense tracking, sales & billing, and procurement.  * Configure, test and train customers on D365 PMA functionality, including project control, sales, billing and procurement solution design.  * Document high-level requirements to discuss with developers for technical feasibility to estimate time and delivery estimates.  * Developing and testing of detailed functional designs (FDD’s) as needed for business solution components and prototypes, particularly for:   * Project Management & Accounting (PMA) processes  * Supply Chain Management processes (including Sales and Procurement)  * Inventory Management processes  * Identify functional gaps and conflicts in requirements and drive toward a solution  * Collaborate closely with technical team members for application build, test, and deploy activities.  * Assist and/or lead planning and executing data conversion activities.  * Proactively drive test planning and execution.  * Personable, confident client-facing communication skills   * Self-motivated ownership of assigned workstream; work organization that exhibits thoughtful leadership in addressing client’s requirements to design and implement solution(s) for a given process and/or organizational change.    Skills & Competencies   * Bachelor’s Degree: Business or technology related BA/BS  * 6+ years of Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations/Finance & Supply Chain/AX2012 implementation experience or corresponding Projects, Supply Chain / Warehouse/ Manufacturing experience with a full lifecycle implementation.  * Experience with at least 5 full end to end ERP implementation.  * Experience participating in requirements gathering process for IT systems.  * Working knowledge of at least one software development methodology.   * Proficient in Azure Dev Ops (ADO)  * Strong, clear and concise oral and written communications.  * Ability to lead people, teams, and projects.  * Understanding aspects of business management and strategic evaluation.  * Proficient in Microsoft Office products, including Visio.  * Highly self-motivated; consultative, client-oriented work philosophy.  * Able to work independently, taking personal responsibility for assigned work - while also comfortable working collaboratively as part of a large team.    Desirable Experience  * Master's degree in business or technology  * Dynamics 365 Certifications (F&O/F&SC or CE/FS)  * Working knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform  * Working knowledge of Microsoft Project  * 5+ years' experience with D365 Projects (PMA)  * 5+ years Supply Chain Management experience  * 2+ years D365 Project Operations experience  * D365 Dual-Write experience/expertise    Benefits / Why Ludia   * 100% Remote Role   * Unlimited PTO   * Companywide time off at the end of the year   * Full health benefits, vision, and dental   * 401K    * And more!    Ludia Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, or status with regard to public assistance