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Expected travel around twice per week.\nJob Summary\nThe ideal candidate will be an ambitious and enthusiastic consultant who will nurture needs and deliver Microsoft Business Applications solutions for existing and prospective clients. Working with the Business Analysis practice and client teams to design, build, oversee, and implement solutions using the Power Platform and Dynamics 365 customer engagement first-party applications.\nWhat will the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Solution Architect be doing day-to-day?\nAdvising customers on the fit of Microsoft Dynamics to their environment, infrastructure, functional and non-functional needs, and their compliance requirements\nLeading the architecture and technical design of Dynamics 365 CE Sales, Service and Marketing solutions, Power Platform and Field Services\nInterface with BAs, SME end-users and functional leads to ensure architecture and design meets their needs including integration with third party systems\nGuiding the design of the Dynamics functional and technical teams on the project\nSupporting the Delivery Lead planning delivery of solutions and their implementation\nWhat type of experience does the Dynamics 365 CE Solution Architect need to be successful in 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