Solution Architect - Microsoft Dynamics 365

About the role You will be responsible for leading the solutions and assisting in delivering large programs. You will lead, mentor and coach a team of technical leads & Software Engineers, involved in the design, development and deployment of large, mission critical applications for on-prem and cloud. You will have the opportunity to define the road-map of evolution of the current technology stack and product technology road-map for IS-Corporate, and also design and implement new solutions using latest, proven industry solutions. We need your experience in driving innovation to ensure that systems drive value to the business and customers. Responsibilities • Drive Microsoft Dynamics Customer Service Application implementations through all project phases, including discovery, definition, build, test, and deploy. • Responsible to design innovative and practical end-to-end technical solution of Microsoft Dynamics Customer Service Application, in line with the business strategy and objectives of the LOB. • Collaborate with Solution Architects from other LOBs to identify synergies in solutions and to adopt and standardize common tools and technologies across organization • Provide technical mentoring to the technical leads and review / contribute to the artefacts delivered, including Technical Architecture, Functional and Non-functional requirements, Interface specifications and solution design documents. • Manage and drive continuous development of industry-specific accelerators (templates, best practices, automation tools) for faster delivery. • Interact regularly with business units to determine their needs and to develop plans for improving delivery. • Implement automation to improve monitoring, reporting and continuous improvement of Production systems. • Facilitate the definition of project goals, tasks and resource requirements; resolve or assist in the resolution of conflicts within and between projects or functional areas; develop methods to monitor project progress. • Liaise with external suppliers and internal departments / IT teams to collaborate and design and implement robust MSD Customer Service Application solutions and interfaces between applications. • Document technical risks and issues, and actively work to avoid, mitigate, resolve risks and technical debt. • Drive innovation, to ensure that solutions drive value to the business and customers • Ensure system designs are manageable, maintainable, scalable, resilient, sustainable, cost effective whilst addressing business requirements. • Responsible to correctly apply across programs/projects and products the relevant technical strategies, policies, standards and practices. • Lead root cause analysis of reported critical incidents in operational production systems and recommend/ ensure implementation of effective preventive actions to avoid repetition • Anticipate project issues and risks before they occur, and work with the team to identify and implement solutions or mitigations with relevant stakeholders Qualifications Skills • 10+ years of professional experience in IT industry. • 7+ years of experience implementing and managing Customer Service Application solutions at an enterprise level (Microsoft Dynamics CRM / Dynamics 365). • Very strong hands-on experience in Microsoft technologies like C#, SQL, CRM SDK, CRM Plugins, PowerApps, Power BI, & Power Automate (formally known as Flow). • Strong understanding of application architecture, identification of NFR and Cloud Cyber Security Questionnaires. • Experience developing & deploying business applications using Microsoft’s Dynamics Power Platform. • Must have experience with full life-cycle implementation of Dynamics 365 – Customer Service Application. • Knowledge of DevOps, DevSecOps methodologies and Software Quality Assurance processes; • Expertise in area(s) of Solution Architecture, Enterprise Integration patterns and software design and development • Expertise in Product and Solution Design of Large-scale applications • Ability to create system roadmaps based on business goals. • Ability to recognize industry technology trends and emerging technologies, understands how they apply to different units in QR • Must have good analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot and solve problems • Ability to foster teamwork among team members. • Ability to lead a diverse group of project stakeholders and members towards successful delivery of a project. • Excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills. How to apply Application Guidelines Employees must submit applications through internal vacancies portal (via GEMS) only. Please see below for all eligibility and requirements for internal applications and please note that any applications not meeting the criteria will not be processed. • All internal candidates can only have three active applications at any point in time. • All internal candidates must have completed a minimum 10 months in their current role in order to apply for a new role • All internal candidates with an active final warning letter will be automatically disqualified from the recruitment process • If you are Cabin Crew or Deck Crew (Qatar Airways & Qatar Executive) candidate, you would require NOC to apply for this role.