1 MS Dynamics D365 Solution Architect

⁠⁠⁠The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), ICT Division is seeking an experienced Dynamics 365 Solution Architect. As part of a motivated multi-disciplinary team, you will have the privilege of working in a highly supportive environment with the potential to impact millions in Australia.

The successful candidate is required, but not limited to:

• Own and lead the end-to-end solution architecture for D365 application projects
• Provide strategic input to enterprise architecture and technology investment direction
• Define and document the architecture and solution design in line with Departmental practices
• Ensure solution design is in alignment with Microsoft Azure ecosystem, D365 architectural standards, design principles, configuration-over-customisation guardrails, DevOps and security principles
• Provide technical leadership to project delivery teams and contribute to multi-disciplinary agile ways of working
• Lead design workshops, architecture reviews and act as the accountable authority for technical design and solution integrity
• Oversee and guide the development of applications/services on the D365 platform including data, security and compliance, data migration and integration
• Evaluate and recommend new features, functions, tools and practices to enhance solution architecture
• Design and plan integrations between Dynamics and enterprise platforms or third party solutions
• Provide advice on technical issues and play an active role in mitigating technology risks
• Work with the enterprise architecture team to leverage (where applicable):
• Enterprise architecture principles, standards and guidelines
• Enterprise architecture frameworks, patterns and technologies
• Governance arrangements around design
• Participate in architecture group forums to align D365 projects with the broader frameworks and practices within the division.

Skills & Experience required:

• Support the delivery team in translating business needs and requirements into system specifications
• Contribute across all phases of projects (e.g., Plan, Analyse, Design, Build, Test and Rollout)
• Partner with cross-functional technology and design teams to ensure consistent solution delivery
• Define the Product Backlog Items (PBIs) including acceptance criteria for technical work packages and activities
• Work closely with the project team to ensure DevOps items are being managed to meet timeframes, timely development sprints are achieved and defects are resolved
• Work in a fast-paced agile operating environment adopting delivery in sprints
• Create and update solution architecture artefacts such as architecture model, high level design, process maps and technical papers
• Excellent creative problem-solving skills
• Experience working in an Agile and Iterative Development approach
• Work independently in complex situations with a pragmatic approach to allocated work, demonstrating commitment to project outcomes
• Demonstrated ability to produce high quality, concise, easy to read and relevant documentation for digital services that may include user research, service design, architecture and analysis documentation.
• Related skills
• Data migration
• Dataflows
• SharePoint
• PCF components
• ISV tools (DocumentCorePack, Kingswaysoft, etc)

Bonus skills/experience

• Experience working within federal government
• Understanding of the Australian Government’s Digital Service Standard and the principles behind human-centred design.

Rates are not to be included in the submitted CV. Failure to adhere to this will result in the application being non-compliant and therefore will not be assessed.