Solution Architect, Dynamics 365 & Power Platform

Our history:
From our start in 2009, Conexess has established itself in 3 markets, employing nearly 200+ individuals nationwide. Operating in over 15 states, our client base ranges from Fortune 500/1000 companies to mid-small range companies. For the majority of the mid-small range companies, we are exclusively used due to our outstanding staffing track record

Who We Are:
Conexess is a full-service staffing firm offering contract, contract-to-hire, and direct placements. We have a wide range of recruiting capabilities, from help desk technicians to CIOs. We are also capable of offering project-based work.

Overview
We are seeking an experienced Solution Architect with deep expertise in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales, Power Platform, Azure infrastructure and Power BI to define and own the architecture of scalable enterprise solutions. This role combines hands-on architecture and engineering work with technical leadership and governance, ensuring that solutions are secure, well-designed, maintainable and aligned with business needs. The Solution Architect is a delivery- and architecture-focused role, not a people management role.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Architecture & Design

• Define and own the end-to-end architecture for Dynamics 365 Sales (CRM), Dataverse, Power Platform and Power Apps solutions
• Translate business and product requirements into scalable, secure and maintainable solution designs, including data models, security models, integrations and non-functional requirements
• Produce and maintain architecture artifacts such as solution blueprints, integration patterns, data flow diagrams and architecture decision records
• Design and guide the use of Power Automate, Power Apps (Canvas and Model-Driven) and Dataverse extensibility in line with platform best practices
• Evaluate and recommend technology options, balancing fit-for-purpose, cost, performance, supportability and long-term maintainability

Data Management, Retention & Disaster Recovery

• Monitor Dataverse (Dynamics 365) database, file and log storage utilization and growth, track trends by table and environment, and forecast capacity needs
• Set up alerts and regular reporting (e.g., via the Power Platform admin center capacity reports) and recommend actions to control storage consumption and cost
• Define and implement data retention policies for Dataverse, including archival, long-term retention and deletion strategies (e.g., bulk delete jobs, retention policies, audit log and attachment management) aligned with business, legal and compliance requirements
• Create and maintain the disaster recovery and business continuity strategy for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform, including backup and restore approach, environment recovery procedures, and defined RTO and RPO targets
• Periodically test and document recovery procedures, and review them with business and operations stakeholders

Engineering Excellence & Governance

• Design and oversee CI/CD pipelines and ALM strategy for Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Power Apps and Azure infrastructure deployments
• Establish and enforce engineering best practices, coding standards and governance across the team
• Define source control and versioning strategies using Git (or similar tools) for:
• Web resources
• Dataverse tables and forms
• Environment variables
• Power Automate flows
• Terraform code and Power BI artifacts
• Drive solution performance, scalability, security and maintainability, including Power Platform governance and environment strategy

Technical Leadership & Mentorship

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers, and act as the escalation point for complex design and technical issues
• Conduct architecture and code reviews and provide constructive feedback
• Foster a collaborative and continuous learning environment

Delivery & Collaboration

• Partner with the Technical Product Manager to understand, refine and support business requirements, translating them into scalable technical solutions
• Work closely with the Lead Engineer and team to break down features into well-defined user stories and ensure delivery stays aligned with the architecture
• Collaborate with the Scrum Master and Engineering Manager to ensure:
• Stable and predictable sprint delivery
• Effective backlog grooming and estimation
• Timely resolution of blockers
• Act as the technical point of contact for stakeholders and cross-functional teams

Azure Infrastructure & Infrastructure as Code (nice to have)

• Design the Azure infrastructure that supports Dynamics 365 and Power Platform solutions, including networking, identity and access, security, monitoring and integration services
• Build and maintain Azure infrastructure using Terraform, applying infrastructure-as-code practices such as modular design, remote state management, and environment promotion
• Integrate Terraform deployments into CI/CD pipelines to deliver consistent, repeatable and auditable environments
• Partner with Security, Cloud and Operations teams to ensure infrastructure meets security, compliance, availability and cost-management standards

Reporting & Analytics (nice to have)

• Define reporting standards, workspace governance and deployment practices for Power BI content
• Design and build Power BI reports and semantic models that provide trusted, performant insights from Dynamics 365, Dataverse and other enterprise data sources
• Develop paginated reports (Power BI Report Builder) for operational, pixel-perfect and printable reporting needs
• Develop interactive semantic model reports, including data modeling, DAX measures, row-level security, and refresh and performance optimization

Required Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving and communication skills
• Proven experience as a Solution Architect, Tech Lead or Senior Engineer in Dynamics 365 / Power Platform / Power Apps
• Strong expertise in:
• Dynamics 365 Sales and Dataverse
• Power Automate
• Power Apps (Canvas & Model-driven)
• CI/CD pipelines for Dynamics (Azure DevOps or similar)
• Solid understanding of Azure infrastructure (networking, identity, security, monitoring, and core compute/integration services)
• Experience managing Dataverse capacity and storage, defining data retention policies, and designing disaster recovery strategies for Dynamics 365 / Power Platform environments
• Familiarity with Power Platform governance and security models
• Experience with Azure services and integrations (e.g., Azure Functions, Azure Synapse)
• Experience with Git-based version control systems
• Strong understanding of ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) on Microsoft Power Platform
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments
• Take the on-call duty, including but not limited to, during nights and weekends to support Broad Arrow Live Auctions

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building Azure infrastructure using Terraform scripts
• Hands-on experience building Power BI reports, including both paginated reports and semantic model reports
• Microsoft certifications in Dynamics 365, Power Platform (e.g., PL-600 Power Platform Solution Architect), Azure or Power BI