Role description

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations – Data Architect

Experience

8–14 years overall IT experience
6+ years in Dynamics 365 F&O; data architecture / analytics / integrations

Role Overview

The D365 F&O; Data Architect is responsible for designing, governing, and optimizing the end‑to‑end data architecture for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations. This role ensures scalable, secure, and high‑quality data flows across F&O;, reporting platforms, and enterprise systems, enabling analytics, regulatory reporting, and data‑driven decision‑making.

Key Responsibilities

Data Architecture & Design

- Design end‑to‑end data architecture for D365 F&O;, covering Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Operations modules.
- Define data models, canonical schemas, and enterprise data standards aligned with business processes.
- Establish patterns for transactional, analytical, and historical data consumption.

Data Integration & Platforms

- Architect data movement from D365 F&O; using:
- - Data Management Framework (DMF)
- BYOD
- Azure Data Lake (Export to Data Lake)

- Design integrations with Azure Data Lake, Azure Synapse, Databricks, SQL, and downstream BI platforms.
- Collaborate with integration teams on batch, near‑real‑time, and event‑based data flows.

Analytics & Reporting Enablement

- Enable enterprise reporting using Power BI, ensuring optimal data models and performance.
- Support KPI definition, semantic modeling, and reconciliation with F&O; source data.
- Partner with functional teams to translate reporting and analytics requirements into scalable data solutions.

Data Governance & Quality

- Define and enforce data governance, including:
- - Data ownership




- Data definitions and lineage
- Master and reference data strategy

- Implement data quality controls, validation rules, and reconciliation processes.
- Ensure compliance with security, audit, and regulatory requirements.

Collaboration & Leadership

- Work closely with F&O; functional consultants, solution architects, data engineers, and business SMEs.
- Provide architectural guidance and reviews for F&O; data‑related design decisions.
- Contribute to documentation such as data dictionaries, architecture diagrams, and design standards.

Mandatory

- Strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations data model and entities.
- Deep understanding of DMF, BYOD, and Export to Data Lake patterns.
- Solid SQL skills and experience handling large enterprise datasets.
- Experience designing data solutions on Azure (Data Lake, Synapse, Databricks, SQL).
- Experience enabling analytics using Power BI (data modeling, performance optimization).
- Solid understanding of Finance and/or Supply Chain business processes.

Skills

data architecture,data governance,database management,data integration,

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