Leads end-to-end technical architecture for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central ERP implementations. Designs scalable solutions, integrations, APIs, workflows, reports, governance standards, and development practices. Provides technical leadership, reviews designs and code, mentors teams, facilitates client workshops, supports presales, and translates business requirements into technical solutions. Works across implementation, upgrades, testing, deployment, and optimization while engaging senior stakeholders and guiding integrations with Azure, Power Platform, Dynamics 365, and third-party systems.
Job Overview:
This is a senior technical leadership role for an experienced Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Architect who thrives on designing and delivering complex ERP solutions.
You will be responsible for defining the technical architecture, solution design, integration strategy and development standards across Business Central programmes while working closely with customers, consultants, project managers and delivery teams.
The role combines technical leadership, client engagement and hands-on architectural ownership. You will influence solution direction from presales through implementation and ongoing optimisation, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, supportable and aligned to business objectives.
You will act as a trusted advisor to clients and play a key role in developing Codec's Business Central capability and architecture standards.
Key Responsibilities
Solution Architecture
- Own end-to-end technical architecture for Dynamics 365 Business Central implementations.
- Design scalable, secure and maintainable Business Central solutions across finance, operations, manufacturing, distribution and service management.
- Define architecture standards, governance processes and best practices.
- Develop high-level and detailed technical solution designs.
- Lead technical design authority and architecture review sessions.
- Ensure solutions align with Microsoft's recommended architecture patterns.
- Delivering development tasks within agreed budgets and timelines
- Development of interfaces to/from Business Central with external applications.
- Development of workflow and reports
Technical Leadership
- Provide technical leadership across implementation and upgrade projects.
- Guide development teams on AL extensions, integrations and customisations.
- Review solution designs, code quality and development standards.
- Mentor consultants and developers within the Business Applications Practice.
- Support capability development and technical community initiatives.
- Integration & Data Architecture
- Define integration strategies between Business Central and:
- Dynamics 365 CE
- Power Platform
- Azure Integration Services
- Third-party business applications
- Data and reporting platforms
- Design API, middleware and event-driven integration architectures.
Client Engagement
- Facilitate customer workshops and architecture sessions.
- Involved in all stages of the projects from pre-sales to requirements gathering, fit-gap analysis, solution design, build, testing, go-live and support.
- Build trusted relationships with business and technical stakeholders.
- Closely working with functional consultants on the technical deliverables
- Translate business requirements into practical technical solutions.
- Present architecture recommendations to executive and senior leadership teams.
- Act as a technical escalation point throughout project delivery.
- Presales & Business Development
- Support solution envisioning workshops.
- Contribute to statements of work, estimates and delivery approaches.
- Participate in RFP responses and client presentations.
- Assist in identifying opportunities for additional Microsoft technologies and services.
- Co-ordinate and contribute to end-user training.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
5+ years' experience delivering Microsoft Dynamics NAV and/or Dynamics 365 Business Central solutions.
2+ years in a Solution Architect or Technical Architect capacity.
2+ years in a Solution Architect or Technical Architect capacity.
Strong expertise in:
· Dynamics 365 Business Central
· AL Development
· Extensions and customisation
· Business Central administration
· Release management
· Experience delivering large-scale ERP implementation programmes.
Experience designing integrations using:
· REST APIs
· Web Services
· Azure Integration Services
· Power Platform
Strong understanding of:
· Security architecture
· Environment strategy
· Performance optimisation
· Disaster recovery
· Governance
· Experience working directly with senior stakeholders and decision-makers.
Desirable
Experience with:
· Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement
· Power Platform
· Azure Services
· Microsoft Fabric
· Copilot technologies
Experience within a Microsoft Partner or consultancy environment.
· TOGAF or comparable architecture framework experience.
· Exposure to enterprise architecture governance processes.
Personal Attributes
· Strong consulting and client-facing skills.
· Commercially aware and outcome focused.
· Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
· Comfortable leading architectural discussions and making technical decisions.
· Collaborative and team-oriented.
· Passionate about continuous learning and Microsoft technologies.
- Ability to simplify complex technical concepts for business audiences
About
Established over 40 years ago, Codec is a multi-award-winning Microsoft Solutions Partner, trusted by public and private sector organisations to deliver impactful digital transformation. With offices in Dublin, Belfast, Cologne, and across Germany, our team of over 300 experts specialises in harnessing the full potential of Microsoft technologies—including Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Azure, and Copilot—to drive innovation, automation, and operational excellence. Codec combines deep industry expertise with a proven track record to help organisations unlock the power of AI and modern cloud solutionsThough originally best known as a hardware reseller, since 2010 Codec has focused on building an outstanding software consulting business with a team of experts implementing enterprise solutions using products from Microsoft and Oracle. Our customer base, revenues and average contract values have grown steadily year on year and we continue to invest in the provision of new product and service offerings.Our team is a careful mix of recent graduates and experienced professionals from a variety of diverse cultural backgrounds. We are a melting pot of seasoned consultants supported by the best talent from the local universities. We have a thriving placement student academy and graduate recruitment programme which grows year on year.This company is an equal opportunities employer
Codec London, England Office
Argentum, 2 Queen Caroline Street, London, United Kingdom
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