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Established over 20 years ago by Accenture and Microsoft, Avanade is uniquely positioned as a globalleader across the Microsoft ecosystem. Every day our 60,000 people bringindustry insights, unrivalled expertise and breadth of services to do whatmatters for our clients and their customers.
In today's world, organisations need toembrace continual change. By combining the deep expertise of our talent, ourprivileged access to the Microsoft ecosystem and our purpose of making agenuine human impact, we help our clients transform in ways big and small.
Collaboration is at the heart of our cultureand the way we work. Our approach is shaped around the business and ITpriorities, and based on the latest thinking about digital and cloud solutions,Business Applications and technology services. We also provide market-leadinglearning opportunities for you to develop your career further. This comes invarious forms including online courses, certifications and external training.
Come join us
As a part of our Europe Business Applicationsteam, you will be part of the Banking HUB to support pre-sales and growth forour European Financial Services business. You will be a key member of theAvanade Go to Market Teams and leverage relevant Financial Services industryexperience to drive measurable growth through development and expansion ofclient opportunities.
Avanade is market leader on the Microsoftplatform in the banking industry and we want to go one step forward leveragingthe Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services and completing it with our ownsolutions.
Skills and experiences
· You haveproven experience in a pre-sales or technical consulting role, preferably inField Service area and D365 CRM systems.
* Extensive technical expertise in the field of MS Business Solutions, in particular MS Dynamics CRM/CE as well as in the design of architectures.
· You havegood Knowledge of the Microsoft Ecosystem especially in the D365 area
· You haveexcellent communication and presentation skills
· You areable to understand and address customer needs effectively
· You havestrong problem-solving and analytical skills.
· You areable to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
· An advantage:many years of experience in the .NET area (C#), Javascript, TypeScript andDevOps.
* You are fluent in spoken and written English any other European language is a plus.
About you
· Initiative, analytical skills and asolution-oriented approach.
· Persuasiveness through service-orientedthinking and acting.
· Enthusiasm and a high level ofself-motivation and a sense of responsibility.
· Quick comprehension and the ability topresent complex issues vividly.
· Enjoyment of new and complex challenges andworking in a diverse team.
· Willingness to travel (depending on therespective project assignments).
What you'll do
* You have a deep understanding of Power Platform and know how to translate business requirements into technical results.
* Customization, integration and development are part of their everyday activities. You take great pride in the ability to translate vision into reality for both internal customers and clients.
* As the architect you are the master of the art of the possible by learning to demo and sell our Banking Solution Offerings.
* Will help develop and execute pre-sales strategies, drive proposal efforts, and provide pre-sales support
* Will build prototypes and proof of concept to validate technical and solution decisions
* Helping our customers define integrated solutions with Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM/CE.
* Assumption of overall responsibility for the technical implementation and function as an interface between customer and development team (onshore/nearshore/offshore).
* Competent advice to our customers on the development of company-wide CRM platforms with regard to technical implementation.
* Responsible for the structured recording of customer requirements as part of our CRM project approach model.
* Leverage Avanade's internal application lifecycle management assets, tools, and best practices, including data management and data model validation tools, as well as DevOps YAML pipelines as customizable starting points for each project.
* Apply proven testing frameworks such as Avanade UI automation with Specflow (BDD - Human Readable Automated Testcases) and leverage proven testing strategies.
* Support of sales in relevant acquisition phases as a technical and/or functional expert.
* Assumption of leadership in the project team in the development of sustainable solution concepts.
* Work directly with marketing to develop solutions using out-of-the-box thinking.
* As a D365 CE Solution Architect, you will need to build relationships with Microsoft sales & pre-sales counterparts, estimate and design staffing for proposed solutions and develop familiarity with ISV solutions for the Banking industry.
Learn more
Avanade is the leading global provider of digital, cloud, AI and advisory services, industry solutions and design-led experiences across the Microsoft ecosystem. Founded in 2000 as a joint venture between Accenture LLP and Microsoft Corporation, Avanade has more certifications, Gold-level competencies and most valued professionals (MVPs) than any other Microsoft partner. Every day, our 60,000 professionals in 26 countries innovate responsibly to make a genuine human impact for our clients, their employees and their customers.
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Some of the best things about working at Avanade
Opportunity to work for Microsoft's Global Alliance Partner of the Year, with exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications)
Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally
Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth
Engaged and helpful coworkers genuinely interested in you
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A great place to work
As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you will get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You'll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It's all here, so take a closer look!
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• Expanding your thinking • Experimenting courageously • Learning and pivoting
Inspire greatness in our people by
• Empowering every voice • Encouraging boldness • Celebrating progress
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• Amazing the client • Prioritizing what matters • Acting as one
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