Microsoft Dynamics Administrator - Houston, United States - BD Holt Company

Description

Job Description

Job Description

Candidates must be located in the Texas area

Job Summary:

The Microsoft Dynamics Administrator is responsible for supporting the configuration and administration of all the Microsoft Dynamics 365 environments in the Azure space.

This role is also responsible for troubleshooting development and production configuration problems for the Dynamics 365 environments.
Excellent communication skills are necessary to be successful in this role.

This ideal candidate for this role has a solid business foundation with the ability to collaborate with other individuals who have varying levels of technical understanding.

The incumbent in this position is expected to model the following practices daily: 1) Demonstrate alignment with the company's mission and core business values; 2) Collaborate with key internal/external resources; Participate in ongoing self-development.
What can HOLT CAT offer you?
A competitive salary, commensurate with your experience and competencies.

A comprehensive and robust benefits program that includes complete health care, 401(k) matching & Profit-Sharing plan (ROTH and traditional), paid holidays, and a front-loaded PTO program.

A Tuition Reimbursement program to support the pursuit of accredited college courses.

An employee development program with professional development staff that allows you to grow your skills and build your competencies to prepare you for future opportunities at HOLT.

Essential Functions:
Models, promotes, reinforces, and rewards the consistent use of HOLT's Values Based Leadership (VBL) tools, Models, and processes to ensure alignment with our Vision, Values, and Missions (visit

for more information)
Accountable for various ERP modules in Dynamics 365
Supports and troubleshoots current Dynamics configurations and coding
Assures the quality of the solution and related project deliverables
Administers solutions by configuring the system according to requirements
Maintains user confidence and protect operations by maintaining the integrity of information in a confidential manner
Works closely with business units and external customers to establish the development systems design
Provides best practices and solution alternatives within

functional/technical

design documents
Develops documentation, automation, and assistance tools in effort to support all users
Works with Microsoft Lifecycle Services and the associated tools in support of D365 F&O and Supply Chain ERP project implementations
Deploys new D365 instances in the Microsoft Azure cloud
Upgrades the D365 environments to comply with Microsoft's patch, upgrade, and version release cycles

D365 database management including backups, recovery, disaster recovery, moving databases (instances) to new environments or restoring the system to a specific point in time etc.

using Microsoft "Data ALM" process
Supports and delivers on common D365 implementation scenarios such as "Gold" environment configuration, instance promotions, instance tiering,

debugging/diagnostics,

general instance refresh, instance deployments to support development and testing etc
Refreshes instance to create copies (Sandbox, DevTest, CRP, UAT etc) from either "Gold" or Production instances. Experience supporting PITR (Point in Time Restore) of Production instances to a sandbox environment is highly preferred
Recommends, implements, and monitors security auditing and alerting solutions.
Monitors cloud and on-premises resources to verify integrity, availability and streamline cost
Collaborates with application development, network/security, and infrastructure teams to ensure seamless integration within the production environment, including validation planning, validation testing coordination, and reporting production readiness for deployment
Establishes standards, tools, and processes to be used by the team and create procedures to guarantee adherence and compliance to those standards
Ensures timely resolution of issues, responsible for communicating with all impacted parties the status and resolution of all issues
Performs other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Experience with standard software design practices and refactoring techniques
Experience with full software development life cycle methodologies
Ability to effectively diagram and clearly communicate software and technical concepts to all business units
Adheres to IT standards & procedures (SDLC, ITIL, etc)
Excellent written and oral communication
General knowledge of network, PC operations system, network hardware, protocol, and standards


Education and Experience:
Bachelor's Degree in Computing or related field
4+ years' experience as a Dynamics administrator
1+ years experience as a functional SME working with Microsoft Dynamics platforms AX/F&O, etc
Working knowledge of programming methodologies, structures, and concepts
Problem-solving and issue-resolution skills
Experience with full life cycle Dynamics 365/AX implementations
Excellent communication and prioritization skills with attention to detail and quality
Organize and execute Analysis,

Design/configuration,

Implementation & delivery phases of Dynamics 365 implementations


Travel:
Up to 10% with occasionally overnight stay


Disclaimer:

Please note that the above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification.

They are not to be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of the incumbents so classified.

All incumbents may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities, as needed.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected

Veterans/Individuals

with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information.

41 CFR c)

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