Dynamics 365 Solution Architect: Career Guide
Solution architects own the end-to-end design of a Dynamics 365 solution — balancing business requirements, technical constraints and delivery risk. It's a senior, well-paid role that consultants and developers progress into after building deep delivery experience.
View 35 live Solution Architect roles→Career path
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Senior Functional / Technical Consultant
Builds deep app or development expertise across multiple implementations, taking ownership of workstreams and beginning to influence design decisions.
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Solution / Technical Architect
Owns the design for a single application area or programme, leading workshops, defining the solution shape and setting standards for the delivery team.
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Lead / Principal Architect
Architects across multiple Dynamics 365 apps and Azure, leads larger or multi-stream programmes, and mentors other architects and consultants.
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Enterprise / Chief Architect
Sets technology strategy and architectural governance across a portfolio of programmes or an entire organisation, aligning the Microsoft platform to long-term business goals.
Certifications & qualifications
PL-600 — Power Platform Solution Architect Expert
The recognised baseline architect certification, covering solution envisioning, architecture, and implementation across Power Platform and Dynamics 365. Requires prior functional or technical experience.
PL-400 — Power Platform Developer Associate
Validates extensibility skills — plug-ins, custom connectors, PCF and integrations — common for technical architects on the CE/Power Platform side.
PL-200 — Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate
Core Dataverse, model-driven and canvas app, and automation skills underpinning Power Platform solution design.
MB-310 — Dynamics 365 Finance Functional Consultant
App-specific credential for architects designing the Finance module of D365 Finance & Operations.
MB-330 — Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management Functional Consultant
Validates Supply Chain expertise within F&O, relevant for F&O-focused architects.
MB-700 — Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations Apps Solution Architect
The architect-level certification specific to F&O implementations, covering solution architecture and delivery for ERP programmes.
MB-210 — Dynamics 365 Sales Functional Consultant
Core CE/Sales credential, common for CRM and CE solution architects.
AZ-900 / AZ-305 — Microsoft Azure Fundamentals / Architect certifications
Increasingly valued as integration, identity and Azure services become central to Dynamics 365 architecture.
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