Solution Architect
End-to-end D365 blueprint design — so your implementation starts right and finishes right.
Find a D365 Solution Architect
Sound familiar?
You signed a SOW that looked reasonable. Six months later you are 40% over budget and nobody can explain why.
Your partner's solution architect is brilliant at selling the engagement. You have no idea if they are brilliant at D365.
Every design decision gets made in a room full of people who are all on the partner's payroll.
The partner's A-team presented in the sales process. You have not seen them since.
You asked for a system that fits your business. What you are getting is a system your business will have to fit around.
You are two weeks from go-live and you have just discovered a core business process was never scoped.
What an Independent D365 Solution Architect Does for You
- Mapping current business processes and identifying D365 fit gaps before you commit to a design
- Producing the functional design and solution blueprint with no partner agenda
- Advising on build vs configure vs extend decisions objectively
- Reviewing partner proposals for architectural soundness, hidden risk, and inflated scope
- Identifying integration requirements and data migration complexity before they become surprises
- Overseeing solution design quality across all functional workstreams
- Reviewing configurations against agreed business requirements — not just against what the partner built
- Governing scope — ensuring what gets built matches what was agreed and what your business actually needs
- Acting as an independent voice in design authority decisions
- Catching requirement gaps before they become expensive rework at go-live
- Reviewing the delivered solution against the original design intent — so you know exactly what was built and what was skipped
- Identifying gaps, quick wins, and Phase 2 enhancement candidates
- Advising on architectural debt and long-term system health
- Supporting upgrade readiness — reviewing customization impact before new releases land
Why D365Contractors - Not a Firm, Not an Agency
Big SI / Consulting Firm
- High overhead baked into every hour
- Junior staff billed at senior rates
- Partner agenda, not your agenda
- Slow to mobilise, slow to replace
Generic Staffing Agency
- No D365 specialist knowledge
- Unvetted resumes, slow shortlists
- Placed and forgotten
- Volume over quality
D365Contractors.com
- Pre-vetted D365 specialists only
- Matched in 48 hours, no guesswork
- Independent - your interests only
- Built on standards, not volume
How It Works
Tell Us What You Need
Share your project stage, requirements, and timeline. Five minutes, no obligation.
We Match You in 48 Hours
We shortlist 2-3 pre-vetted contractors who have done this before. No resumes from strangers.
Engage on Your Terms
Flexible contracts, transparent rates. The same expert stays with you as long as you need them.
Why D365Contractors
Quality & trust are inseparable
Every contractor is independently verified before joining the community.
Standards, not volume
We turn away more contractors than we accept. Your shortlist is already filtered.
Your interests only
Independent means independent. No partner agenda, no product to sell.
48-hour matching
Tell us what you need. We come back with a curated shortlist - not a pile of resumes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do we need an independent solution architect if our partner has one?
Your partner’s architect is designing a solution that works for the partner’s delivery model, timeline, and margin. An independent architect has no product to sell and no SOW to protect. They review the design with your operational reality in mind and make sure the blueprint actually fits your business — not just the partner’s standard delivery approach.
When is the best time to bring in a solution architect?
Ideally before you sign with a partner — so they can review proposals, assess technical risk, and help you write a tighter RFP. The second best time is at the start of the design phase. Bringing one in during a troubled mid-project is still valuable, but by that point the decisions that are hardest to unpick have usually already been made.
What modules and workstreams do your solution architects cover?
Our community includes solution architects with deep expertise across D365 Finance, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Advanced Warehouse Management, Commerce, and Customer Engagement. We match you with an architect whose sector and module experience is directly relevant to your program — not a generalist who will learn your industry on your budget.
Can a solution architect also act as a functional consultant on specific workstreams?
Yes — many of our solution architects carry deep functional expertise in one or two modules. For smaller programs this can provide excellent value. For larger programs we recommend keeping the architect role separate to maintain objectivity across workstreams.
How is an independent D365 solution architect different from a technical architect?
A solution architect owns the functional and business design — ensuring the system is configured to support your processes, meets your requirements, and holds together as a coherent whole. A technical architect focuses on the technical layer — development standards, integration architecture, infrastructure, and system performance. For large programs you need both. For mid-size programs a strong solution architect often covers both dimensions.
Can an independent solution architect work alongside our existing implementation partner?
Yes — and this is one of the most common ways companies engage our solution architects. They are not there to replace your partner. They are there to make sure you get what you are paying for, that design decisions are challenged objectively, and that your business interests are represented throughout the project.
Ready to Put an Independent D365 Solution Architect in Your Corner?
Tell us your project stage and what you need. We match you with 2-3 pre-vetted independent solution architects within 48 hours. Transparent rates. No lock-in. No games.