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Ellucian is hiring a Senior Consultant - D365 to build and maintain Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations solutions for higher education customers moving to cloud-based business applications. The role develops customizations, integrations, reports, and extensions on the Professional Services team. It also troubleshoots technical issues and tunes application performance across customer projects.

Highlights

Design and customize D365FO solutions using X++ and the extensibility framework
Build tables, forms, classes, data entities, SSRS reports, and business logic to meet customer requirements
Integrate D365FO with external systems using APIs, OData, and custom services
Troubleshoot technical issues, find root causes, and keep applications stable and performant
Support D365FO updates and upgrades through customization impact assessments and regression testing
Use Azure DevOps for source control, builds, and deployable package preparation
Collaborate with functional consultants, project managers, QA teams, and other developers
5-6 years of D365FO development experience with strong X++ and Chain of Command skills
Group insurance and an annual health checkup plan with family and wellness benefits

Senior Consultant - D365 Full Description

About Ellucian

Ellucian powers innovation for higher education, partnering with approximately 3,000 customers across 50 countries, serving more than 21 million students. Ellucian's AI-powered platform, trained on the richest dataset available in higher education, drives efficiency, personalized experiences, and strengthened engagement for all students, faculty and staff. Fueled by decades of experience with a singular focus on the unique needs of learning institutions, the Ellucian platform features best-in-class SaaS capabilities and delivers insights needed now and into the future. These solutions and services span the entire student lifecycle, including data-rich tools for student recruitment, enrollment, and retention to workforce analytics, fundraising, and alumni engagement. Ellucian's innovative solutions, vast ecosystem of partners and user community of more than 45,000 provides best practices leading to greater institutional success and achieving better student outcomes.

About the Opportunity

Are you an experienced Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (D365FO) developer with strong technical expertise in customizations, integrations, and solution development? Do you enjoy solving complex technical challenges and building scalable solutions that deliver value to customers? If so, we should talk!

Ellucian is seeking a D365FO Developer to join our Professional Services team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, customizing, and maintaining D365FO solutions that meet customer requirements. You will work closely with functional consultants, project managers, QA teams, and other developers to deliver high-quality technical solutions that support successful project delivery.

Our higher education customers are modernizing their business applications and adopting cloud-based solutions to improve operational efficiency and support institutional success. In this role, you will contribute to this transformation by developing and supporting D365FO customizations, integrations, reports, and extensions. You will also help troubleshoot technical issues, optimize application performance, and support deployment and upgrade activities while following Microsoft development best practices and Ellucian's delivery standards.

Where You Will Make an Impact

Design, develop, customize, and maintain Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (D365FO) solutions using X++ and the D365FO extensibility framework.
Develop and enhance tables, forms, classes, data entities, SSRS reports, and business logic to meet customer requirements.
Design, develop, and maintain integrations between D365FO and external systems using APIs, OData, custom services, and other integration technologies.
Troubleshoot technical issues, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions while ensuring application stability and performance.
Support code reviews, unit testing, debugging, and performance optimization to deliver high-quality, maintainable solutions.
Work with Azure DevOps (ADO) for source control, version management, build processes, and deployable package preparation.
Collaborate with functional consultants, project managers, QA teams, and other developers to deliver customizations and enhancements on time.
Support D365FO application updates and upgrades by assessing customization impacts, resolving compatibility issues, and performing regression testing.
Prepare technical documentation and follow development standards and best practices to ensure maintainability and scalability of solutions.

What You Will Bring

Minimum 5-6 years of experience in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations (D365FO) development.
Strong proficiency in X++ programming, including classes, tables, forms, queries, extensions, event handlers, and Chain of Command (CoC).
Hands-on experience developing and maintaining D365FO customizations using Microsoft's extensibility framework and best practices.
Experience developing and supporting data entities, SSRS reports, business logic, and integrations with external systems.
Strong understanding of D365FO architecture, application models, packages, metadata, and development environments.
Experience developing integrations using OData, REST APIs, custom services, and JSON/XML.
Proficiency in debugging, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and resolving technical issues related to D365FO customizations and integrations.
Experience with Azure DevOps (ADO), including source control, branching, pull requests, build processes, and deployment package preparation.
Understanding of D365FO build and deployment processes, database synchronization, environment management, and release practices.
Experience in code reviews, unit testing, performance optimization, and maintaining code quality.
Ability to understand technical requirements, explain solutions clearly, and collaborate effectively with functional consultants, QA teams, project managers, and other developers.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to prepare and maintain technical documentation and follow development standards to ensure scalable, reliable, and maintainable solutions.
Experience supporting D365FO updates and upgrades, including customization impact analysis and regression testing, is desirable.
Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance or Supply Chain Management business processes is an added advantage.

What makes #Ellucianlife

12 days vacation, 10 days causal leaves plus 11 public holidays
Competitive gratuity policy
Group insurance and Annual health checkup plan with a variety of family and wellness benefits.
Thrive Flex Lifestyle Account (LSA) that allows you to contribute towards your health,
financial or learning interests
5 charitable days to support the community that supports us
Wellness
o Headspace (mental health)
o Wellbeats (virtual fitness classes)
RethinkCare - caregiver support
Diversity and inclusion programs that promote employee resource groups such as: Buzzinga and Lean In Team to name a few.
Parental leave
Employee referral bonuses to encourage the addition of great new people to the team
We Foster a learning culture with:
- Education Assistance Program
- Professional development opportunities
- LinkedIn Learning

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