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From Business Applications to AI: HSO’s Transformation Story

For many years, HSO has been recognised for its deep expertise in business applications and its ability to deliver complex, mission-critical solutions for customers across industries. That foundation remains central to who we are. However, the needs of our clients are evolving, as are we. 

Building A Biz Apps Backbone

Since our founding in 1987, HSO has always been about staying ahead of what businesses need most. We began as an integrator of Baan software and quickly built a strong reputation as a trusted Business Applications specialist. Achieving Microsoft Gold Partner status in 2002 and joining the Microsoft Dynamics Inner Circle in 2007, placing us in the top 1% of partners worldwide, proved our commitment to excellence and innovation.

By helping organizations manage and integrate CRM and ERP processes through Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Applications, we gave our clients a modern, flexible platform to connect systems, streamline operations, and make better decisions with real-time data and AI-driven insights. Strategic moves like acquiring Touchstone in 2010 and launching the HSO Academy in 2014 strengthened our people and expertise, ensuring we were ready to evolve as technology advanced, setting the stage for our next chapter.

Conquering Cloud

As the pace of digital transformation accelerated, HSO stepped forward again, building on our strong Business Applications foundation to guide organizations into the cloud era. Between 2015 and 2020, we broadened our capabilities to help customers shift from legacy, on-premise infrastructure to the scalable, secure power of the Microsoft Azure cloud.

We launched Managed Services in 2016 to deliver continuous optimization and peace of mind, and expanded into India, France, Switzerland, and the USA in 2018 to support clients worldwide. With a complete Azure services portfolio, covering strategy, architecture, infrastructure, security, integration, low-code development, and the modern workplace, we empowered businesses to modernize faster, reduce complexity, and unlock new levels of agility. By embracing what’s next, we proved once again that when technology moves forward, so does HSO.

Dominating Data & AI

Today, HSO’s evolution continues at the forefront of Data and AI. Building on our cloud expertise, we made bold moves, acquiring Shea and Motion10 in 2023 and Aware in 2024, to deepen our capabilities and help clients unlock even more value from their data. In February 2024, we achieved Microsoft Solutions Partner designation for Data & AI (Azure) alongside all five other designations, and quickly secured Specializations in AI Platform, Analytics, and Building AI Apps on Microsoft Azure.

Our award-winning performance, being named Microsoft’s Global Partner of the Year for Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management and a finalist in categories like Data & AI, Government, and Financial Services, shows how we continue to adapt to what the future demands. From Baan software to Business Applications, from on-premise to cloud, and now to advanced Data and AI, our story is one of constant evolution. As technology changes, HSO is ready, helping our customers seize what’s next.

Change is constant, evolution is a choice.

At HSO, we choose to keep moving forward. By evolving our capabilities and investing in new technologies, we grow alongside our clients and our people, transforming change into opportunity and insight into impact.

US Remote

Data & AI

Senior Power BI Technical Consultant

  As a Senior Technical Consultant, Power BI you can expect to... Design, develop, and deploy Power BI reports, dashboards, and enterprise reporting solutions that transform complex data into actionable business insights. Build and customize scalable semantic models that enable consistent metrics, accurate analysis, and self-service reporting. Translate business and functional requirements into effective technical designs, data models, calculations, and intuitive reporting experiences. Design and implement modern analytics solutions using Microsoft Fabric, OneLake, Dataflows, Azure Synapse, and related Microsoft data services. Develop reporting solutions that integrate Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, Dynamics 365 Project Operations, Dataverse, and other enterprise data sources. Create advanced calculations, data transformations, and reporting logic using DAX, SQL, and Power Query M. Lead requirements-gathering sessions and collaborate with business stakeholders, functional consultants, and technical teams throughout the delivery lifecycle. Support user acceptance testing, deployment validation, go-live readiness, knowledge transfer, and post-go-live activities. Develop paginated and operational reporting solutions that support financial, billing, project, accounts receivable, and general ledger reporting needs. Establish and promote best practices for report development, semantic modeling, documentation, quality, performance, and maintainability while providing technical guidance and mentorship to other consultants. You’re great at... Turning complex business questions into clear, intuitive reporting and analytics solutions. Balancing hands-on Power BI development with client engagement, requirements discovery, and solution design. Designing scalable semantic models and creating accurate, maintainable DAX calculations. Connecting data across business applications, cloud platforms, and operational systems. Communicating technical concepts clearly to business stakeholders, technical teams, and project leadership. Troubleshooting data, model, performance, and reporting issues using a structured, analytical approach. Collaborating across functional and technical teams to deliver complete, high-quality solutions. Managing multiple priorities while maintaining focus on deadlines, quality, and client outcomes. Guiding and mentoring other consultants, sharing practical standards, and thoughtfully applying new Microsoft data capabilities to client needs. Sound interesting? If so, you’ll have... Strong hands-on experience developing Microsoft Power BI reports, dashboards, and semantic models in enterprise environments. Advanced experience with DAX, SQL, Power Query M, data modeling, and data transformation concepts. Experience gathering business requirements and translating them into technical reporting and analytics solutions. Experience supporting solutions throughout the delivery lifecycle, including requirements, development, testing, user acceptance testing, deployment, and go-live. Experience working directly with clients and collaborating with both business and technical stakeholders. Experience with Microsoft Fabric capabilities such as OneLake, Dataflows, or Fabric semantic models. Experience with Azure Synapse, data warehousing, ETL, or modern analytics architecture. Experience integrating Power BI with Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations, Dynamics 365 Project Operations, Dataverse, or comparable enterprise applications. Experience with paginated reports or SSRS is preferred; familiarity with Azure DevOps, Visual Studio, Git, and modern development or deployment practices is also preferred. Experience with financial, project, billing, accounts receivable, or general ledger reporting is a plus. A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Analytics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. The Perks We offer competitive pay with a performance-based bonus. Our employees also enjoy unlimited paid time off and a flexible and affordable benefits program designed to help you be and stay well, including: medical, dental & vision coverage, flexible spending accounts, health reimbursement account, and a 401(k) plan with a company match. Additionally, you’ll have the benefit of working alongside enthusiastic and energetic teammates in a dynamic and thriving environment.   HSO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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US New York

Data & AI

Senior Project Manager - Data and AI

As a Senior Project Manager (Data & AI) you can expect to… Lead the successful delivery of Data & AI programs ranging from cloud modernization and analytics initiatives to AI adoption and enterprise data platform implementations. Manage the full project lifecycle across small to large engagements, including scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, issues, change control, and delivery governance. Develop and maintain project plans, milestone schedules, RAID logs, sprint plans, status reporting, and delivery tracking mechanisms that provide visibility and accountability across stakeholders. Facilitate discovery workshops and design sessions to gather requirements, align stakeholders around business objectives, and establish clear delivery roadmaps. Lead executive steering committees and governance forums, translating complex delivery information into actionable insights, decisions, and recommendations. Oversee multi-team delivery efforts by managing dependencies across client teams, delivery teams, third-party vendors, Microsoft partners, and other stakeholders. Establish and reinforce effective project governance, including roles and responsibilities, communication plans, escalation paths, and ways of working that support delivery success. Drive proactive risk identification and mitigation strategies while ensuring timely resolution of issues that could affect scope, timelines, quality, or business outcomes. Support customer success by maintaining strong alignment between project execution, stakeholder expectations, adoption objectives, and measurable business value realization. Guide release and deployment planning activities, including multi-sprint delivery models, ensuring successful transitions from development through production deployment. You’re great at… Managing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously while maintaining a high standard of delivery quality. Bringing structure, clarity, and momentum to ambiguous situations by developing actionable plans and driving measurable progress. Building trusted relationships with clients, partners, executive sponsors, and delivery teams. Prioritizing work effectively and communicating commitments clearly across both business and technical audiences. Driving proactive governance and risk management practices that prevent issues rather than reacting to them after they occur. Communicating confidently with executive stakeholders, project teams, and technical specialists. Leading change management and adoption efforts, particularly within data, analytics, and AI-driven transformation initiatives. Solving complex challenges through structured thinking, strong facilitation skills, and practical, business-focused solutions. Learning new concepts, technologies, and delivery approaches quickly within a rapidly evolving Data & AI landscape. Promoting the mission and Shared Values of our company. Sound interesting? If so, you’ll have… Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience. 7+ years of project management experience delivering complex enterprise technology programs. Experience managing data, analytics, cloud, or AI-related delivery projects; consulting experience is a plus. Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams that include business stakeholders, project managers, architects, engineers, developers, and technical specialists. Strong experience with project delivery methodologies including Agile/Scrum, Hybrid, and Waterfall approaches. Proven ability to manage project scope, schedules, budgets, resources, dependencies, risks, issues, change requests, and delivery governance. Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, and communication skills, including experience leading executive steering committees and client-facing engagements. Experience establishing project governance frameworks, maintaining delivery documentation, and delivering clear project reporting. Working knowledge of data governance, privacy, security, and responsible data management practices. Experience managing project financials, commercial delivery, forecasting, burn rates, margins, and change orders. Proficiency with project and delivery management tools such as Azure DevOps (ADO), Jira, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or similar platforms. PMP certification is highly desirable; PMI-ACP, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe, or similar certifications are a plus. The Perks We offer competitive pay with a performance-based bonus. Our employees also enjoy unlimited paid time off and a flexible and affordable benefits program designed to help you be and stay well, including: medical, dental & vision coverage, flexible spending accounts, health reimbursement account, and a 401(k) plan with a company match. Additionally, you’ll have the benefit of working alongside enthusiastic and energetic teammates in a dynamic and thriving environment. HSO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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IN Remote

Cloud & Infrastructure

HSO India | Lead D365 Integration Engineer (AIS) | 10+ Years

D365 Integration Engineer Design and implement enterprise integration architectures that connect business applications, analytics platforms, and intelligent services across the Microsoft ecosystem Build scalable integrations using Azure Integration Services including Azure API Management (APIM), Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Service Bus, Event Grid, and Event Hubs Develop API-based, event-driven, and message-based architectures connecting ERP, CRM, Dataverse, analytics platforms, and external enterprise systems Enable downstream analytics and AI workloads by delivering ingestion pipelines into Microsoft Fabric, Synapse, Azure Databricks, and Power BI semantic environments Support integration patterns required for Copilot, Azure OpenAI, semantic search, and intelligent application scenarios Integrate Microsoft Business Applications including Dynamics 365 and Dataverse with Azure data platforms and enterprise systems Develop secure APIs and integration workflows leveraging OAuth2, Managed Identities, and APIM policies Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Bicep and YAML to support consistent and repeatable deployments Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps to support automated delivery across development, test, and production environments Design resilient integrations with monitoring, alerting, retry logic, and observability frameworks to ensure production reliability

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GB Manchester

Cloud & Infrastructure

Deployment Strategist

Deployment Strategist About HSO HSO is a global Business Transformation Partner with deep industry expertise and a long standing strategic relationship with Microsoft. We help organisations unlock the full potential of Microsoft Dynamics 365, Azure, Data and AI technologies to modernise operations, accelerate innovation and deliver meaningful business outcomes. In 2026, HSO achieved Microsoft Frontier Partner status, recognising our advanced capabilities across Microsoft Cloud and AI and our ability to help customers move beyond AI experimentation into secure, governed, enterprise scale production. With operations across Europe, North America and Asia, we combine industry knowledge, technical excellence and a practical, people first approach to transformation. As we continue to expand our AI capabilities, we’re building a new generation of customer facing talent to help organisations identify where AI can create genuine business value and turn that potential into measurable outcomes. About the Role AI is creating significant opportunities for organisations, but identifying where it can genuinely transform a business is often harder than building the technology itself. That is where the Deployment Strategist comes in. Deployment Strategists combine elements of management consulting, product management, business analysis and technology strategy. Their primary responsibility is to understand a customer’s business deeply enough to identify where the greatest value can be created, where the most important problems exist, and where AI and agentic technologies can realistically help solve them. You’ll work closely with senior customer stakeholders to understand strategic priorities, operating models, processes and performance challenges before translating them into focused opportunities that can be delivered and measured. You will also need a strong understanding of the Microsoft technology platform and its evolving AI stack. This is not a hands on engineering role, but you should understand how capabilities across Microsoft Azure, Data, AI, Microsoft Fabric, Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Platform and Dynamics 365 can be applied to business problems and how those technologies fit together. This technical understanding will allow you to identify realistic opportunities, challenge assumptions, work credibly with technical teams and help customers make informed choices about where Microsoft technologies can create the greatest value. Deployment Strategists work side by side with Forward Deployed Engineers. The Deployment Strategist owns the why and the what, identifying the opportunity, defining the desired outcome and establishing how success will be measured. The FDE owns the how, designing and building the production solution. Together, you will take opportunities from discovery through to production and demonstrate the value they create. A critical part of the role is proving impact. You’ll establish clear baselines and success measures at the outset, remain closely connected to customer stakeholders throughout delivery, and demonstrate how the solution is affecting KPIs, operational performance or other measurable business outcomes. The role does not end at first deployment. Deployment Strategists drive an ongoing cycle of identify, build, prove and expand, using each successful outcome to uncover the next opportunity and deepen the value HSO delivers to the customer. What You’ll Do Understand the Customer and Identify Value • Build a deep understanding of how a customer’s business operates, including its strategy, operating model, processes, systems, performance drivers and constraints. • Work with senior executives and business leaders to identify where the greatest opportunities for improvement or transformation exist. • Assess where AI, agents, automation, data and Microsoft platform capabilities can realistically create meaningful business value rather than applying technology for its own sake. • Understand the customer’s existing Microsoft technology landscape and identify where capabilities across Azure, Data, AI, Fabric, Dynamics 365, Power Platform and Copilot can support transformation. • Identify opportunities across the organisation and sequence them according to strategic importance, potential value, feasibility and risk. • Develop a clear view of where HSO can create sustained value for the customer over time. Define Outcomes and Prioritise Opportunities • Translate complex or ambiguous business problems into clear hypotheses, outcomes and measurable success criteria. • Shape opportunities into focused initiatives that can be delivered and proven quickly. • Define the smallest valuable solution that will demonstrate whether an opportunity is worth scaling. • Build robust business cases and value models that establish expected benefits, investment and measures of success. • Own the business scope before engineering begins, ensuring everyone understands what is being built, why it matters and how its impact will be measured. • Prioritise opportunities and product backlogs according to customer value rather than technical novelty. Build Trusted Executive Relationships • Develop trusted relationships with senior business, technology and operational stakeholders. • Facilitate strategic conversations with C suite executives and, where appropriate, board level stakeholders. • Present opportunities, recommendations and results clearly and credibly to senior audiences. • Challenge assumptions constructively and help customers make informed decisions where priorities or requirements are unclear. • Explain Microsoft platform and AI capabilities in clear business terms, helping senior stakeholders understand what is realistically possible without requiring them to navigate the technical detail. • Remain accountable for ensuring the engagement stays focused on the intended business outcomes. Partner with Forward Deployed Engineers • Work closely with FDEs and platform engineers to translate customer outcomes into practical solutions. • Provide the business context, priorities and decision making framework engineering teams need to deliver effectively. • Apply a strong understanding of the Microsoft platform to help shape credible solution options and ensure proposed approaches align with available capabilities. • Continuously prioritise scope and backlog according to customer value, learning and emerging evidence. • Stress test how people, processes and technology will work together once the solution is deployed. • Ensure adoption, operating model change, training and feedback loops are considered alongside the technical build. • Make effective use of existing HSO and Microsoft assets and accelerators wherever they can reduce time to value. Measure and Prove Value • Establish clear baselines, KPIs and value measures at the beginning of an engagement. • Track performance throughout delivery and after deployment to understand whether the intended outcomes are being achieved. • Translate technical delivery into a clear account of business impact for executive sponsors and operational stakeholders. • Communicate transparently where expected outcomes have not yet been achieved and help identify what needs to change. • Build a continuous, evidence based view of the value HSO is creating for the customer. • Use proven outcomes to identify and shape the next high value opportunity. Build Reusable HSO Capability • Turn lessons from customer engagements into reusable frameworks, methodologies, value models and delivery playbooks. • Share practical learnings across HSO regions, practices and industry teams. • Contribute to the development of HSO’s AI, Frontier and Forward Deployed capabilities. • Help develop future Deployment Strategists and strengthen the discipline as the practice grows. What We’re Looking For We’re looking for people who combine strong commercial and strategic judgement with a strong understanding of the Microsoft platform and modern AI technologies. You’ll ideally bring: • Significant experience in management consulting, product management, business analysis, technology strategy, solution architecture or senior client facing delivery. • A track record of leading complex discovery, transformation or value based engagements with large organisations. • Strong commercial judgement and the ability to identify where technology can materially improve business performance. • Experience translating strategic or ambiguous business challenges into clearly defined initiatives and measurable outcomes. • Strong product instincts, including defining MVPs, shaping requirements and prioritising according to business value. • Experience developing business cases, ROI models, benefits cases or other value frameworks. • Strong knowledge of the Microsoft technology platform, including Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Dynamics 365, Power Platform and the Microsoft AI ecosystem. • Strong understanding of Microsoft’s AI stack, including capabilities such as Azure AI, Copilot, Copilot Studio, agents, automation and workflow orchestration. • The ability to understand how Microsoft technologies fit together and where they can realistically be applied to customer business problems. • Enough technical understanding to work credibly with engineers, challenge assumptions and understand architectural or delivery trade offs. • Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to translate confidently between business and technical audiences. • Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills, including experience working with senior executives. • Comfort operating in environments where requirements are incomplete, priorities move quickly and the answer is not obvious. • Intellectual curiosity and the willingness to challenge surface level assumptions to understand what is really driving a business problem. Deep hands on engineering expertise is not required. You will not be expected to build or configure solutions yourself. More important is a strong understanding of the Microsoft platform and AI stack, what the technology can realistically achieve, and the ability to work effectively with engineers to turn that potential into measurable business value. Nice to Have • Previous experience in a Deployment Strategist, product strategy, technology strategy or similar role within an AI, technology or enterprise software business. • Background in management consulting, particularly operating model design, digital transformation or technology enabled change. • Experience working within the Microsoft ecosystem or with Microsoft Azure, Data, AI, Dynamics 365 or Power Platform solutions. • Deep industry experience in Manufacturing, Retail, Financial Services, Public Sector or Professional Services. • Experience working as a Product Owner or alongside engineering teams in an agile environment. • Experience delivering AI, automation or data led transformation programmes. • An established network of senior relationships within one or more of HSO’s target industries. • Experience turning successful customer engagements into repeatable propositions, methodologies or commercial opportunities. Why Join HSO? Many organisations understand that AI could transform their business. Far fewer know where to start, which opportunities genuinely matter or how to prove that an AI investment has created value. As a Deployment Strategist at HSO, you’ll help answer those questions. You’ll sit at the centre of strategic customer engagements, understanding how businesses operate, identifying where AI can make the greatest difference, applying your understanding of the Microsoft platform to shape viable opportunities, partnering with Forward Deployed Engineers to turn those opportunities into production solutions and demonstrating the results back to the customer. You’ll have the opportunity to: • Work directly with senior leaders on some of their most important business challenges. • Shape AI initiatives from the original business problem rather than inheriting predefined technical requirements. • Apply Microsoft’s evolving AI, Data and Cloud capabilities to real business transformation challenges. • See ideas move rapidly from strategy into working production solutions. • Work at the forefront of Microsoft’s evolving AI ecosystem as part of a Microsoft Frontier Partner. • Build propositions around measurable business outcomes rather than technology adoption alone. • Help shape a new consulting and delivery discipline within HSO as it develops globally. • Turn successful engagements into repeatable approaches that can create value across multiple customers. You’ll join a senior, practical and customer focused team that values curiosity, commercial judgement, ownership, speed and measurable impact. Compensation and Benefits We offer a competitive base salary alongside HSO’s standard employee benefits. The role will also include a performance related element designed to recognise both individual contribution and the value created through successful customer engagements. Further details on the compensation structure and performance measures will be discussed during the recruitment process.

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GB Manchester

Cloud & Infrastructure

Forward Deployed Engineer

Forward Deployed Engineer About HSO HSO is a global Business Transformation Partner with deep industry expertise and a long standing strategic relationship with Microsoft. We help organisations unlock the full potential of Microsoft Dynamics 365, Azure, Data and AI technologies to modernise operations, accelerate innovation and deliver meaningful business outcomes. In 2026, HSO achieved Microsoft Frontier Partner status, recognising our advanced capabilities across Microsoft Cloud and AI and our ability to help customers move beyond AI experimentation into secure, governed, enterprise scale production. With operations across Europe, North America and Asia, we combine industry knowledge, technical excellence and a practical, people first approach to transformation. As we continue to expand our AI capabilities, we’re building a new generation of customer facing engineering talent to help organisations turn the potential of AI and agentic technologies into real, measurable value. About the Role HSO is building a new generation of customer facing engineers who will help our customers create the operating model of the future using the latest AI, data and cloud capabilities. Forward Deployed Engineers combine consulting judgement, production software engineering, data platform expertise, AI delivery capability and business transformation skills. You will embed with strategic customers, understand their most important business challenges and rapidly turn those challenges into working, production ready AI applications, agentic workflows, automation solutions and data driven platforms. This is a hands on, outcome led role embedded within customer environments. You’ll move quickly from discovery to working software and take accountability for delivering measurable business outcomes. You’ll work across business processes, data platforms, integrations, AI, cloud and security, designing solutions that make effective use of Microsoft technologies while integrating with the customer’s wider technology estate. A strong understanding of modern enterprise data platforms is fundamental to the role. You will need to understand how data is structured, governed, integrated, transformed and made available to AI and application workloads, and how data platform decisions affect the quality, scalability and reliability of the solutions you build. Forward Deployed Engineers work closely with Deployment Strategists. The Deployment Strategist focuses on identifying where AI can create the greatest customer value and defining the desired outcome. The FDE takes ownership of how that outcome is delivered technically. From discovery through to go live, both roles work side by side. The FDE owns the technical solution and delivery, while the Deployment Strategist ensures the solution remains aligned to the business problem and measurable value. The role does not end at first deployment. You’ll stay close to solutions through hardening, adoption and handover before moving on to the next value opportunity. You’ll also turn what you learn into reusable HSO assets, reference architectures and delivery patterns that help future engagements move faster. What You’ll Do Own Customer Outcomes • Embed rapidly within customer teams and develop a strong understanding of their priorities, operating processes, systems, data and constraints. • Translate ambiguous business problems and defined customer outcomes into clear technical delivery plans. • Act as the technical lead throughout an engagement, guiding customer sponsors, business users, technical teams and HSO colleagues towards successful delivery. • Build trusted relationships with senior operational and technical stakeholders, including CTO and CIO level leaders. • Take ownership for delivering solutions that create measurable customer value rather than simply completing technical tasks. Lead Discovery and Solution Design • Lead technical discovery workshops to understand customer challenges and identify high value AI, data and automation opportunities. • Assess business processes, data readiness, data architecture, integration points, security requirements, technical risks and operational constraints. • Understand the customer’s existing data platform landscape and identify how data needs to be accessed, transformed, governed or modernised to support the required solution. • Apply a problem first approach to identify the smallest valuable solution that can be built and proven quickly. • Design end to end solution architectures that balance speed, scalability, maintainability, security and responsible AI. • Turn discovery into a pragmatic roadmap from prototype through to production. Build and Ship Production Solutions • Design, build, integrate, test and deploy enterprise grade solutions using modern cloud, data and AI technologies. • Develop AI powered applications, copilots, agents, automations, integrations and workflow solutions. • Build solutions that make effective use of modern enterprise data platforms and ensure AI applications are supported by reliable, governed and accessible data. • Integrate solutions with platforms such as Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Services, Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow and customer owned systems, APIs and data platforms. • Apply modern engineering practices including source control, CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure as code, observability and secure development. • Work iteratively. Deliver value quickly, learn from real world usage and progressively harden solutions for enterprise production. Engineer AI and Agentic Solutions • Design and implement robust agentic workflows, human in the loop processes and, where appropriate, multi agent architectures. • Apply modern techniques across retrieval, grounding, orchestration, tool integration, context engineering and evaluation. • Build evaluation frameworks and guardrails to test AI behaviour, reliability and quality before and after deployment. • Implement appropriate responsible AI, security, monitoring and governance controls. • Ensure data quality, lineage, governance and availability are considered as fundamental components of AI solution design. • Use operational data and user feedback to continuously improve solution quality and performance. Create Reusable HSO Capability • Reuse existing HSO assets, accelerators and delivery patterns wherever they improve speed and quality. • Turn lessons from customer engagements into reusable assets, reference architectures, engineering patterns and playbooks. • Contribute actively to HSO’s AI, Data, Frontier and Horizon engineering communities. • Share practical knowledge across regions, practices and delivery teams. • Support and mentor other engineers as the Forward Deployed Engineering capability grows. What We’re Looking For We’re looking for experienced engineers who combine strong technical depth with commercial awareness and the ability to operate confidently with customers. You’ll ideally bring: • Significant experience across software engineering, cloud engineering, data engineering, solution development, technical consulting or enterprise technology delivery, with senior level ownership of complex solutions. • Strong hands on experience building and operating production grade solutions on at least one major cloud platform. • Strong understanding and practical experience of modern enterprise data platforms, including data architecture, integration, transformation, governance and the role data plays in enabling AI and application workloads. • Experience with Microsoft data technologies such as Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse, Azure Databricks, OneLake or comparable enterprise data platforms would be highly valuable. • Excellent coding capability in a modern language such as Python, C#, TypeScript, JavaScript or Java, with a track record of producing maintainable, production quality software. • Practical experience designing, building and deploying AI powered applications using platforms such as Azure AI, OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, Anthropic or comparable technologies. • Hands on experience with large language models, prompting, retrieval augmented generation, evaluation and agent orchestration. • Strong understanding of APIs, integrations, data platforms and modern distributed application architectures. • Experience with modern engineering and DevOps practices including CI/CD, automated testing, source control and infrastructure as code. • Strong customer facing experience in consulting, transformation, delivery or technical leadership. • The ability to work effectively where requirements are incomplete, priorities evolve quickly and the right answer is not immediately obvious. • The judgement to balance engineering excellence with speed, practicality and customer value. You do not need to be an expert in every technology we use. More important is the ability to learn quickly, understand unfamiliar environments and apply strong engineering and data fundamentals to new problems. Nice to Have • Certifications across Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, AWS, Google Cloud or leading AI platforms. • Experience working with enterprise platforms such as Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Salesforce, SAP, ServiceNow or similar. • Experience implementing responsible AI, AI governance, evaluation frameworks or model monitoring in enterprise environments. • Experience designing or delivering modern data platforms that support analytics, operational applications or AI workloads. • Experience across industries such as Manufacturing, Retail, Financial Services, Public Sector or Professional Services. • A track record of turning successful customer solutions into reusable patterns or accelerators. • Experience leading small, highly capable engineering teams from discovery through to production. Why Join HSO? AI is changing how organisations operate, but most businesses do not need more demonstrations or isolated pilots. They need people who can identify where AI will genuinely create value, ensure the underlying data foundations are fit for purpose and then build something that works in production. That is what this role is designed to do. As a Forward Deployed Engineer at HSO, you’ll work directly with strategic customers at the point where emerging AI, data and cloud capabilities meet real business problems. You’ll have the opportunity to: • Build real AI products and solutions rather than proof of concepts that never reach production. • Work across AI, cloud and data platforms to solve complex customer problems end to end. • Work directly with senior customer stakeholders and see the impact of what you build. • Operate at the forefront of Microsoft’s evolving AI and Data ecosystem as part of a Microsoft Frontier Partner. • Work across technologies, industries and business problems rather than being confined to a single product or platform. • Help shape a new engineering capability within HSO rather than stepping into a narrowly defined existing model. • Turn successful customer work into reusable technology and approaches that can scale across HSO globally. You’ll join a senior, practical and customer focused team that values ownership, curiosity, engineering quality, speed and measurable impact. Compensation and Benefits We offer a competitive base salary alongside HSO’s standard employee benefits. The role will also include a performance related element designed to recognise both individual contribution and the value created through successful customer delivery. Further details on the compensation structure and performance measures will be discussed during the recruitment process.

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IN Remote

Data & AI

HSO India | Technical Data Lead (Fabric & Azure) | 10+ Years

LEAD DATA ENGINEER – MICROSOFT FABRIC & AZURE HSO India Pvt. Ltd. Experience 10+ Years Work Mode Remote / Work From Home Notice Period Immediate to 30 Days Employment Type Full-Time Salary Best in the Market About the Role HSO is looking for an experienced Lead Data Engineer with 10+ years of experience in designing, developing, and implementing scalable data engineering solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on expertise in Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Azure, along with experience in modern data platforms, data pipelines, data warehousing, ETL/ELT, and cloud-based data engineering. Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Azure are MANDATORY requirements for this position. Key Responsibilities Lead the design and development of enterprise-grade data engineering solutions using Microsoft Fabric and Azure. Design scalable and reliable data pipelines for batch and real-time data processing. Develop and optimize ETL/ELT processes using modern Azure and Microsoft Fabric technologies. Work extensively with Microsoft Fabric Data Factory, Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, OneLake, and related Fabric components. Design and implement solutions using Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure SQL, and other Azure data services. Develop data ingestion, transformation, cleansing, and integration processes from multiple source systems. Implement data models and data warehouse solutions supporting analytics and reporting requirements. Optimize data pipelines, queries, storage, and processing performance. Establish data quality, security, governance, and monitoring practices. Collaborate with Data Architects, Solution Architects, BI Developers, and business stakeholders. Provide technical leadership and mentoring to data engineering teams. Participate in solution design, estimation, code reviews, troubleshooting, and production support. Mandatory Skills – Microsoft Fabric Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric Data Factory. Hands-on experience with Fabric Lakehouse and Fabric Data Warehouse. Strong understanding of OneLake. Experience with data pipelines, notebooks, and Dataflows Gen2. Experience with Fabric architecture, workspace management, data ingestion, transformation, and optimization. Mandatory Skills – Microsoft Azure Strong hands-on experience with Azure Data Factory (ADF). Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2. Azure Synapse Analytics and Azure SQL. Azure Databricks and Azure Storage. Azure Functions / Logic Apps. Azure Key Vault, monitoring, and security services. Technical Skills 10+ years of experience in Data Engineering / Data Platform development. Strong SQL and database development skills. Experience with Python and/or PySpark. Strong understanding of ETL/ELT and data pipeline development. Experience with Data Warehousing, dimensional modelling, and Lakehouse architecture. Knowledge of batch and real-time data processing. Experience with APIs, structured and unstructured data sources. Experience with Git, CI/CD, and DevOps practices. Knowledge of data security, governance, lineage, and data quality. Experience troubleshooting and optimizing complex data pipelines. Leadership & Collaboration Proven ability to lead technical discussions and data engineering initiatives. Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills. Experience mentoring data engineers. Ability to work independently in a remote environment. Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities. Preferred / Good-to-Have Skills Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate or equivalent certification. Experience with Power BI and Microsoft Power Platform. Experience integrating Dynamics 365 / Dataverse data. Experience with Microsoft Purview and Azure DevOps. Knowledge of real-time analytics and event-driven architectures. Experience with enterprise data migration and modernization projects. Education Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field. Relevant Microsoft/Azure certifications will be an advantage. Candidate Profile 10+ years of relevant Data Engineering experience. Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric – Mandatory. Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure Data Services – Mandatory. Available to join immediately or within 30 days. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Ability to independently lead data engineering projects and provide technical guidance. Why Join HSO? Opportunity to work on global enterprise data and cloud transformation projects. Work with modern Microsoft technologies including Microsoft Fabric and Azure. Remote / Work From Home opportunity. Exposure to international clients and large-scale data platforms. Opportunity to work with a highly skilled and collaborative technology team.

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GB Manchester

Cloud & Infrastructure

Cloud Solution Architect

Cloud Solution Architect - Data & AI Location: UK (Hybrid)Practice: Data & AI About HSO HSO is a Business Transformation Partner with deep industry expertise and global reach. As one of Microsoft's leading partners, we help organisations unlock the full potential of Microsoft Dynamics 365, Azure, Data and AI technologies to deliver meaningful business outcomes. With operations across Europe, North America and Asia, HSO combines industry knowledge, technical excellence and a people-first culture to help customers modernise their businesses, transform operations and embrace innovation with confidence. As demand for Data & AI solutions continues to accelerate, we're expanding our Data & AI practice and looking for experienced Cloud Solution Architects to help shape the next generation of customer transformation programmes. The Role As a Cloud Solution Architect - Data & AI, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping and qualifying customer opportunities across the Microsoft cloud ecosystem. This is a highly visible role that sits at the intersection of sales, enterprise architecture and delivery, combining technical leadership with commercial thinking. You'll work closely with customers, Microsoft and internal stakeholders to understand business challenges, identify opportunities, design compelling solutions and create clear pathways from initial discovery through to successful delivery. You'll help organisations transform the way they use data, analytics and artificial intelligence, translating business ambition into practical, costed and deliverable solutions. Success in this role requires more than technical expertise. You'll need strong consulting and stakeholder management skills, the confidence to challenge assumptions, and the commercial awareness to ensure opportunities are both valuable for clients and aligned with HSO's delivery capability. What You'll Be Doing Opportunity Qualification & Solution Shaping Lead Data & AI opportunity qualification alongside Account Managers, Business Development teams and Enterprise Architects. Facilitate customer discovery workshops, architecture assessments and strategic discussions. Understand customer business drivers, challenges and desired outcomes. Help customers define realistic transformation roadmaps aligned to business priorities. Qualify opportunities using structured sales and consulting methodologies, including MEDDIC/MEDDICC approaches. Solution Architecture & Advisory Design end-to-end Data & AI solutions using Microsoft technologies and best practices. Shape modern analytics, AI and data platform architectures that are commercially viable and technically deliverable. Provide architectural leadership across data platform modernisation, analytics, AI and automation initiatives. Ensure alignment with Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework and Azure Well-Architected principles. Communicate architectural trade-offs and recommendations to both technical and non-technical audiences. Commercial Leadership Translate customer requirements into proposals, statements of work, delivery plans and business cases. Produce solution estimates, cost models and phased implementation approaches. Support customers in understanding ROI, value realisation and investment considerations. Challenge unclear scope and identify delivery, cost and commercial risks early in the sales cycle. Work closely with delivery teams to validate assumptions before commitments are made. Growth & Go-to-Market Contribute to the evolution of HSO's Data & AI propositions and repeatable offerings. Develop demonstrations, accelerators, sales collateral and industry-specific solution narratives. Support RFPs, bid responses, executive presentations and proof-of-concept engagements. Collaborate with Microsoft stakeholders to drive pipeline growth and co-sell opportunities. Keep up to date with emerging Microsoft technologies and industry trends across Data & AI. What We're Looking For The ideal candidate combines strong technical capability with exceptional commercial awareness. You'll be equally comfortable discussing board-level business outcomes with executive stakeholders as you are diving into architecture decisions with technical teams. Commercial & Consulting Experience You'll have: Proven experience in a Solution Architecture, Pre-Sales, Consulting or Technical Advisory role. Experience working within a Microsoft partner, consultancy or enterprise technology environment. Strong commercial acumen and experience creating proposals, business cases and Statements of Work. The ability to qualify opportunities and challenge assumptions constructively. Excellent workshop facilitation, discovery and stakeholder management skills. Experience presenting to senior business and technical audiences. The ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business value. Understanding of opportunity qualification methodologies such as MEDDIC or MEDDICC. Experience across industries such as manufacturing, retail, financial services, healthcare, public sector, not-for-profit, utilities or professional services would be advantageous. Technical Experience We recognise that few candidates will have expertise across every area listed below. We're primarily looking for strong Data & AI architecture experience across the Microsoft ecosystem. Essential Data & Analytics Microsoft Fabric Lakehouse architecture patterns Power BI and self-service analytics Semantic modelling and reporting solutions Data platform modernisation and analytics strategy Azure Data Platform Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS) Azure Synapse Analytics Azure Databricks Azure SQL Database Azure Cosmos DB Azure Data Factory AI & Automation Azure AI Services Azure OpenAI Service Azure AI Foundry Copilot Studio Agentic AI patterns and intelligent automation solutions Document intelligence and AI-driven business use cases Data Engineering & Platform Delivery SQL Python and/or PySpark Data pipelines and transformation frameworks CI/CD concepts and deployment automation Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Infrastructure as Code awareness Environment promotion and release management approaches Advantageous Data Governance & Security Microsoft Purview Data governance frameworks Data lineage and catalogue solutions Information protection concepts Role-based access control Azure Key Vault Secure platform design principles Integration & Application Connectivity Azure Logic Apps Azure Functions Azure Service Bus Azure API Management Enterprise integration patterns Operational and analytical workload integration Certifications Microsoft certifications are not essential but are highly desirable, particularly across: Microsoft Azure Microsoft Fabric Data & Analytics Artificial Intelligence Security As a leading Microsoft partner, HSO actively invests in certification, specialisation and continuous learning, helping our consultants stay at the forefront of Microsoft's rapidly evolving technology landscape. Why Join HSO? This is an exciting opportunity to join one of Microsoft's most respected global partners during a period of significant growth in Data & AI. You'll have the opportunity to: Shape the future of HSO's Data & AI propositions and offerings. Work alongside Microsoft on strategic customer initiatives. Influence major digital, data and AI transformation programmes. Help organisations realise measurable value from data and artificial intelligence. Work with some of the most innovative technologies in the Microsoft ecosystem. Collaborate with highly skilled consultants, architects and delivery professionals across the globe. Benefit from continuous professional development, certification support and access to Microsoft's latest technologies. Most importantly, you'll have the freedom to combine commercial thinking, architectural leadership and innovation to create meaningful outcomes for customers and make a real impact on the future of Data & AI transformation. Ready to help shape the future of Data & AI? We'd love to hear from you.

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HSO International - D365 Data Migration Lead

Position: Data Migration Lead – HSO International Department: Data & AI Visa Sponsorship: You must have legal working rights in the country of your residence within the European region. Sponsorship is only available within the Netherlands.    What is your goal? The Data Migration Lead plays a key role in ensuring HSO’s clients move to adopt a data-first strategy. To start their Dynamics 365 journey, next focus on their data-driven ambitions with clean, governed, and reliable data. Leading Microsoft Partner HSO belongs to the elite Microsoft Dynamics Inner Circle, within the top 1% of all Microsoft partners worldwide. HSO is a leading Microsoft partner within the top 1% of all Microsoft partners worldwide, delivering business transformation across ERP, CRM, Data & AI. With over 2,500 professionals and a worldwide presence, we deliver successful implementations across industries globally. HSO International At HSO International, you’ll join a diverse team of 300+ colleagues from 50+ nationalities, working on cross-border projects that make a global impact. Learn more about Life at HSO International: https://www.hso.com/en/campaigns/life-at-hso-international/ Key Responsibilities Own the full data migration lifecycle for Dynamics 365 F&O (and CE where relevant), covering planning, execution, cutover, and postmigration verification and hypercare to ensure accuracy and business continuity.‑migration verification and Lead data discovery, profiling, mapping, cleansing, transformation, and validation activities with functional and technical teams. Coordinate effectively with all stakeholders (client teams, HSO delivery teams, ISVs), providing clear communication around progress, risks, and decisions. Define migration scope, approach, timelines, resourcing, and risk controls in alignment with project governance and commercial sensitivities.  Establish and enforce Data Governance standards (lineage, controls, security, retention) for migration assets, and guide Master Data Management (MDM) setup and data quality initiatives.  Lead data engineering teams to design and implement robust ETL processes and quality checks; manage cutovers and reconciliation. Author migration scripts and queries in T-SQL. Use Python to automate repeatable tasks and validations when appropriate.  Leverage Microsoft Fabric and modern data platforms. Enable legacy and migrate data for analytical purposes like AI and BI. Pre-sales and envisioning type of activities. Requirements You have… Deep hands‑on experience with Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (F&O) data migration. Expertise in T-SQL (authoring complex queries, stored procedures, performance tuning, and reconciliation).  A proven understanding of data migration principles (profiling, mapping, cleansing, validation, and cutover). Experience managing data teams across multiple streams (Migration, Analytics, Integration). The ability to handle commercially sensitive information and decisions is important. A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, or related field. Nice‑to‑have Exposure Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (CE). Knowledge of Master Data Management (MDM). Familiarity with Data Governance frameworks and practices. Experience with Microsoft Fabric or modern Azure‑based data platforms. Python scripting experience for automation and data processing. You are… A strong communicator who can manage stakeholders across technical and business audiences. A credible senior consultant with the presence of coaches, challenges, and align cross‑functional teams. Analytical and detail‑oriented, with strong problem‑solving skills and a focus on quality. Structured in delivery, able to plan, execute, and govern with clear milestones and acceptance criteria. Customer‑centric, focused on value creation, risk reduction, and business continuity. Fluent in English (spoken and written); additional languages such as French, German, Spanish, or Italian are a plus. Benefits Why should you choose HSO International? Development and growth You get a job with plenty of career opportunities with a leading provider of innovative enterprise business solutions and distinct Microsoft Global Solution Integrator, who perceives your motivations, talents and ambitions. Fun and success You work in a collaborative and professional environment where success is built on teamwork and with colleagues who are ready to help each other. International project exposure  Joining our team offers an exciting opportunity to engage in international projects, providing invaluable exposure to diverse cultures, markets, and perspectives. Through your involvement in these projects, you will broaden your global network, enhance your cross-cultural communication skills, and gain firsthand experience in navigating the complexities of international collaboration. Freedom and responsibility You have the freedom and flexibility to organize your workdays, but especially to shape your own career. Take the next step! Does the combination of business processes and Microsoft technology appeal to you? Take the next step in your career path with HSO International!

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