With clear and personal vision, Peter van Haaften looks toward the future with HSO

Peter van Haaften has helped to open new doors for HSO with his personal manner and out of the box thinking.

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Peter van Haaften
Engagement Director

“I’d like to mentor and coach the next generation to turn them into trusted advisors for our customers...”

In business, there’s those who color within the lines, and there’s those who dare to try something new.

This philosophy is a personal quality that has guided Peter van Haaften throughout his career and taken him down a road less traveled. In fact, Peter trained as an educator in university, but his curiosity for everything tech drew him into the IT world. His ability to understand what makes people tick and connect with them took him through several roles in sales and business development. For several years now, he has been exploring how we apply technology to boost business growth.

Today, as the Engagement Director at HSO International, Peter is responsible for global engagements and serves as the account executive for international clients. In this role, he continues expanding the company’s reach and impact, keeping customer success as his guiding principle.

Pioneering business solutions

Before cloud computing took off, Peter could see its potential: “I had the strong impression that Microsoft would use its full cloud platform to innovate Dynamics 365, and the solution would be much less of an isolated service. I suspected it would be split into a suite of services that would live across the cloud platform and leverage the innovative elasticity of the new cloud services,” he said. “Many people thought I was off track and the business application world wouldn’t change that much.” Still, he persisted and built a portfolio of cloud-hosted services with dedicated Azure and Modern Workplace teams that allowed HSO to introduce a full platform strategy to a customer, rather than just a business application oriented implementation approach.

Peter’s theory became reality and supported HSO on its journey to become a global leader in Microsoft Cloud-hosted services, a business area that has grown so quickly that Peter brought in additional team members so that he could continue to focus on client relationships. This is the kind of game-changing play that keeps HSO in the Microsoft Inner Circle, a designation awarded only to partners in the top 1%.

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ERP & CRM (e.g. D365 F&O, D365CE)

Dynamics 365 CE Engagement Manager - Public Sector

As an Engagement Manager you can expect to…  Serve as the primary client-facing leader for a portfolio of engagements, typically managing 4–8 concurrent initiatives representing approximately $6M–$10M in revenue, with scope varying by Service Line Act as the central liaison between client leadership, delivery teams, and internal stakeholders, ensuring alignment, transparency, and strong client outcomes Own the executive client relationship for delivery, serving as the primary contact for communication, governance, and issue escalation Build trusted advisor relationships with client Executive Sponsors and maintain recurring leadership touchpoints to proactively monitor engagement health and drive referenceable client success Ensure the client experience aligns with commitments, delivery standards, and quality expectations Oversee delivery execution across engagements to ensure quality, timeliness, and adherence to scope, methodology, and financial targets Partner with Project Managers and Solution Architects to remove blockers, manage escalations, and maintain overall engagement health Lead executive governance forums, including Steering Committee discussions, providing senior-level guidance beyond the Project Manager remit Provide ongoing executive updates to ensure transparency, alignment, and informed decision-making throughout the engagement lifecycle Monitor and manage engagement financial performance, including forecast accuracy, margin health, billability, and revenue realization Drive disciplined change management and strong governance for all scope, timeline, and financial adjustments Identify and pursue opportunities for account expansion, cross-sell, and upsell across the Microsoft ecosystem Partner with Sales and Practice Leadership to develop proposals, Statements of Work, and change requests, while shaping long-term client solution roadmaps Maintain strong commercial discipline, including effective change order management and minimal non-billable leakage (<2.5%) Proactively identify and mitigate risks, issues, and dependencies, ensuring timely resolution and leadership alignment Act as the escalation point for delivery or client concerns raised by the Project Manager or client stakeholders Capture lessons learned, client feedback, and best practices to drive continuous improvement in delivery quality and client experience Provide structured engagement reporting and governance updates, including financial performance, delivery health, client satisfaction, and account growth You’re great at…  Building executive-level client relationships and serving as a trusted advisor Leading complex, multi-threaded engagements while balancing client experience, delivery execution, and commercial outcomes Driving alignment across matrixed teams and influencing without direct authority Managing engagement financials, forecasting, and margin performance Communicating clearly and confidently with executives, stakeholders, and delivery teams Identifying risks early and navigating complex issues with sound judgment and calm leadership Maintaining delivery discipline while ensuring strong client satisfaction and adoption Recognizing and shaping growth opportunities within existing client relationships Balancing strategic thinking with hands-on engagement leadership Driving accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement across teams Leading and collaborating with cross-functional and virtual teams Balancing strategic thinking with executional rigor Prioritizing effectively and communicating commitments clearly Learning new concepts, industries, and technologies quickly and thoroughly Promoting the mission and Shared Values of our company Sound interesting? If so, you’ll have…  Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field 10+ years of experience delivering complex technology or business transformation engagements, preferably within a Microsoft consulting environment Previous experience working or consulting within Public Sector or Non-Profit industries Proven success managing multiple concurrent client engagements with responsibility for delivery, financial performance, and client satisfaction Strong understanding of Microsoft technologies within the Dynamics 365 CE, Azure, Power Platform, and the broader Microsoft ecosystem Demonstrated ability to build executive relationships and operate as a trusted client advisor Experience with delivery governance, project methodologies, and structured change management Strong commercial acumen, including forecasting, margin management, and revenue accountability Ability to identify and drive expansion opportunities within existing accounts Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills Ability to operate effectively in complex, fast-paced, client-facing environments Flexibility to travel as client and business needs require Flexibility to travel as client and business needs require   The Perks We offer competitive pay with and performance-based bonus. Our employees also enjoy generous 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. Check out the reasons why people love to work for us or browse more opportunities on our careers page!   HSO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  

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Cloud & Infrastructure

Senior Azure Cloud Engineer

As a Sr. Azure Cloud Engineer you can expect to…   Design and implement enterprise-scale Azure Landing Zones aligned to Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) and Well-Architected principles (management groups, subscriptions, RBAC, Policy/Initiatives, tags, monitoring, automation). Build core services: Compute (VMs/Scale Sets), Storage, Key Vault, Container Registry, and PaaS (e.g., App Service, Functions, AKS integrations) as appropriate. Engineer network topologies (hub-and-spoke or Virtual WAN); configure Azure Firewall, Application Gateway/WAF, Private Link, Private DNS, NAT Gateway, DDoS Protection; integrate ExpressRoute/VPN as needed. Plan & deploy Azure Virtual Desktop within the broader platform (host pools, app groups, workspaces) using FSLogix profiles on Azure Files/Azure NetApp Files; implement MSIX app attach and Scaling Plans; optimize performance (e.g., RDP Shortpath, GPU SKUs) and instrument with Azure Monitor/Log Analytics/AVD Insights. Implement Zero Trust controls with Microsoft Entra ID (Conditional Access, MFA, Privileged Identity Management, app registrations, enterprise apps, SCIM provisioning). Apply defense-in-depth using Azure Policy/Initiatives, secure baseline images, Defender for Cloud, Defender for Cloud Apps, Microsoft Defender XDR integrations, and Microsoft Sentinel for SIEM use cases. Manage secrets/keys with Key Vault; enforce least-privilege access and compliance controls (e.g., ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, as applicable). Build repeatable environments with Terraform and/or Bicep (and ARM where required); codify guardrails, policies, and landing zone modules. Integrate with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions for CI/CD, including validation, testing, linting, and drift detection; use PowerShell/Azure CLI/Python for orchestration and tooling. Implement Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Workbooks, Alerts, and Diagnostics across services; enable Defender and workload insights. Engineer backup and disaster recovery with Azure Backup, Site Recovery, cross-region architectures, and recovery runbooks; validate RTO/RPO. Drive cost governance using tagging standards, budgets, anomaly alerts, right-sizing, reservations, and Savings Plans via Cost Management + Billing and FinOps best practices. Run technical working sessions and pair with client engineers to build, troubleshoot, and unblock deployments. Produce operational artifacts: runbooks/SOPs, automation scripts, CI/CD, KQL alerts/dashboards, and handover docs. Assess environments and implement remediations for policy/security baselines, patching, DR, and cost optimization. Stabilize operations post‑go‑live: incident response/RCA, performance tuning, capacity planning, and change implementation. Build reusable modules/templates and contribute to internal repos and standards; provide estimates/status in Azure DevOps/Jira.  Sound interesting? If so, you’ll have…   5+ years of hands-on experience engineering on Microsoft Azure across networking, compute, storage, identity, and security. Proven delivery of enterprise landing zones with Azure Policy, management groups, RBAC, and guardrails. Strong Infrastructure as Code (Terraform and/or Bicep) with Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions CI/CD workflows. AVD implementation experience: deploy host pools/app groups, configure FSLogix profiles on Azure Files or Azure NetApp Files (shares, NTFS/ACLs, performance tiers), set up scaling plans and AVD Insights monitoring. Expertise in Microsoft Entra ID (Conditional Access, PIM, app registrations) and Azure security services (Defender for Cloud, Sentinel, Key Vault). Strong proficiency in PowerShell and Azure CLI for automation and deployment; Python experience is a plus. Excellent troubleshooting across networking, identity, and platform services; strong written and verbal communication in client-facing contexts. Preferred qualifications, but not required:  Microsoft 365 (Intune, Exchange Online, SharePoint/OneDrive, Teams) and Purview. Copilot readiness/governance, Copilot Studio development, Microsoft Foundry experience. AKS/Kubernetes, App Service/Functions, or cloud data stores (SQL MI/Cosmos DB). Preferred certifications, but not required:  Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (or SC-200/SC-300/SC-100) Microsoft Certified: DevOps Engineer Expert Microsoft 365 Certified (e.g., Enterprise Administrator Expert) The Perks  We offer competitive pay with and performance-based bonus. Our employees also enjoy generous 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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ERP & CRM (e.g. D365 F&O, D365CE)

Microsoft D365 F&O Lead SCM Consultant

As a D365 Lead Supply Chain Consultant you can expect to... Provide business and application consultancy to our clients   Leads discussions with the client and project teams during the Project Design meetings   Implement and configure supply chain modules of D365 F&O  Carry out prototyping plans, procedure documentation and communicate with project team   Define D365 F&O functional requirement and design documents that developers can use for enhancements   Perform advanced configuration and customization of the Dynamics 365 solution   Manages the testing and QA phases of a project for HSO; Test enhancements for end-user acceptance and accuracy    Organizes the communication between the test teams and technical/functional resources for resolution   Use provided methodologies to deliver successful projects   Identify opportunities to improve the use of the solution   Train power users and end users on efficient use of the solution, share ‘tips and tricks’   Travel to client-site when necessary    Sound interesting? If so, you’ll have…  Bachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Engineering, or related required   4+ years experience as a D365 F&O Supply Chain Consultant   Experience participating in all stages of multiple D365 F&O implementation projects    Successfully implemented the following modules: Products and Inventory, Procure to pay, Order to cash, Warehouse management, Transportation management, Master planning, demand and supply forecasting, Intercompany trade, Enterprise Asset Management   Expertise in writing functional specification, gap document and training materials   Ability to organize and managed the resources during the Testing phase   Ability to triage and fix bugs/issues and utilize MS provided technical resources   D365 F&O Supply Chain certifications highly desired   Flexibility to travel as the needs of clients and our business dictate   You’re great at…   Developing strong functional, analytical, presentation, documentation, training and interpersonal skills   Building relationships with clients and partners   Prioritizing tasks and communicating commitments   Working in a highly collaborative team environment    Solving complex problems with creative solutions   Learning new concepts quickly and thoroughly   Promoting the mission and Shared Values of our company   Physical Requirements:  This is a sedentary position that primarily involves sitting/standing. You can expect to:  Remain in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods  Work on a computer and look at a computer screen for prolonged periods  Move about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another  Communicate with others to exchange information via telephone, email, instant messaging tools and video conferencing  Perform repeat motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers (i.e. typing on a keyboard, using a computer mouse, etc.)  Assess the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned  Travel by airplane, train, or automobile to client sites to perform sedentary work as outlined above    The Perks  We offer competitive pay with and performance-based bonus. Our employees also enjoy unlimited 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.    Check out the reasons why people love to work for us or browse more opportunities on our careers page!    HSO is an Equal Opportunity Employer.             

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ERP & CRM (e.g. D365 F&O, D365CE)

Enterprise Solution Architect

As an Enterprise Solution Architect, you can expect to... Draw upon your diverse knowledge of Microsoft solutions such as Azure, D365 F&O, CE, Power Platform, Data, AI/ML, etc. to highlight integrated, scalable solutions for clients  Develop and cultivate the relationship between HSO and clients through discovery meetings, whiteboarding sessions, and technical analysis, positioning HSO as an effective partner in uncovering realistic solutions to our clients’ needs  Work with prospects and clients to determine the scope of work, and technology approaches, to create an overall enterprise architecture  Provide supplementary details such as proof-of concepts or demonstrations that validate client’ strategic vision, business requirements, and objectives to create a compelling value proposition that supports decision-making   Assist in the development of Microsoft-based capabilities for clients: outlining not only best practices and technical innovations, but also showing how it can be optimized to meet our clients' business needs  Define stakeholder breadth and engagement, meeting key decision makers at their level: from architectural and solution scoping to developing a technology strategy that aligns with the organization's broader financial goals  Apply your industry or product knowledge to communicate understanding of the environment or industry in which the client operates, unique needs, or constraints/opportunities of the legacy landscape Understanding of emerging AI-enabled development capabilities (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Azure AI services) and experience guiding how these technologies are incorporated into enterprise architecture, engineering platforms, and modern delivery practices. You’re great at…  Using a consultative approach to drive HSO business  Collaborating closely with clients, stakeholders, and internal teams to capture the clients’ overall strategic visions, matching up the technology to the requirements  Working closely with clients to understand their business needs and helping them to implement it into scalable, efficient, and effective solutions     Assessing the feasibility of new processes or technologies within a business, making appropriate technology choices for the customer to support the architectural requirements and principles  Collaborating with multiple internal and external stakeholders simultaneously including sales teams, practice leads and delivery teams  Understanding the full range of the landscape in which the client operates (business, geography, regulatory, etc.) and be able to use this in the definition and validation of the architecture  Staying updated on the latest trends, advancements, and competitive landscape within the Microsoft ecosystem  Sound interesting? If so, you’ll have…   Degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline or equivalent education  5+ years of experience in selling Microsoft Cloud and/or Microsoft Dynamics Business Applications or related services  At least one implementation with documentation in the role of Enterprise Architect implementing Microsoft solutions such as Azure, D365 F&O, CE, Power Platform, Data, AI/ML, etc   Expert level in at least one core area of Microsoft solutions with broad understanding of all the elements of the Microsoft technology platform  Excellent presentation and demonstration skills  Demonstrated experience in customer-facing consulting roles interacting with IT-leaders, product owners, C-level, Executive Sponsors, and business users  Prior consulting, business analyst, implementation, or product support experience required, specifically relating to Microsoft Business Solutions  Prior sales experience selling Enterprise Solutions, preferably Microsoft  Ability to thrive in a dynamic and entrepreneurial environment and to work with a team Ability to travel 30% or more      The Perks  We offer competitive pay with and performance-based bonus. Our employees also enjoy generous 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.   Check out the reasons why people love to work for us or browse more opportunities on our careers page!    HSO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

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From the first day I started working at HSO, no one ever asked what I’ve been doing. There is a strong mentality of just taking ownership of your own duties, and the culture makes space for people to trust each other.

Peter van Haaften Engagement Director

An incubator for success

Good ideas are worth nothing if they cannot come to fruition. Peter is a pragmatic self-starter, and he found a perfect match in HSO International. “From the first day I started working at HSO, no one ever asked what I’ve been doing,” he joked. “There is a strong mentality of just taking ownership of your own duties, and the culture makes space for people to trust each other.”

The entrepreneurial culture and flat structure at HSO enable a high level of collaboration and transparency. “You are encouraged to innovate in applying the technology, but it’s not about selling dreams,” Peter affirmed. “It’s about doing what is best for the client, even if that means advising them against something that is not good for them.”

Being able to build that rapport with the client is key to helping projects realize their full potential. “We don’t just hand out plug and play solutions,” he added. “It’s more like dancing a tango, where you can guide them to the right place, with a strong partnership and sponsorship from the top.”

"We need people with a fundamental entrepreneurial nature, who create their own opportunities. The focus should not be on selling but instead on truly becoming a trusted advisor to our customers."

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Developing the next generation

As a father of five, Peter understands how important it is to set the next generation up for success. That’s why he’s been stepping away from tactical and local issues to a more strategic and global perspective. “I’d like to mentor and coach the next generation to help them become trusted advisors for our customers,” he shared. “If you have some business experience and are good at understanding processes, we want to talk to you.”

But who has what it takes to join the ranks of customer engagement in one of the best digital solutions companies in the world? “We need people with a fundamental entrepreneurial nature, who create their own opportunities. The focus should not be on selling but instead on truly becoming a trusted advisor to our customers,” said Peter. In his experience, success today demands a cocktail of “soft” skills: “Curiosity to get into the weeds of what you’re selling, eagerness to learn and communicate, a high level of trustworthiness, and emotional intelligence.”

Peter doesn’t like to take credit, but we can tell you: He excels in these areas and offers an additional key ingredient to success—the boldness to continuously push boundaries.

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