Planning & Purchasing Systems Domain Architect

The Lead Domain Architect role is responsible for integrating leading technologies in the design of complex technology solutions within a specific domain, while considering business goals, technical feasibility, and long-term scalability. The incumbent will provide strategic direction, training and mentoring to various stakeholders across the business in the IT-aligned business functional areas using their deep expertise in their specific domain. The role will lead the architecture and development of solutions aligned with the overall business and technology strategy and roadmap, ensuring business functional outcomes are achieved and the architectural runway is in place at the functional level. The incumbent will foster collaboration among stakeholders to understand business needs and implement the best solutions to meet their needs, while ensuring alignment with overall IT strategy and roadmap.

• Integrate and refine architecture designs that are aligned to the organization's business goals (e.g., speed, reliability, scalability)
• Leverage expertise in domain-driven design principals to improve upon conceptual and logical models and advocate for their organization-wide adoption in adherence to architectural principles, policies, standards, and frameworks
• Create detailed execution plans to implement recommendations for solution designs and ensure consistency and compliance with architecture principles, policies, standards, and frameworks
• Influence business strategies and execution models by providing insights on how updated end to end delivery capabilities can drive business goals
• Foster collaboration among various stakeholders across the business, ensuring seamless communication and alignment of architectural principles, policies, standards, and frameworks in a unified manner
• Provide technical expertise and training opportunities to empower technical teams in support of the implementation of solution design
• Drive strategic communication regarding technical considerations and impacts to stakeholders helping them understand implications in detail
• Maintain and leverage strong business networks to ensure ongoing alignment between business operations and IT strategy
• Contribute to and influence the development of the overall IT strategy and roadmap, proposing innovative solutions that drive business goals
• Evaluate emerging technologies and trends to help the organization maintain a competitive advantage, driving innovation within the organization

Education

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or in lieu of a degree, at least 13 years of experience in IT

Preferred

• TOGAF Certification
  

Knowledge and Experience

Required

• 10-12 years of experience in the specific domain and designing solutions
• Proven track record in designing and architecting complex systems at the functional or enterprise level
• Expertise in technology integration and the design of interfaces between systems
• Expertise in Software Development Lifecycle Methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.)
• Proven track record in working with enterprise application integration and service-oriented architecture
• Extensive knowledge of existing and emerging enterprise architecture principles, policies, standards, and frameworks
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Preferred

• Experience with any of the following applications: Oracle Cloud, Blue Yonder, Coupa, o9 and Kinaxis
• 8+ years of Planning or Procurement Systems & Architecture experience
• 4+ years of building both traditional and cloud native architectures in support of digital transformation

Technical Skills

• Virtualization Technologies
• Enterprise Storage Architecture
• Cloud Technologies & Platforms
• Web Services, APIs, Microservices, and SOA
• Application Architecture
• Data Architecture
• Project Management Methodology
• Architecture Governance & Standards
• Solution Architecture Patterns
• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) Methodology
• Emerging Technologies and Automation Tools
• Technology Cost Optimization
• Domain Knowledge
• Change Management

This position is not eligible for sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, including conversion to H-1B visa.

This position is eligible to work in the office three days a week and has the option to work remotely two days a week.