Job Description: Shared Data Platforms Solution Architect

Location: Cleveland, OH

Schedule: Hybrid

Position Overview:

The Shared Data Platforms Solution Architect is a pivotal member of the Shared Data Platform IT group, entrusted with the stewardship of architecture and related artifacts for data-centric applications and systems. This role is instrumental in collaborating with Business and IT stakeholders across the organization to craft solution architectures that not only meet business requirements but also align with the strategic vision of the organization. The Solution Architect is specifically tasked with overseeing systems that manage critical data pertaining to products, catalogs, suppliers, and customers.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategy & Planning:

• Provide strategic, technical, and operational leadership to support transformative initiatives in both business and technology realms.
• Stay abreast of advancements in Oracle technologies, evaluating and recommending new features or non-functional requirements to enhance cost-effectiveness and system flexibility.
• Lead research endeavors into emerging technologies, contributing insights to system development efforts.
• Articulate solution architectures to senior management, business stakeholders, and development teams through various mediums such as deliverables, presentations, and training sessions.
• Coach and mentor system development teams in the implementation of reference architectures and standards.
• Collaborate with the Application Security team to ensure adherence to security requirements across Centers of Excellence (CoE).

Acquisition & Deployment:

• Demonstrate proficiency in Product Information Management and Product Data Hub cloud solutions.
• Exhibit expertise in Cloud Application Development and designing interfaces for Cloud Integration.
• Provide technical oversight across multiple project initiatives, guiding teams through the technology life cycle from evaluation and selection to implementation and retirement.
• Assess alternative architectures, considering feasibility, composition, risks, and costs, and make informed recommendations.
• Develop prototypes of system designs in collaboration with Technical Architects and Delivery Teams to validate viability.

Operational Management:

• Contribute to the establishment of enterprise-wide technology standards and document architectural designs and standards for implemented solutions.
• Maintain reference architectures, systems models, use case scenarios, workflow diagrams, and data models to offer architectural expertise and guidance to IT delivery teams.
• Validate architectural compliance with requirements and ensure system adherence to established architecture.
• Document, communicate, and enforce system standards and solutions review processes.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to team members and actively contribute to large-scale projects to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Incidental Functions:

• Conduct research on emerging technologies and present findings to management, clients, and peer groups.
• Participate in project meetings and engage in hiring activities to fulfill affirmative action obligations and ensure compliance with equal employment opportunity policies.

Qualifications:

Formal Education & Certification: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.

Knowledge & Experience:

• Over 10 years of IT experience, with significant exposure to ERP application implementation and support.
• Extensive experience in designing, developing, and implementing middle-tier and distributed systems.
• Proficiency in conceptualizing, designing, and implementing systems, middleware, Master Data Management, Metadata, Data Quality, and Data Warehouse Architectures.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle Integration Cloud and Product Data Hub or Supplier Data Hub implementations.
• Strong technical acumen across multiple technology domains and familiarity with optimizing Software Development Lifecycles (SDLC).
• Demonstrated ability to navigate multiple stakeholder environments and manage priority conflicts effectively.
• Proficiency in presentation and communication tools such as MS PowerPoint and Visio.
• Preferred qualifications include experience with Oracle Integration Cloud orchestrations, Oracle cloud certifications, and Agile development methodologies.

Personal Attributes:

• Strong analytical, conceptual, and problem-solving abilities.
• Proactive learner with a drive to explore new concepts and technologies.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to influence best practice design.
• Innovative thinker inclined to challenge existing processes and methods.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Leadership qualities with a proactive approach to new initiatives.
• Commitment to inclusion, diversity, and fostering a collaborative work environment.

Note: This position does not qualify for sponsorship for work authorization and offers a hybrid work model with three days in the office and two days remote.

Interested in the role?: Send inquiries, resumes and cover letters to john@emeraldresourcegroup.com.

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