Solutions Architect

Full Time (Direct Hire)

Hybrid in Tampa, FL (3 days or more on-site in the office based on business needs)

POSITION OVERVIEW

This position is responsible for providing technical leadership, expertise and guidance related to the architectural standards, design, development, integration, and implementation of software solutions that enable our client's business partners the ability to achieve their objectives. The Solutions Architect will lead our organization’s ERP strategy design and execution, ensuring it effectively supports business processes and objectives. The role involves the execution of strategic planning, leading implementation initiatives and continuous improvement of ERP solutions to optimize data integrity, operational efficiency and business outcome delivery. The position requires a strong technical background in ERP applications, application development, project/program management, and an ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to align applications with business needs, manage vendor relationships and lead support teams that will help the organization achieve and maintain a stable and responsive portfolio of applications. It is expected that this leader will help our organization keep up with the latest trends in the ERP market, including (but not limited to) the use of modern approaches such as cloud ERP, platform-as-a-service capabilities, and embedded AI capabilities. This is an individual contributor and leadership role and will report to the Director of IT Applications.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Note: The following duties are illustrative and not exhaustive. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position. Depending on assigned area of responsibility, incumbents in the position may perform one or more of the activities described below.

• Provide architecture design and governance expertise while collaboratively working with stakeholders in all areas of the business and IT to help achieve company objectives.
• Oversight and Control of Production Support, Governance, Instance Management, Access Controls, Technology Platform and Disaster Recovery.
• Work directly with the Program Management Office, Business Analysts, Applications Development Group, IT Security and Infrastructure/Network Organizations to provide and deliver technology solutions to enable our users and provide data to support their regulatory, financial and decision-making processes.
• Continually facilitate and assist with efforts to define the future state of the enterprise.
• Provide clear guidance and assistance on moving from current state architecture towards the future state through collaboration and/or architectural roadmaps/runways.
• Ensure effective governance of defined industry and company software practices and standards.
• Demonstrate and create prototypes, build reference architectures and define other effective solutions.
• Continually stay abreast on current industry trends and lead the research and development efforts accordingly through proof-of-concept implementations, workshops, etc.
• Provide guidance, coaching and effective assessments for various IT teams and initiatives.
• Create prototypes and demonstrate innovative and effective solutions that align with organization’s objectives and maintain competitive market advantage.
• Analyze existing systems through interview process with technology and application SMEs to develop end-to-end current state architecture and definition of the future state architecture.
• Perform gap analysis between current state and the future state architecture to identify single points of failure, capabilities, capacity, fault tolerance, hours of operation (SLA), and change windows.
• Collaborate with various IT groups in continuously creating and modifying technology standards and practices.
• Champion product design, solution design and industry best practices in building and delivering best in class software.
• Effectively communicate using written, oral, non-verbal, and active listening skills.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, systems analysis or a related study, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 7-10 years’ experience in IT, with at least five years in a leadership role managing enterprise applications.
• Extensive experience with ERP systems such as Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning.
• Ability to develop software utilizing an object-oriented programming language, understand relational databases, create, update, and review functional and technical documents; and Ability to develop test data, test scripts and execute comprehensive testing of integrated systems.
• Experience may substitute on a year-for-year basis for the required education.
• In-depth knowledge of enterprise application platforms and cloud computing (A valid certification in Oracle Cloud systems is a plus).
• Ability to use strategic planning to translate business goals into technology solutions.
• Previous experience with migrating clients from Oracle ERP systems to Oracle Fusion Cloud
• Proven experience in SAAS Integration tools like Oracle Integration Tools (OIC) or other API Management platforms.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to collaborate with stakeholders and teams across the organization, and to influence people to achieve common goals.
• Strong project management skills, including experience with agile methodologies and change management.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities; proficiency in data analysis and performance metrics.
• Understanding of financial principles and ability to manage budgets and optimize costs.
• Ability to foster a culture of continuous improvement while demonstrating sound judgment and making timely, effective decisions.
• Additional Plus:
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and ITIL service management best practices.
• Proven experience working with project teams in an influential role to deliver architecture solutions based on business requirements, technology standards, and service level agreements and approved funding.