Information Technology Architect

JOB SUMMARY

Provides functional & technical leadership and is responsible for determining the direction for the IT architecture, standards, design and implementation approaches for the company’s application systems, infrastructure and/or network-based cloud product systems. Responsible for guiding strategic thought leadership across our SAP ecosystem. Creates, evaluates and implements plans and design proposals for high impact IT solutions and their use involving leading edge technologies and methods considering key factors such as their long-term effectiveness (service delivery and cost), practicality, technical limitations and criticality. This is an expert-level role requiring independent action to establish methods and procedures on new and/or special assignments. This role performs work that is highly complex, varied in nature, and spans multiple functional areas.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

IT Architect

• Know and understand Jabil business strategy
• Know and understand Jabil IT strategy & objectives
• Understand financial business processes and requirements related to SAP solutions by engaging with business partners and SAP practitioners at the enterprise level
• Identify opportunities to replace home-grown systems with standard SAP solutions; maximize use of standard functionality before exploring customizations
• Define the overall solution architecture consistent with Jabil’s methodology
• Be responsible for the technical solution by providing leadership for the customer, project manager, domain architects, domain specialists and application engineers to advance and deliver solutions
• Consult and Inform Enterprise Architects and Senior IT Architects to design and deliver solutions
• Earn trust of stakeholders and management
• Assess merits of alternative technical approaches and gain consensus for best approach
• Learn, follow, promote, and improve recognized methodologies to design and deliver solutions
• Ensure that the non-functional requirements are satisfied including, but not limited to, security, disaster recovery, availability, and performance
• Researches technology and industry trends to hone both personal and Jabil’s competitive edge
• Through modeling or prototyping, validate solution prior to full implementation
• Develop expertise in one of the following disciplines: Enterprise Architecture, Business Architecture, Information Architecture, Application Architecture, Technology Infrastructure Architecture
• Mentor IT professionals

Management Practices

• Develop project plans and influence project organization
• Provide work effort and cost estimates of SAP projects as requested
• Apply recognized system sizing methodology
• Vet change(s) with respect to scope, schedule, cost, risk, etc.
• Cross train staff to reduce delivery risk
• Define processes & methods necessary to support delivery/deployment
• Define management tools to support production environment

Continuous Improvement

• Utilize Lean Six Sigma or other methods to identify & provide guidance on organizational improvement opportunities
• Perform root cause analysis and remediation actions
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
  

Policy & Procedures

• Comply with IT policy, procedure, and process
• Adhere to all safety and health rules and regulations associated with this position and as directed by supervisor
• Comply and follow all procedures within the company security policy

Training & Development

• Solid presentation and written communication skills
• Define technical job content & qualifications of key roles required to support technical infrastructure
• Work closely with management to assess and aid the development of staff skill sets
• Assist management to assess and help resolve staffing knowledge gaps

Communication

• Publish and present to customers, IT leaders and business executives
• Engage with vendors and third parties as needed
• Organize verbal and written ideas clearly and use an appropriate business style
• Ask questions; encourage input from staff
• Develop peer relationships with Senior IT Architects

MANAGEMENT & SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Typically reports to management.
• The purpose of this role is not primarily managerial, and the job is typically NOT directly responsible for managing employees (e.g., hiring/termination and/or pay decisions, performance management).

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

• Experience as an SAP Architect in a large scale multi-national SAP system
• Deep subject matter knowledge about SAP applications, especially with SAP Financials and/or Enterprise Performance Management
• Advanced level experience with SAP Analytics Cloud
• Working knowledge of SAP Signavio
• Experience in SAP implementation, rollout, upgrade projects
• Experience in SAP support processes with a global cross functional SAP support team
• Understanding of all architectural components and their interrelationships
• Knowledge of Software Engineering and Architectural Principles and methods
• Good judgment and the ability to handle stressful situations
• Knowledge and experience of one or more languages e.g., ABAP, Java, C#, Python, etc.
• Knowledge with server-side technologies
• Knowledge with client-side technologies e.g., Node, Angular
• Knowledge and experience working in an Agile methodology
• Knowledge of SOA, including REST, SOAP, API Management, and other integration patterns e.g. ESB, EIP, etc.
• Knowledge of relational databases and SQL
• Knowledge of cloud technologies

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Post-graduate degree in Computer Science or Management Information Systems or Business Administration expected
• Minimum 12 years of experience in a related discipline
• Or, equivalent combination of education, training, or experience

Preferred Certifications:

• Open CA Level 1: Certified
• TOGAF 9 Foundation
• SAP Certifications: SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), SAP Financials