Solution Architect

First Quality King of Prussia PA; King of Prussia (PA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

First Quality Enterprises, LLC in King of Prussia, PA, seeks a Solution Architect to lead architecture across Sales & Marketing and PLM processes. You will develop 3-year functional and technical roadmaps, create reference architectures, and partner with Enterprise Architecture to drive standards and innovation.

You will manage the Sales & Marketing plan and build teams, define yearly demand and budgets, ensure BC/DR readiness, and translate business needs into implementable designs with strong

Qualifications

• 7+ years of IT experience supporting assigned business processes.
• 7+ years of Solution Architecture experience designing enterprise level solutions.
• 5+ years of Solution Architecture experience designing solutions within established EA guidelines and principles.
• 7+ years experience designing new IT business services.
• 5+ years of solution engineering experience building solutions under direction of established high-level designs.
• 5+ years of Project Management experience or exposure.
• 5+ years of CPG Manufacturing experience.
• 5+ years of Business Process Design experience.

Responsibilities

• Establishment of 3-year strategic functional roadmaps for Sales & Marketing and PLM processes.
• Development of a supporting 3-year strategic technical roadmap to support the functional roadmap.
• Develop solution architecture aligned with Enterprise Architecture Standards.
• Partner closely with the Enterprise Architect.
• Develop Reference Architecture Documents for Sales & Marketing and PLM processes.
• Establishment of High-Level Design for new processes and projects.
• Create high-level designs including data flow, reference wireframes, security and infrastructure architectures.
• Direct management of Sales & Marketing Plan and Build teams.
• Develop yearly demand plans, budgets and resource plans for assigned areas.
• Provide execution direction and sequencing based on dependencies.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to develop program and project plans.
• Ensure all solutions have BCP and DR objectives built-in.
• Develop Implementation Guidelines and Build/Development Standards.
• Ensure projects have vetted business cases aligned with the 3-Year Roadmap.
• Develop Functional Specifications for IT Build/Engineering handover.
• Develop Testing Plans at Use-Case level.
• Create training strategy for handover to IT Build/Engineering.
• Provide hypercare support as needed.
• Collaborate with Sourcing and Vendor Management.
• Develop Service Strategy and Service Design for new IT services.
• Provide L4 support as required.
• Collaborate with business leaders and COE teams.

Skills

IT experience

Solution Architecture

Project Management

CPG Manufacturing

Business Process Design

Job description

Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family‑owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high‑quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations. Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions. Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities. At First Quality, you’ll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better®.

We are seeking a Solution Architect for our First Quality Enterprises, LLC facility located in King of Prussia, PA. This position will be responsible for Solution Architecture (Business Process, Application, Platform, Data, and Infrastructure) of the assigned functional or business process

Primary responsibilities include:

• Establishment of 3-year strategic functional roadmaps for Sales & Marketing and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) processes and aligned to business strategy and respective business requirements
• Development of a supporting 3-year strategic technical roadmap to support the functional roadmap for Sales & Marketing and PLM. Where appropriate, justified and in compliance with EA guidelines, introduce innovation and automation
• Development of solution architecture by aligning and complying with Enterprise Architecture Standards.
• To do this the Solution Architect will partner closely with the Enterprise Architect
• Development of Reference Architecture Documents for the Sales & Marketing and PLM business processes and respective supporting systems
• Establishment of High-Level Design for New Business Processes and Projects and hand over to IT Build/Engineering for Detailed Low-Level Design.
• High Level Designs include: Architectural diagrams Data Flow (logical) diagrams Reference wireframes Security architecture (in partnership with IS) Infrastructure architecture (in partnership with IT Infra)
• Direct Management of the Sales & Marketing Plan and Build teams including recruiting, team management and team growth and development
• Develop yearly demand plans, budget and resource plans for assigned areas
• Provide direction in terms of execution strategy including sequencing based on functional and technical dependencies
• Collaborate with Project Managers to develop program and project plans in a proactive manner
• Ensure all solutions are architected with BCP and DR objectives built-in
• Development of Implementation Guidelines as well as Build/Development Standards
• Ensuring all proposed projects have properly vetted business cases and are aligned with the 3-Year Strategic Roadmap
• Development of Functional Specifications to hand over to the IT Build/Engineering team
• Development of Testing Plans at the Use-Case level to ensure the solution ultimately meets business requirements
• Create user training strategy to hand over to the IT Build/Engineering team for detailed training planning and execution
• Provide hypercare support as needed
• Collaborate with and support Sourcing and Vendor Management for assigned business processes
• Develop Service Strategy and Service Design plans for newly created IT services
• Provide L4 support as required (escalation based)
• Collaborating with business leaders and COE teams throughout the enterprise organization

The ideal candidate should possess the following:

• 7+ years of IT experience supporting assigned business processes
• 7+ years of Solution Architecture experience designing enterprise level solutions from the process, technology, people and data perspectives.
• 5+ years of Solution Architecture experience designing solutions within a established set of Enterprise Architectural guidelines and principles
• 7+ years experience designing new IT business services
• 5+ years of solution engineering experience building solutions under direction of established and accepted solution high level and architectural designs
• 5+ years of Project Management experience or exposure
• 5+ years of CPG Manufacturing experience
• 5+ years of Business Process Design experience
• 5+ years of respective technology stack experience
• 5+ years of Enterprise Level Integration capabilities