Senior Solutions Architect

Federal Express Corporation; Remote; USD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company is seeking a solutions expert to develop advanced architecture solutions for significant initiatives. The role involves close collaboration with business and IT stakeholders to balance competing interests. The successful candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree and five years of experience in IT or engineering. Knowledge of cloud and DevOps, legacy modernization, and the software architecture principles is preferred. Competitive compensation based on location.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in information technology or engineering.
• Experience in developing large scale enterprise systems.
• Knowledge of Transportation and/or Postal industry is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop advanced architecture solutions for complex initiatives.
• Mentor and guide less experienced team members.
• Analyze complex ideas and build meaningful recommendations.

Skills

Cloud and DevOps

Software and solution architecture principles

Strong problem solving skills

Effective oral and written communication

Experience with legacy modernization

Knowledge of and ability to use TOGAF

Experience in the Scaled Agile Framework

Education

Bachelor's Degree in computer science, engineering, or information systems

Job description

Overview

Serves as a solutions expert, at the business unit level developing the most advanced end-to-end solution architecture for highly complex and significant initiatives in partnership with key business and IT stakeholders

Essential Functions

• Exposes current state architecture and identifies options for future state architecture.
• Works closely with business and IT stakeholders creating solutions that balance competing interests and concerns.
• Develops plans for and facilitates the migration from current to selected future state by providing technical leadership to multiple initiatives.
• Mentors those in less senior positions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Specific Information

• Provide conceptual guidance and execute on architectural patterns in collaboration with other enterprise and solution architects
• Create strategic roadmaps for transitioning to target enterprise future state, in alignment with business and technology goals
• Analyze complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations
• Participate in technology reviews; experiment with new ideas and technology trends to determine impact on the enterprise architecture
• Identify strategic and tactical solutions and be able to influence and negotiate with colleagues and project stakeholders
• Effectively work across geographically disperse locations and be comfortable in a 'remote' work environment
• Mentor and cross train others on the team and across the organization
• Experience presenting to non-technical and technical executive audiences

Skills Considered a Plus

• Hands on experience with legacy modernization (IBM iSeries / Monolith to Microservices).
• Advanced experience with Cloud and DevOps.
• Familiarity with high-availability, resiliency and disaster recovery patterns.
• Observability and reliability engineering concepts.
• Knowledge of Transportation and/or Postal industry
• Effective oral and written communicator, skilled in negotiations and customer-service oriented
• Knowledge of and ability to use The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) to effectively plan, develop and govern enterprise architecture
• Familiar with quality attributes and tactics as defined by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI)
• Experience working in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) and agile practices such as Kanban
• Working knowledge and experience developing large scale enterprise systems
• Proven project leadership and solid track record of prior enterprise projects

Minimum Education

Bachelor's Degree in computer science, engineering, or information systems or related field and/or equivalent.

Minimum Experience

Five (5) years equivalent work experience in information technology or engineering environment. A related advanced degree may offset the related experience requirements.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of software and solution architecture principles. Strong problem solving, human relations, and communication skills.

Domicile Locations/Remote

The desired locations for this position would be Pittsburgh, PA or Memphis, TN.

This position may be located anywhere within the US excluding AK, HI and US territories. Depending on your location, you may be required to work at a FedEx Campus several times per week.

Relocation

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs.

Preferred Qualifications

Pay Transparency: The compensation listed reflects the pay range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position at the posted location or locations. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the pay information represents the minimum and maximum range for all levels in that job family. Actual pay is determined by several job-related factors permitted by law and relevant to the position, including, but not limited to, experience relative to the job, tenure, market level, pay at the location for this job, performance, schedule, and work assignment.

Pay

US: $9,208.38/mo - $20,872.33/mo, CO: $9,208.38/mo - $20,002.65/mo, MD: $9,719.96/mo - $20,872.33/mo, NJ: $9,719.96/mo - $20,872.33/mo, NY: $9,719.96/mo - $20,872.33/mo, NYC: $11,766.26/mo - $20,872.33/mo, WA: $9,719.96/mo - $20,872.33/mo

Additional Details

Pay Transparency: The compensation listed reflects the pay range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position at the posted location or locations. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the pay information represents the minimum and maximum range for all levels in that job family. Actual pay is determined by several job-related factors permitted by law and relevant to the position, including, but not limited to, experience relative to the job, tenure, market level, pay at the location for this job, performance, schedule, and work assignment.

Federal Express Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer including, Vets/Disability.

Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application process. Applicants who require reasonable accommodations in the application or hiring process should contact [e-mail].

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• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
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