Description:
The Solution Architecture Design (S.A.D) team is responsible for all solution experimentation and has a line of sight across all Dataworks initiatives, solutions and architecture. This team will be responsible for 3 main elements:
- End to End Solution and Architecture Design – Ensure customer experience and architecture solution design aligns with the all up reference Dataworks architecture. Detail architecture design will continue to be built within the delivery and execution teams and a close partnership will exist between all architects in Dataworks.
- Rapid Experimentation and POC’s – Coordinate and manage rapid iterations, experimentation and ideation with internal and external customers to generate POC’s to iterate, learn and influence solution design.
- Program Management – Provide transparency and management of all initiatives
This team is highly accountable, collaborative, scrappy, and thrives in ambiguity. Their goal is to find paths to deliver results!
Responsibilities
System Design and Architecture:
- Develop high-level product specifications with attention to system integration and feasibility.
- Define all aspects of development from appropriate technology and workflow to coding standards.
Technical Leadership
- Provide technical guidance and leadership to development teams.
- Oversee progress of development teams to ensure consistency with the initial design.
Stakeholder Communication
- Collaborate with business leaders to understand their requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
- Present architectural designs and solutions to stakeholders and customers.
Project Management
- Manage the architectural aspects of software development projects from inception to completion.
- Ensure that projects align with business goals and are delivered on time and within budget.
Quality Assurance
- Conduct regular reviews of system architecture and recommend improvements.
- Ensure that the architecture complies with industry standards and best practices.
Innovation And Continuous Improvement
- Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends.
- Propose innovative solutions to improve existing systems and processes.
Skills
- Strong knowledge of software architecture principles and design patterns.
- Ability to articulate complex data in a simple format to share to large audiences (i.e. in-person meetings, asynchronous meetings, email, and/or shared live docs).
- Be a transformation champion with strong executive presence and agile mindset.
- Experience working in scrum/agile management methodologies.
- Proficient writing skills and Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to lead multiple work streams in various phases.
- Strong negotiation skills to advocate for the best architectural solutions.
- Comfort in defining the right metrics for your team and programs as they impact customers and experimentation.
- User-empathy and customer-obsessed perspective: empathizing with customer needs/pain points.
- Capability to foresee potential issues and proactively address them.
- Understanding of business processes and how technology can improve them.
- Experience with ADO, SmartSheet, or similar systems, and data visualization tools.
- Ability to align technical solutions with business objectives.
- Ability to stay in constant communication within Dataworks functional areas and with key players in the larger FedEx Enterprise.