Solutions Architect

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Guardian Glass is looking for a Solutions Architect Role at our Auburn Hills, MI site. The Solutions Architect is responsible for developing, proposing, and reviewing new Enterprise software solutions ensuring alignment to Guardian's stated architectural principles that also align with company stated vision and outcomes. The individual will work closely with key business partners as well as with various groups internal to IT, such as business systems analysts, systems engineers and other architectural peers, coordinating with all involved stakeholders to ensure the delivery of a holistic solution design.

The Solutions Architect is responsible for creating, documenting, and communicating solution overviews and alternatives to technical and business leaders to foster understanding of solution direction and to gain consensus support of the recommended solution approach.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or at any time in the future. This position is not eligible for work visa sponsorship.

• Design end-to-end solutions supporting Guardian business capabilities that adhere to Guardian and Koch's architectural principles
• Ensure solutions are aligned with defined business strategies and identify opportunities, challenges, and migration roadmaps to support strategies
• Discovery, optioning and documenting tradeoffs for governance and prioritization
• Present and communicate solution direction and architecture decisions to non-technical and executive audiences, facilitating alignment and decision-making
• Create and review technical specifications and validate design/development specifications with technical development/engineering teams
• Maintain ownership/responsibility for maintenance of roadmaps within Guardian's Application Portfolio
• Learn and develop new skills and stay current on new and emerging technologies, both native to current Guardian platforms (i.e. Infor M3, Salesforce, Coupa, Kinaxis, etc.) and new emerging technologies and platforms
• Educate stakeholders, including technical teams, on best practices to influence the development of known-good solution patterns

• Previous experience as a Solutions Architect (or comparable role)
• Knowledge of enterprise ERP platforms, preferably Infor M3, and ability to align solutions to enterprise application ecosystems
• Understanding of software design architectural principles and security best practices
• Understanding of enterprise integration patterns, event-driven architecture, microservices and cloud native architecture (AWS preferred)
• Experience working in Agile product teams and collaborating across product/engineering/delivery
• Excellent communication, stakeholder influence, and leadership without direct authority

• Supply Chain domain knowledge
• Familiarity with Architecture frameworks such as TOGAF or Zachman, and experience applying standards/principle pragmatically
• Portfolio-level roadmap ownership and governance experience
• Experience shaping and evaluating demand and investment cases (e.g., DMF/business cases)
• Experience driving reference architectures, standards, and reusable solution patterns
• Familiarity with Dev Ops and CI/CD practices from an architect's perspective
• Experience designing AI/automation solutions
• Proficiency in a high-level programming language, Python preferred

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance.

Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region.

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