Blue Yonder Solution Architect- Planning Systems

BY Solutions Architect is responsible for delivering Enterprise Architecture-compliant solutions that meet the business's functional requirements for large-scale and/or complex business project teams in Supply Chain Space. Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Participating in the discovery phase of our development life cycle to research, evaluate, and recommend vendor or open source solutions Collaborating with application development teams, domain architects, and other technology resources.
• Knowledge of SCM domain, technical solution architecture for Blue Yonder Planning systems, strong communication skills, tactical execution and the ability to identify and drive changes
• To develop the Technical Design Document, and submit for approval Accountability for a design solution consistent with business requirements, Enterprise Architecture standards, and industry best practices
• Partnering with, and providing consultative guidance and support to, the applications development team in the Construction, Test, and Implementation phases of the project's development life cycle Full documentation of decision process and knowledge transfer to team leads
• Providing knowledge garnered from project involvement to Enterprise Architect and Domain Architects Working with other architects to improve the Enterprise Architecture artifacts, strategies, design patterns, etc. Evangelizing Enterprise Architecture strategy and approach to applications development teams

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or related discipline 5 or more years as a solution architect in software development 5 or more years in retail industry
• Ability to employ EA concepts around best practices, standards, and EA trends Experience in programming languages, data flows, information delivery, application integration, and infrastructure requirements
• Experience delivering solutions that meet demands for reliability, scalability, maintainability, etc. Ability to prepare specifications, deliver oral presentations, and explain complex technical concepts in simple terms.
• Must possess strong leadership skills and the ability to provide direction to cross-functional teams responsible for the project Must be customer/service focused