Solution Architect Supply Chain

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For Digital Hub Warsaw, we are looking for:
Solution Architect Supply Chain

The position holder proactively and holistically leads and supports CH architecture activities that guide the development and management of a portfolio of solutions. Solutions include projects and products, systems (including applications, technologies, processes and information), shared infrastructure services and shared application services.
They understand the concepts of business goals, objectives and business outcomes, business capabilities, value-streams and business processes and their importance in solution architecture. The role provides the necessary leadership, analysis and design tasks related to support the development of technology solutions to ensure that solutions meet business needs and align with architectural governance and standards.
They create deliverables for managing the organization's portfolio of "to be" and "as is" solutions — including systems (applications, processes, information and technology), shared infrastructure services, and shared application services and components to enable and drive targeted business outcomes.
Key Tasks & Responsibilities:

Translates business and technical requirements into an architectural blueprint to achieve business objectives and documents all solution architecture design and analysis work
Works closely with the product owners and product managers to ensure a robust architectural runway that can support future business requirements throughout the product life cycle
Understands business drivers and business capabilities (future and current state) and determines corresponding enterprise solution designs and change requirements to drive the organization's targeted business outcomes
Monitors the current-state solution portfolio to identify deficiencies through aging of the technologies used by the application, or misalignment with business requirements
Monitors micro- and macroscopic trends in EA as well as global currents, including economic, political, social/cultural, environmental, regulatory/legal and/or technological disruptions for effective decision-making
Supports product managers in end-of-life product decisions to maintain, refresh or retire services or systems, including applications, technologies, processes and information
Understands emerging technology trends and disruptions and their practical application to enable new and evolving business and operating models
Analyzes the technology industry, competitors and market trends, and determines their potential implications for a given solution (stretch)
Analyzes the business-IT environment to detect critical deficiencies, legacy and technical debt, and also recommends solutions for improvement (stretch)
Facilitates the evaluation, selection and TCO of software product standards and services, as well as the design of standard and custom software configurations
Consults with application and infrastructure development projects and products to fit systems or infrastructure to architecture and identify when it is necessary to modify designs to accommodate the solutions architecture
Leads evaluation, design and analysis for the implementation of a solutions architecture across a group of specific business applications or technologies based on enterprise business strategy, business capabilities, value-streams, business requirements and enterprise standards
Manages and develops the architecture for a broader scope of projects or products, working closely with application architects that manage and design architecture for a single project or product or initiative (stretch)
Develops a roadmap for the evolution of the enterprise solution portfolio from current to future state, as defined by the solutions architecture (stretch)
Works closely with the product management office (PMO) or portfolio management office to ensure the execution of plans corresponds with what is being promised throughout the project or product life cycle
Provides consulting support to application architects within agile teams to ensure the project or product is aligned with the overall enterprise architecture
Skills
Proficiency in cloud computing platforms like AWS, or Azure – to create and manage cloud resources to ensure optimal performance, architecture, and costs.
Experience with Agile and DevOps methodologies.
Knowledge of various backend development languages like Java, Go, Python or NodeJS
Good understanding of various database technologies like Oracle, PostgreSQL, Dynamo DB, or MongoDB.
Skilled in various frontend web development languages like JavaScript, HTML and CSS.
Sound knowledge of relevant enterprise, cloud or customer relationship management (CRM) systems.
Knowledge of various artificial intelligence/machine learning frameworks (AI/ML) (stretch)
Data savvy with knowledge of various aspects of a technology architecture like integration, network and security
Qualifications & Competencies (education, skills, experience):

Education
A bachelor's degree in computer science, information-technology, engineering, system analysis or a related study, or equivalent experience
Experience
A minimum of five years of experience in at least two IT solution development disciplines, including technical or infrastructure architecture, network management, application development, middleware, database management or cloud development
Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies, platforms and processing environments
Advanced understanding of strategic and emerging technology trends, and the practical application of existing and emerging technologies to new and evolving business and operating models
Advanced understanding of product management, agile principles and development methodologies and capability of supporting agile teams by providing advice and guidance on opportunities, impact and risks, taking account of technical and architectural debt
Experience working in a relevant industry is helpful, but not required
Experience developing architecture blueprints, strategies and roadmaps
Experience delivering presentations to senior-level executives and technical audiences
Advanced understanding of information principles and processes
Hands-on experience in different modeling languages (such as UML and ArchiMate)
What do We offer:
A flexible, hybrid work model
Great workplace in a new modern office in Warsaw
Career development, 360° Feedback & Mentoring programme
Wide access to professional development tools, trainings, & conferences
Company Bonus & Reward Structure
VIP Medical Care Package (including Dental & Mental health)
Holiday allowance (“Wczasy pod gruszą”)
Life & Travel Insurance
Pension plan
Co-financed sport card - FitProfit
Meals Subsidy in Office
Additional days off
Budget for Home Office Setup & Maintenance
Dedicated working Zone with state-of-the art Lab available only for Cyber Security Team
Access to Company Game Room equipped with table tennis, soccer table, Sony PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles setup with premium game passes, and massage chairs
Tailored-made support in relocation to Warsaw when needed
Please send your CV in English
You feel you do not meet all criteria we are looking for? That doesn’t mean you aren’t the right fit for the role. Apply with confidence, we value potential over perfection
WORK LOCATION: WARSAW AL.JEROZOLIMSKIE 158
YOUR APPLICATION
If your background and personal experience fit this profile, please send us your complete application at www.career.bayer.cn If you have any recommendations, please kindly send mail to cnreferral@bayer.com

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