Application Deployment Leader

Hexion Careers • Worthington, OH

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About The Position

Hexion is seeking an Application Deployment and Delivery Leader to deploy target-state enterprise application architecture and lead reliable deployment of strategic agentic applications on our Azure agentic tech stack. This role assures and leads deployment readiness, release governance; coordinates cloud, network, identity, security, integration, data, DevOps, and operational requirements; and advises internal teams and implementation partners to expedite and deliver our agentic workloads. This role works closely with the AI teams and IO’s (Initiative owners) driving agentic projects.

Requirements

• Azure application hosting: Azure Container Apps, App Service, Functions, Container Registry, API Management, Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, PostgreSQL, and Blob Storage.
• Integration & automation: Azure Logic Apps, APIs, event-driven integration, batch and file integration, and workflow automation.
• Identity, network & security: Microsoft Entra ID, SSO, app registrations, RBAC, managed identities, VNets and subnets, private endpoints, TLS, Key Vault, and secrets management.
• DevOps & deployment: Azure DevOps, GitHub, CI/CD, infrastructure as code with Terraform, environment promotion, and release automation.
• Data & analytics: Azure Databricks, Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS Gen2), Azure SQL, Power BI, and secure application access to enterprise data.
• Operations & reliability: monitoring, logging, observability, performance management, backup and recovery, disaster recovery, and production-support practices.
• Enterprise applications &Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 12+ years designing and delivering enterprise applications and technology platforms, including substantial experience in enterprise or application architecture and deployment leadership.
• Proven success leading complex application modernization, cloud migration, integration, and production-deployment programs in a global enterprise.
• Deep, hands-on knowledge of Azure application architecture, networking, identity, security, integration, DevOps, and operational-readiness requirements.
• Experience with SAP-centered application landscapes and the integration of ERP, data, digital, and SaaS solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to establish architecture governance, reusable patterns, deployment gates, and lifecycle standards across a diverse application portfolio.
• Strong experience leading multi-environment deployments, cutovers, hypercare, incident triage, and transition to support.
• Track record coordinating multiple vendors and distributed technical teams while managing dependencies, risks, issues, decisions, and executive escalations.
• Ability to connect technical architecture to business outcomes in a manufacturing environment, balancing speed, resilience, cybersecurity, cost, and supportability.
• Excellent executive communication, influence, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to set direction and drive adoption without relying on direct authority.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in chemical, process, or industrial manufacturing and understanding of plant, supply-chain, R&D, commercial, and corporate application needs.
• Experience deploying AI and agentic applications using Azure AI Foundry, Azure OpenAI, Copilot Studio, and Power Platform.
• Familiarity with product operating models, portfolio rationalization, application lifecycle management, and enterprise architecture frameworks such as TOGAF.
• Experience operating in secure, multi-vendor delivery environments with private networking, production controls, and formal service transition.
• Relevant certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert, TOGAF, ITIL, or comparable architecture and delivery credentials.

Responsibilities

• Guide prototypes and vendor-built solutions into Hexion-managed production patterns, including solutions built with Azure AI Foundry, Copilot Studio, Power Platform, container platforms, and enterprise SaaS products.
• Release agentic applications aligned to target-state enterprise application architecture, reference patterns, technology standards, and design principles across cloud, SaaS, packaged, and custom solutions.
• Own the cross-portfolio deployment RAID log, prioritize business-critical blockers, and direct internal and partner resources toward timely resolution.
• Own our Azure cloud Architecture Framework and subscriptions/automation and CI/CD strategy for hosting agentic, vibe coded and other applications.
• Support our enterprise architecture review process for new applications, material changes, integrations, and deployment designs.
• Create reusable application blueprints and guardrails that internal teams and partners can adopt consistently across development, QA, production, and disaster-recovery environments.
• Maintain clear architecture decisions, standards exceptions, ownership models, and nonfunctional requirements for performance, availability, security, compliance, and supportability.
• Ensure deployment prerequisites are planned and delivered, including VNets and subnets, private endpoints, API Management, container registries and runtimes, secrets, app registrations, SSO, databases, storage, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Establish reusable release plans, cutover checklists, rollback procedures, runbooks, monitoring, service-transition, and production-acceptance criteria.
• Provide technical oversight across application hosting, APIs and integration, data access, identity, networking, cybersecurity, observability, resilience, scalability, and cost. Working closely with the AI teams.
• Act as an architectural advisor to application owners, engineering teams, infrastructure and security teams, and implementation and hypercare partners proactively.

Benefits

• We invest in innovation, sustainability, and continuous development—equipping you with the tools, training, and opportunities to excel.
• With an unwavering commitment to safety, partnership, belonging, and impact, we empower you to lead change and strengthen industries worldwide.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior