Solution Architect- SAP QM Quality Management

Applied Materials • Austin, CA

2d • $122,000 - $168,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Applied Materials is a global leader in materials engineering solutions used to produce virtually every new chip and advanced display in the world. We design, build and service cutting-edge equipment that helps our customers manufacture display and semiconductor chips – the brains of devices we use every day. As the foundation of the global electronics industry, Applied enables the exciting technologies that literally connect our world – like AI and IoT. If you want to push the boundaries of materials science and engineering to create next generation technology, join us to deliver material innovation that changes the world. You’ll benefit from a supportive work culture that encourages you to learn, develop, and grow your career as you take on challenges and drive innovative solutions for our customers. We empower our team to push the boundaries of what is possible—while learning every day in a supportive leading global company. Visit our Careers website to learn more. At Applied Materials, we care about the health and wellbeing of our employees. We’re committed to providing programs and support that encourage personal and professional growth and care for you at work, at home, or wherever you may go. Learn more about our benefits .

Requirements

• Demonstrates depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field, particularly in SAP S/4HANA and Quality domain solution architecture .
• Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes, or services.
• May lead functional teams or projects with moderate resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.
• Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions.
• Impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project, or service objectives; work is guided by functional policies.
• Communicates difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view.

Responsibilities

• Requires specialized depth and/or breadth of expertise in the Quality Domain , with demonstrated solution leadership experience in this area.
• Candidate should be highly skilled in SAP, with hands-on experience in S/4HANA implementations or support.
• They should interpret internal or external business issues and recommend best practices.
• Solves complex problems and takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions.
• Works independently, with guidance in only the most complex situations.
• May lead functional teams or projects.
• Serve as an interface with multiple sub-groups within a business unit or functional area such as Sales, Operations, Engineering, Service, and Finance for the purpose of business technology alignment, solution discovery, service management, project portfolio management, and relationship management.
• Architect and design complex business process/business application solutions to address cross-functional needs, and convert design to functional and technical specifications.
• Oversee software application configuration, prepare and execute testing (unit, integration, performance, acceptance), and data conversions.
• Identify and recommend industry best-known methods (BKMs) for integrated solution design and standards.
• Provide and/or oversee business application functional support services to meet customer performance, availability, service level agreements, and customer satisfaction targets.
• Oversee monitoring of specific IT systems or set of systems and tuning of such systems for availability and performance.
• Drive completion of root cause analysis and resolution of outages or incident trends, coordinating with infrastructure and technical teams, support providers, and application vendors.
• Drive implementation of corrective and preventative actions.
• Evaluate, recommend, and plan life cycle for patches, point releases, and major upgrades.
• Deliver project and support services within area of responsibility within allocated budget.
• Develop project budgets.
• Understand cost models and cost drivers for service(s) and recommend service area budgets and cost optimization activities.
• May be responsible for timely renewal of maintenance and subscription contracts.
• Ensure adherence to GIS project management, software application development, testing, service management, change management, RCA, and other relevant processes, standards, governance, and controls.
• May manage execution of SOX controls and testing, and support internal and external audits.
• Plan and manage medium to large-scale cross-functional projects to ensure effective and efficient execution in line with guardrails of scope, timeline, budget, and quality.
• Oversee/manage contingent workers performing services across multiple projects or service areas.
• Responsible for the selection, onboarding, and offboarding of contingent workers in a timely manner.
• Manage contingent worker project/task assignments and ensure work product quality.
• Approve contingent worker timesheets/costs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed