Solution Architect

First Quality • King of Prussia, PA

36d • $170,000 - $185,000 • Onsite

About The Position

First Quality is a family-owned company with over 35 years of history, growing from a small business into a group of companies employing over 5,000 team members. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the First Quality group produces high-quality personal care and household products. The company values humility, unity, and integrity, leveraging advanced technology and innovation. This role is for a Solution Architect at First Quality Enterprises, LLC in King of Prussia, PA, responsible for the Solution Architecture (Business Process, Application, Platform, Data, and Infrastructure) of assigned functional or business processes, specifically Sales & Marketing and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM).

Requirements

• 7+ years of IT experience supporting assigned business processes
• 7+ years of Solution Architecture experience designing enterprise-level solutions from the process, technology, people, and data perspectives.
• 5+ years of Solution Architecture experience designing solutions within an established set of Enterprise Architectural guidelines and principles.
• 7+ years experience designing new IT business services.
• 5+ years of solution engineering experience building solutions under the direction of established and accepted solution high-level and architectural designs.
• 5+ years of Project Management experience or exposure.
• 5+ years of CPG Manufacturing experience.
• 5+ years of Business Process Design experience.
• 5+ years of respective technology stack experience.
• 5+ years of Enterprise Level Integration capabilities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to build, develop, and maintain solid relationships, both internally and externally, and partners cross-functionally on a regular basis.
• Genuine collaborator and team player with solid judgment and integrity.
• Strategic mindset.
• Excellent Change Management and Communications capabilities.
• Ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial, dynamic, and fluid environment while delivering results.
• Comfortable with agility, with the ability to handle ambiguity and pivot strategy due to changing dynamics internally and externally.
• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent experience).

Responsibilities

• Establishment of 3-year strategic functional roadmaps for Sales & Marketing and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) processes aligned to business strategy and requirements.
• Development of a supporting 3-year strategic technical roadmap for Sales & Marketing and PLM, introducing innovation and automation where appropriate and compliant with EA guidelines.
• Development of solution architecture by aligning and complying with Enterprise Architecture Standards, partnering closely with the Enterprise Architect.
• Development of Reference Architecture Documents for Sales & Marketing and PLM business processes and supporting systems.
• Establishment of High-Level Design for New Business Processes and Projects, including architectural diagrams, logical data flow diagrams, reference wireframes, security architecture, and infrastructure architecture, and handing over to IT Build/Engineering for Detailed Low-Level Design.
• Direct Management of the Sales & Marketing Plan and Build teams, including recruiting, team management, and development.
• Develop yearly demand plans, budget, and resource plans for assigned areas.
• Provide direction in terms of execution strategy, including sequencing based on functional and technical dependencies.
• Collaborate with Project Managers to develop program and project plans proactively.
• Ensure all solutions are architected with BCP and DR objectives built-in.
• Development of Implementation Guidelines and Build/Development Standards.
• Ensuring all proposed projects have properly vetted business cases and are aligned with the 3-Year Strategic Roadmap.
• Development of Functional Specifications for the IT Build/Engineering team.
• Development of Testing Plans at the Use-Case level to ensure solutions meet business requirements.
• Create user training strategy for the IT Build/Engineering team.
• Provide hypercare support as needed.
• Collaborate with and support Sourcing and Vendor Management for assigned business processes.
• Develop Service Strategy and Service Design plans for newly created IT services.
• Provide L4 support as required (escalation based).
• Collaborate with business leaders and COE teams throughout the enterprise organization.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
• Paid time off (three-week minimum)
• Medical, dental and vision starting day one
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
• Bundle of joy benefit (years’ worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree