In this role, you’ll deliver mission-critical technology and business solutions to Fortune 500 companies and some of the most recognized brands on the planet. And you’ll do it with cutting-edge technologies, thanks to our close partnerships with the world’s biggest vendors. Our network of offices across North America, as well as locations in India and China, will give you the opportunity to spread your wings, too.
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About Our IBM NBU – Perficient belongs to an elite group of IBM solution-focused business partners. We architect, design and implement industry-focused, integrated solutions leveraging the entire IBM Software Suite of solutions, including Business Analytics, Information Management, Commerce, Portal, Content Management and Collaboration, SOA and Integration.
We currently have a career opportunity for a Solution Architect in our IBM Commerce National Business Unit.
Job Overview:
A Solutions Architect is expected to be knowledgeable in two or more technologies within (a given Solutions/Practice area). The Solutions Architect may or may not have a programming background, but will have expert infrastructure architecture, client presales / presentation, team management and thought leadership skills.
You will provide best-fit architectural solutions for one or more projects; you will assist in defining scope and sizing of work; and anchor Proof of Concept developments. You will provide solution architecture for the business problem, platform integration with third party services, designing and developing complex features for clients’ business needs.
You will collaborate with some of the best talent in the industry to create and implement innovative high quality solutions, participate in Sales and various pursuits focused on our clients’ business needs. You will also contribute in a variety of roles in thought leadership, mentorship, systems analysis, architecture, design, configuration, testing, debugging, and documentation. You will challenge your leading edge solutions, consultative and business skills through the diversity of work in multiple industry domains.
This role is considered part of the Business Unit Senior Leadership team and may mentor delivery team members.
Responsibilities:
Own and aggressively drive forward specific areas of technology architecture. Provide architectural solutions/designs to project execution teams for implementation.
Provide architectural assessments, strategies, and roadmaps for one or more technology domains.
Lead projects within architecture. Work with Product Owner/Business Analysts to understand functional requirements and interact with other cross-functional teams to architect, design, develop, test, and release features.
Project and solution estimation and team structure definition.
Develop Proof-of-Concept projects to validate new architectures and solutions.
Support multiple Agile Scrum teams with planning, scoping and creation of technical solutions for the new product capabilities, through to continuous delivery to production.
Liaise with offshore team and clients for resolving technical dependencies, issues, and risks.
Mentor and provide architectural guidance to multiple teams building innovative applications.
Drive common vision, practices and capabilities across teams.
Engage with business stakeholders to understand required capabilities, integrating business knowledge with technical solutions.
Engage with Technical Architects and technical staff to determine the most appropriate technical strategy and designs to meet business needs.
Demonstrate broad solutions technical leadership, impacting significant technical direction, exerting influence outside of the immediate team and driving change.
Qualifications:
Minimum 10 years of professional experience with Solution Architecture
3+ years of current/ recent experience designing/ Architecting WebSphere Commerce solutions on v6/v7
5+ years of current experience Architecting and designing custom application development solutions for customers
3+ years of current Object Oriented technology experience (Java, C++, etc)
Must have experience with SOLR
Full Software Development Life Cycle Methodology experience as well as experience with other formal SW Development methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, RAD, etc)
3+ years of recent experience as a lead Architect on complex custom software development projects .
Experience in project and solution estimation and team structure definition.
Fluent and current on architecture trends with an eye on market/technical conditions and future direction.
Experience in defining new architectures and ability to drive an independent project from an architectural stand point.
Demonstrated success in performing work and managing complex and/or large consulting projects.
Proficient in authoring, editing and presenting technical documents.
Ability to elicit requirements and communicate clearly with non-technical individuals, development teams, and other ancillary project members.
Strong written and oral communication skills; Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical staff.
Desire to mentor younger team members and develop their skills.
Experience working on multiple concurrent projects.
Excellent problem-solving skills.
Be independent and self-driven.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
Must be open to travel.
Preferred skills and education:
Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field
The selected candidate will be responsible for working closely with customers to gather requirements, design and Architect solutions focused around WebSphere Commerce and Object Oriented technologies and align solutions with customers’ business needs. S/he will have experience leading Architecture teams on large scale complex custom e-Commerce projects and have a solid software development methodology foundation. They will have a strong track record in establishing software development standards, and ensuring that the best possible solutions are delivered with the highest level of quality control to ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction.
Leadership and team management experience with ability to provide strategic planning and oversight
Experience leading customer workshop sessions to educate customers on the latest technology trends and best practices
Track record of leadership roles delivering solutions within defined timeframes
Experience working with a globally distributed team and managing off-shore teams
Perficient full-time employees receive complete and competitive benefits. We offer a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, generous work/life opportunities and an outstanding benefits package that includes paid time off plus holidays. In addition, all colleagues are eligible for a number of rewards and recognition programs including billable bonus opportunities. Encouraging a healthy work/life balance and providing our colleagues great benefits are just part of what makes Perficient a great place to work.
Perficient is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national, origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
TO APPLY:
If you have the skills and experience required for this position, please forward your resume to:
E-mail: sushobhan.suprabhat@perficient.com