Architect - Connected and Intelligent Solutions – Service ProviderFull-timeISGlobal Service Center (GSC) operating from Chennai, India, is a part of IS supporting Expeditors IT operations. IS GSC started with 6 employees and now has over 460 employees delivering world-class Information services globally. This Product-based Strategic Center's IT transformation has delivered a radical change to Expeditors IT manpower profile and skills over the past three years and will continue to deliver services as we continue to grow responsibly in the coming years.
Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 company, founded in 1979, we have employed over 18,000 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 340 locations across six continents. Expeditors satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems.
The Architect, Connected and Intelligent Solutions – Service Provider is responsible for driving architectural initiatives for the Connected and Intelligent Solutions – Service Provider Portfolio to deliver business outcomes. This architect is responsible for providing architectural clarity in support of business needs and systems operating environment. This architect provides guidance and is responsible for aligning the technical work of CIS-SP Portfolio and enterprise strategic direction related to development and delivery of technology stacks, interoperability, APIs, and deployment strategies. This architect will provide direction within ARTs as well as influence and knowledge sharing with the CIS-SP Architect, Enterprise Architect, and across the enterprise.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Collaborating with the CIS-SP and Enterprise architects to contribute to, understand and support the strategic technical direction of the enterprise.Collaborating with key stakeholders to provide a high-level, all-inclusive vision of solutions and development initiatives.Defining key technical initiatives that support Lean Budgets via Enabler Epics.Participating in all designing and code reviews.Helping in building value streams that adhere to the budget guardrails for retiring solutions.Leading the strategy for building and maintaining the architectural runway.Understanding and communicating Strategic Themes, and other key business drivers for architecture, to technical and non-technical stakeholders within the tenant.Driving architectural initiatives in the ART and participating in epic analysis where applicable.Influencing common modeling, design, and coding practices.Promoting Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevOps capabilities.Collecting, generating, and analyzing innovative ideas and technologies to use across the business.Facilitating the reuse of code, components, and proven patterns.Synchronizing the following disciplines across solutions whenever applicable: System and data security, quality production infrastructure, user experience (Lean UX), scalability, performance, and other Nonfunctional Requirements (NFRs).Coaching developers and identifying training opportunities.Preparing, managing, and coordinating breakdown of Portfolio Enablers into ART or Team Enablers.Understanding the Architecture of all systems and addressing conflicting or divergent approaches.Creating and implementing strategies for technology adoption.
Minimum Qualifications Personal and professional alignment with Expeditors culture and ten critical success factors.Proven experience as a logistics and technology-oriented leader.Strong hands-on experience with Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Rest API, Soap, Kafka, Angular, Flutter, Kibana, CI/CD pipelines, PL/SQL, PostgreSQL, or DB2.Good knowledge in version control tools like GIT, Eclipse, etc.Strong leadership, communication, and execution capabilities.Experience in leading teams, collaborating with multiple stakeholders, and driving implementations.Experienced problem solver, strong collaborator, and able to provide clarity around complex topics, innovative thinker, and effective decision-making skills.Experience with DevSecOps, Lean, Agile, and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).Assertive personality, interpersonal, action and outcome-driven leadership.Ability to actively inspire, coach, mentor, and motivate.Ability to promote autonomy, mastery, and purpose through empowerment and creating leaders.Good experience of working in an Agile environment with multiple releases running parallel adhering to established standards.
Expeditors offers excellent benefits: Paid Vacation, Holiday.Health Plan: Medical Insurance.Employee Stock Purchase Plan.Training and Education Programs.Unlimited opportunities for career advancement.
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