IT Architect - Application Integrations and Data Architect

At Jabil we strive to make ANYTHING POSSIBLE and EVERYTHING BETTER. We are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions. With over 50 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe.

 

Hands-on Application Integrations and Data Architect.

The Applications Analytics and Data Services team have a requirement for a specialist, hands-on, Application Integrations and Data Architect. The team is responsible for designing, developing, testing, and implementing tools, services, standards, custom applications, and capabilities spanning from ingestion through to consumption for complicated application use cases. These include building complex hybrid architectures and creation of bespoke software solutions to aid in the continuous improvement of our systems and delivery of advanced manufacturing capabilities to the business.

The Application Integrations and Data Architect will work closely with Product Owners along with diverse teams of Architects and Developers. The role will be core to cloud implementations or our application data capabilities and supporting multiple use cases spanning both manufacturing and business needs. This role will include end to end responsibilities from architectural design through to implementation, along with understanding the long-term strategy for a wide range of platform services and capabilities. The role responsibilities will include the creation of technical documentation, covering tools, standards, methods, solutions, and governance.

Primary Responsibilities.

• Collaborate closely with Product Owner.
• Collaborate closely with fellow Architects and Technical Leads.
• Develop solutions that complement the technical direction and cloud enablement of the business, with a particular focus towards AWS Data Platform capabilities.
• Collaborate on the design and implementation of complex application data consumption use cases.
• Collaborate on the creation and empowerment of advanced application analytical systems.
• Implementing both batch and streaming data pipelines.
• Implement reporting data pipelines to empower the creation of frontline (edge and near-edge) dashboards and reporting systems.
• Develop code and processes to accelerate the adoption and integration of business use cases with the Application Analytics and Data Platforms.
• Creation of technical documentation, including architectural designs, solution documentation and work instructions.
• Manage, create, and update technical epics/user stories related to assigned scope of work.

General Responsibilities.

• Know and understand the business needs.
• Know and understand the IT strategy and objectives.
• Own the technical solutioning through leadership of the customer, business, developers, and technical leads, to better advanced the solutions being delivered.
• Openly consult and inform other Architect and Technical Leads when designing solutions.
• Learn, teach, and share new technologies openly with colleagues.
• Ensure that security, performance, and redundancy of systems meets requirements, and ensure these evolve as business and IT requirements evolve.
• Proactively research new technologies, bringing suitable technologies to the table for assessment and adoption.
• Prepare and present solutions outside of pier groups to wider Jabil audiences.
• Actively engage in knowledge sharing within and out-with the core teams assigned to.
• Dedicate time to self-improvement, education, and technology adoption.
• Mentor and openly share with team members, actively assisting in the elevation of overall skill levels across the organization.

Additional Responsibilities.

• Assist in project planning.
• Assist in any sizing or estimation efforts as needed.
• Understand risk, cost and scope of changes which impact development and openly highlight these risks.
• Identify gaps and bottlenecks within team coverage and skills.

Evolution and Support.

• Follow continuous improvement practices to ensure that the teams are evolving, and solutions improve over time.
• Proactively engage and perform root causes analysis, initiating corrective actions to both technical and practical issues that might arise.
• Remain current with new and emerging technologies, proactively recommending suitable technologies for adoption.

Communications.

• Present solutions to customers, colleagues and executives as required.
• Publish or guide the publication of documentation and solution details.
• Engage openly and without bias with vendors and third parties as required.
• Ask questions, play devil’s advocate, encourage input from others and actively collaborate.
• When issues occur, identify, and explain the root causes clearly and without bias or blame.

Qualifications/Requirements.

• BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent documented experience. 5+ years of experience in data and/or analytical architecture for real world applications.
  (Preferred: Big Data solutions, Batch Processing, ETL Processes/Systems, Complex Pipelines. Bonus: Data Warehouse Design, Multi-site implementations, OLAP, Multidimensional Modeling, Tabular Modeling, Reporting Solutions, Stream Analytics/CEP)
• 3+ years of cloud technology experience.
  (Bonus: AWS, Redshift, Athena, Glue, EMR, DMS, Neptune, Spark, Hadoop, Snowflake, Airflow, etc.)
• 10+ years software development or application analytical systems development experience.
  (Preferred: Advanced SQL knowledge, C# Programming background. Bonus: Azure, Tabular, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, SSIS, SSAS, Power BI, Python, etc.)
• Experience working with Agile development processes (SCRUM and Kanban).
• Experience dealing with complex big data solutions.
  (Bonus: background including statistical metric and KPI solution implementations)
• Experience of Streaming platforms.
• Proven cloud data platform implementations.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Highly motivated and self-directed individual.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, with ability to gain confidence of piers, from junior team members through to senior management.
• Domain knowledge within manufacturing advantageous.
• Knowledge of industry and cloud best practices.
• Security conscious approach to complex data management and access.
• Attention to detail with an ability to identify risks and gaps.
• Ability to identify common use-cases and contribute to value add for the business.

The pay range for this role is $116,421 - $209,557. Job-related, non-discriminatory factors used to determine the actual offered rate include qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data, and consideration of internal equity. The anticipated close date of this job requisition is: .

As part of the total rewards package, this position is eligible for a short-term incentive based on performance. In addition, Jabil offers benefits to enhance your health, wealth, and resilient self. These include medical, dental, and vision insurance plans; paid time off accruing at a rate of 3.07 hours during your first year of employment; 4 weeks of paid parental leave; in 2024, 12 company-paid holidays (10 fixed holidays and 2 optional floating holidays), subject to change yearly; 401(k) retirement plan; and employee stock purchase plan.

 

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