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Join us! As our next Solution Architect - Manufacturing Execution, reporting to the Operations Enterprise Architect, you will provide architecture expertise to Manufacturing Execution Product line and Product teams to lead a successful solution design and implementation, aligned with Product Roadmap goals that contribute to Digital strategy. You will make sure new Solutions/Applications introduced (or evolution of existing ones) are aligned with the Architecture strategy and principles and allow Givaudan IS Landscape to become future-fit. You will also align with Operations Enterprise Architect to ensure the Digital Solution group consistency and coherence from an Architecture standpoint while developing, maintaining and communicating a Manufacturing Execution Architecture roadmap. This position is located in Cincinnati, OH.

In this exciting role you will be responsible for:

Product roadmap Definition

• You will contribute and support Principal Architects, Enterprise Architects and Product Managers on the definition and evolution of the Product Roadmaps and Technologies strategies, informed by their involvement in individual projects

• Analyze the current Business Application Architecture landscape of the given Product, to identify weaknesses and develop opportunities for improvements

• Develop migration strategies to close gaps between all states of the Product Architecture

Product Roadmap Execution

• Play the “Architect Lead” role for projects (waterfall) and Epics/ART’s (Agile) being performed under the responsibility of the Product Line/Product, the Architect is assigned to

  • Liaise with other Solution Architects in other Products within the Product Line or other Products within the same Functional domain (Digital Solutions or Markets /Technology Groups or Horizontals as we call it in Givaudan) to bring together viewpoints of Enterprise, Solution, information and technology architecture to design solutions that deliver value and allow organizations to become flexible and future-fit.

  • Validate solution Architecture: Ensures projects (waterfall) and Epics/User Stories (Agile) comply with established EA principles and guidelines.

  • Communicate with Enterprise Architects to check on how projects (waterfall) and Epics/User Stories (Agile) contribute to close the gap between today’s and future Business Capabilities

  • Responsible for building and for the completeness of the Solution Architecture Design (SAD) document, working with all other Architects to make sure SAD is complete.

  • Document new and changes on existing Solutions for your Product/Platform in Mega

  • Involve Enterprise Architects to guarantee coherence of the proposed Architectures in projects (waterfall) and ART/Epics/User Stories (Agile) that are Cross Product, Cross Vertical (Digital Solutions), Cross Horizontal (IT&O, Information Security, Data & Analytics)

• Responsible for the ADR (Architecture Decision Record): Analyzes high-level requirements and identifies potential scenarios. Lead solution assessments

• Contribute to the definition of the way applications exchange information across Products (Data & Analytics accountable and responsible)

Architecture Governance

• Communicate and ensure adherence to architecture processes, principles and guidelines. Abides to Architecture governance and process

Technology

• Lead technology watch activities on the Manufacturing Execution Product Line

• Up to date with Solution Architecture best practices in the market. Assess their relevance and potential value to Givaudan

• Support technical community engineers and support teams

Required Qualifications:

• Higher Education completed

• 5+ years of professional working experience in the field of Solution Architecture in the Manufacturing Execution domain

• Experience defining Architecture strategy and design of MES and Digital Twins with integration to ERP (e.g SAP), IoT and Data Analytics

• Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture ensuring a holistic understanding of a complex system landscape with an excellent technical background including hands-on experience in the software development process

Additional Qualifications:

• Degree in Engineering or Computer Science

What We Can Offer You:

• Healthcare Plan:

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

• High matching 401k plan

• Vacation days

• Hybrid Schedule

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At Givaudan, you contribute to delightful taste and scent experiences that touch people’s lives. You work within an inspiring teamwork culture – where you can thrive, collaborate and learn from other talented and passionate people across disciplines, regions and divisions.

Every essence of you enriches our world. Diversity drives innovation and creates closer connections with our employees, customers and partners. Givaudan embraces diversity and is committed to building an inclusive environment where everyone impacts our world.