Solution Architect - Customs & International Shipping
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Solution Architect – Supply Chain Customs & International Shipping will be responsible for understanding international logistics shipping and border crossing requirements to define technical architecture solutions that modernize Ford Supply Chain Logistics.
Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you’re looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people’s lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.
In this position...
The role will lead identifying key portfolio capabilities, global system strategies, buy-vs-build decisions, vendor evaluations, modernizing Ford in-house build applications to Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and close collaboration as a member of one or more product teams.
You'll have…
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Five or more years of experience as solution architect and/or software engineer.
Even better, you may have…
Experience with Global Trade Management & Import/Export Compliance systems; Including, but not limited to, E2Open, MIC, SAP, etc.
Experience with Supply Chain & Transportation Management Systems (TMS).
Strong architecture knowledge with experience in providing technical solutions for cloud infrastructure. Google Cloud Platform experience preferred, or other public cloud experience (Azure, AWS).
Previous experience as software developer/engineer.
Self-starter, ability to work independently.
Self-researcher, ability to research a technology and provide insight to product team.
Experience with microservice architecture, REST APIs, Event-Driven Messaging patterns, and distributed cloud systems.
Experience with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and hands-on application experience. Understand how to architect highly available, performant, scalable, global solutions.
Knowledge of Ford and/or Industry technology standards and security frameworks / tools.
Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
Previous experience with multi-team, large-scale projects and incorporating all levels of architecture development (Business, Solution, Application, Infrastructure).
Experience migrating apps to cloud solutions is a plus.
Good understanding of Agile development methodologies.
Negotiation skills and ability to work with a diverse set of stakeholders and customers.
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD
This position is a range of salary grades 7-8.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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What you'll do...
Solution Architect – Supply Chain Customs & International Shipping, requires emersion and hands-on evaluation of current Customs & Border Crossing operations. This domain knowledge will lead to solution design with technical expertise in Google Cloud, Kubernetes/Serverless hosting, Cloud SQL & NoSQL Databases, vendor Global Trade Management software, and vendor SaaS solutions.
This role will define, analyze, assemble, and integrate components to deliver Global Trade Management for Supply Chain Customs, including consideration for platform(s), user experience, software, cost, availability, scalability, and reliability.
Partner with Customs, Logistics, Finance, and Legal departments, Business Leads, Software Delivery Leads, Product Managers, and Software Engineers in system design, technology evaluation, and guide teams in creating, defining, and delivering well design systems and capabilities. Provide support such as troubleshooting application functional, performance, and availability issues, and participate in vendor solution evaluation processes.