Support Solution Architecture activities for Invacare projects and represent Invacare in cross segment projects and programs, across Invacare globally
Support continuous process improvement activities for Invacare, aligning IT solutions with process improvements in co-ordination with the business process owner
Collaborates with the business to evaluate business goals, identify business problems/needs, and propose solutions using the whole portfolio of IT assets.
Performs impact analysis of making changes affecting multiple application systems or functional domains and develops cost / benefit analysis for each identified solution, in support of the continuous process improvement enhancements
Support the architect of the solution across critical architecture domains, Business/Process, Application/Services, Data/Information, Technology/ Infrastructure/ Operations, Security etc. and ensuring full use of ‘standard’ customizing is utilized
Work across business areas, applications, data domains and technologies, although a core competency in one of the following business areas should be achieved:
Support in ensuring solutions meet business needs and supports the continuous review of processes, along with architecturally significant functional and nonfunctional requirements.
Support in ensuring solutions are delivered as designed and be the single owner for the solution defined.
Decompose business programs into an actionable set of activities, to include business process modeling, simulation, and validating the business premise
Supports in ensuring solution architectures in their domain adhere to enterprise architecture technical and functional strategies, policies, standards and practices while contributing to broader EA activities.
Supports the Application Subject Matter Experts and business process owners in development of estimates / validation of suppliers' estimates.
Supports application testing, implementation, and training activities.
Performs quality review checks on project deliverables.
Perform evaluations of existing applications for reuse and standardization across the enterprise
Proactively seek opportunities to optimize and enhance current technology portfolio, capabilities and processes
Acts as a liaison between business clients and technical staff (e.g., development staff) throughout the development life cycle on complex projects
Manages teams during projects and ensures all HR processes are adhered to
Complete all required training applicable to assigned position.
Exhibit positivity, flexibility, creativity and a willingness to take on new responsibilities as requested or required.
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experiences is required
6+ years in related business process and solutions information technology work, primarily in the area of SAP
3+ years as a Solutions Architect or business process owner with the ability to see & present the big picture and offer solutions to make it better, whether they be process improvements or technical solutions
Development of IT Architecture on multiple solutions is required.
Experience creating technical documents, business flows and process diagrams.
Experience in a variety of roles through a software development process or Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Familiarity with multiple technology platforms, patterns and frameworks (Portals/Mobile,SOA, BPM, ECM, MDM, ERP (SAP) etc).
Familiarity with general principles of Enterprise Architecture, such as approaches, design patterns, metrics, and relevant industry standards
Experience in technology assessments, platform consolidation, application rationalization, data migration
Experience developing executable architectural blueprints and roadmaps
Excellent communication (oral/written/presentation) skills along with relationship-building and customer facing skills are needed with an ability to facilitate meetings with Business process owners, Business and IT stakeholders. Ability to communicate ideas in technical and user-friendly language.
Understanding of IT financial management, Project Management and Operations general principles, processes and techniques.
4+ years of experience with development of production deployed solutions
2+ years of experience with continuous process improvement techniques such as Six Sigma
4+ years of experience with production deployed solutions leveraging mainstream enterprise technologies e.g. SAP
2+ years of experience delivering analysis and analysis models in at least 3 of the following areas: 1) Business (Strategy, Organization, Process Requirements). 2) Applications. 3) Data. 4) Technology
Experience with Business Process Modeling, Business Process Management, and/or Business Process Automation is mandatory
Hands-on experience with production deployed BPM solutions is preferred.
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer –M/F/Disabled/Vet
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