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• Lead a team of 2 to 4 Solution architects to utilize Google Cloud Platform & Services to modernize legacy applications.

• Understand technical business requirements and define architecture solutions that align to Ford Motor & Credit Companies Patterns and Standards.

• Collaborate and work with global architecture teams to define platform strategy and build Cloud solutions.

• Collaborate with project managers, business analysts, and development teams to ensure successful project delivery

• Identify and mitigate risks associated with cloud-based solutions.

• Provide Architecture leadership in utilizing Ford Credit’s cloud native Digital and Unified data platforms.

• Understand complexity of business processes, current application landscape and create modernization roadmaps

• Lead creation and management of Application integration models, GCP infrastructure provisioning and DevOps pipelines

• Provide architectural guidance for optimal solutions considering regional Regulatory needs.

• Provide architecture assessments on technical solutions and make recommendations that meet business needs and align with architectural governance and standard.

• Guide teams through the enterprise architecture processes and advise teams on cloud-based design, development, and data mesh architecture.

• Provide advisory and technical consulting across all initiatives including PoCs, product evaluations and recommendations, security, architecture assessments, integration considerations, etc.

• Design Non-Functional Requirements (NFRs) for cloud-based solutions.

• Provide solutions on NFRs and recommend best practices for cloud-based solutions

• Influence stakeholders to bring consensus on cloud-based solution designs

• Google Professional Cloud Architect certification.

• Overall 15+ years of experience with around 6+ years in Solution architecture role, with deep understanding of cloud hosting concepts and implementations.

• Good understanding of domain driven design and data mesh principles.

• Hands-on experience designing, building, and deploying applications based on Java, PostgreSQL, GraphQL, REST APIs CI/CD pipelines, andEvent based architecture

• Strong hands-on experience on microservices and Event based architecture.

• Strong knowledge of cloud-based architectures, including IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS

• Experience with combination of legacy and cloud native components considering security, performance, scalability, observability, DR, etc.

• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes

• Hands on experience in implementing API, Micro-services, and application security

• Strong in architecture design patterns, experience with secure interoperability standards and methods, architecture tools and process.

• Good understanding on DevOps principles and practices, including continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), automated testing & deployment pipelines.

• Good understanding of cloud security best practices and be familiar with different security tools and techniques like Identity and Access Management (IAM), Encryption, Network Security, etc.

• Knowledge & know how of enterprise frameworks and architecture design principles.

• Good Understanding of traditional and cloud data warehouse environment.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

• Conceptual clarity around front-end development / GraphQL / CRM / Data Warehousing / ETL, etc.

• Strong exposure working in an environment where Development processes – Agile, SAFe been used.

• Strong presentation skills with ability to communicate architectural proposals to diverse audiences (user groups, stakeholders, and senior management).

Strong leadership, communication, interpersonal, organizing, and problem-solving skills

Nice to Have

• Master’s degree in Computer science/engineering, Data science or related field.

• Experience in front-end development Angular, ReactJS

• Experience in building high performance teams.

• Ability to negotiate & influence stakeholders for driving strategic solutions

• Experience in migrating legacy applications to Cloud platforms and business adoption of these platforms for Automotive Lending, Banking and Insurance.

• Ability to work on multiple projects in a fast paced & dynamic environment.

• Knowledge or certification on TOGAF or any equivalent framework.

Requisition ID : 29834