Lead Solution Architect - Enterprise Application Integrations

Job Posting:

Since 1953, Ferguson has been a source of quality supplies for a variety of industries. Together We Build Better infrastructure, better homes and better businesses. We exist to make our customers’ complex projects simple, successful, and sustainable. We proactively solve problems, adapt and grow to continuously serve our customers, communities and each other. Ferguson is proud to provide best-in-class products, service and capabilities across the following industries: Commercial/Mechanical, Facilities Supply, Fire and Fabrication, HVAC, Industrial, Residential Trade, Residential Building and Remodel, Waterworks and Residential Digital Commerce. Ferguson has approximately 36,000 associates across 1,700 locations. Ferguson is a community of proud associates who operate with the shared purpose of building something meaningful. You will build a career that you are proud of, at a company you can believe in.

Lead Solutions Architect –Enterprise Services Engineering

At Ferguson, we empower our associates to exceed customer expectations and take pride in the work they do! As part of this legacy, we want you to feel confident in your role, which is outlined below. We are seeking a Lead Solutions Architect within Enterprise Integration Architecture to join our team of technology professionals. You will design, develop, and support the integration and data architecture for key business applications such as Ecomm, CRM, Supply Chain, and 3rd-party integrations. In this role, you’ll define integration architecture standards, oversee governance, and collaborate with engineers and business teams to address challenges and recommend strategic improvements. You’ll also work closely with other architects to ensure future integration needs align with business goals. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong leadership, problem-solving skills, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.

This position may be remote or hybrid in accordance with company policy.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with collaborators, leadership, and product owners to understand the integration needs for shared and channel services engineering.
• Carry out integration/data governance policies, standards, and best practices to maintain quality and compliance.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of integration architecture standards, patterns, and integration processes, ensuring they are always visible to all parties.
• Influence business collaborators, team members, data owners, modelers, engineers, and analysts to recommend solutions that support a strategic and holistic approach to software integration and management.
• Define integration data flows, i.e., which parts of the organization generate data, which require data to function, how data flows are managed, and how data changes in transition.
• Design forward facing and pragmatic integration solutions aimed at keeping complexity low and encouraging iterative delivery of value.
• Ensure data security and compliance with data privacy regulations.
• Stay ahead of emerging Integration technologies and make recommendations for adoption to enhance integration architecture as needed.
• Collaborate internally and across departments with peers to deliver products/solutions that align to Ferguson’s strategic vision.
• Prepare detailed design specifications from which programs/applications/configurations will be implemented.
• End-to-end ownership of solutions, ensure accuracy and completeness of solution by having recurring check points / audit loops with technical implementation teams.
• Responsible for analyzing and troubleshooting sophisticated problems and providing solutions to overcome those problems using the latest technologies.
• Complete architectural reviews of projects.
• Complete design and code reviews.
• Review team practices to identify areas of improvement.
• Work with vendors to resolve 3rd level support or project issues.

Qualifications and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science or related field preferred.
• Must have at least 8+ years of hands-on experience working in integrations with a breadth of knowledge and experience on how integrations work within and across different business domains.
• Developed innovative architectural designs for large commercial Enterprises (5000+ Associates) with sophisticated integrations across various platforms and applications.
• Expert level experience defining the system architecture, identifying gaps between current and desired end-states, and delivering comprehensive solutions that will achieve desired business outcomes.
• Hands on experience with integration as it relates to data constructs is a plus, especially as it relates to designing and developing data transformations.
• Knowledge of MongoDB, Oracle RDBMS, Java and Web Services is required.
• Strong capabilities to analyze and lead the design of sophisticated IT projects, focusing on interdependencies between applications whilst addressing the overall business needs.
• Excels at overlaying collaborator visions, goals of projects, and mandatory requirements of various functional IT departments.
• Solid understanding of IT infrastructure components (hardware, software, network, operating systems, storage) and Cloud platforms components (SaaS, PaaS and IaaS).
• Comfortable with leading designs outside of comfort zone – learning new technologies whilst contributing to strategic requirements.
• Good knowledge of IT disciplines, e.g., software applications and interfaces, production operations, quality assurance, systems management, etc.
• Solid understanding of application development lifecycles, to include: waterfall and agile methodologies and understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience researching and evaluating commercial IT Products and Solutions.
• Experience in Microsoft Azure, Java, SpringBoot on AKS, Oracle RDBMs and MongoDB.
• Excellent written, oral, instructional, presentation, and social skills focused on motivation and positive attitude with ability to effectively engage and empower large groups.
• Must be self-motivated, proactive, creative, and efficient in identifying issues with strong analytical and problem-solving skills with particular attention to detail.
• Must be collaborative in decision making and facilitate working to consensus to gain agreement when proposing solutions or taking ownership.
• Ability to create technical design documents with presentations using Microsoft Visio and Microsoft PowerPoint.
• Experience collaborating in a remote team setting.

Other Skills and Qualities:

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies to perform the essential functions of this position:

• Problem solving— a creative, analytical mind able to review large quantities of data and quickly bring solutions to life.
• Interpersonal skills—the individual maintains confidentiality, remains open to others' ideas and exhibits willingness to try new things.
• Oral communication—the individual speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations and demonstrates group presentation skills.
• Written communication—the individual edits' work for spelling and grammar, presents numerical data effectively and is able to read and interpret written information.
• Planning/organizing—the individual prioritizes and plans work activities and uses time efficiently.
• Quality control—the individual demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors their own work to ensure quality.
• Adaptability—the individual adapts to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and is able to deal with frequent changes, delays or unexpected events.
• Reliability—the person consistently arrives on time, listens to and acts upon mentorship from management, and actively seeks feedback to improve their performance.

At Ferguson, we care for each other. We value our well-being just as much as our hard work. We are committed to a holistic approach towards benefits plans and programs that support the mental, physical and financial well-being of our associates. Our competitive offering not only includes benefits like health, dental, vision, paid time off, life insurance and a 401(k) with a company match, but our associates also enjoy additional meaningful and inclusive enhancements that are adaptable to their diverse situations and needs, including mental health coverage, gender affirming and family building benefits, paid parental leave, associate discounts, community involvement opportunities and more!

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Pay Range:

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$8,470.59 - $14,834.37

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Estimated Ranges displayed are Monthly for Salaried roles OR Hourly for all other roles.

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This role is Bonus or Incentive Plan eligible.

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Ferguson complies with all wage regulations. The starting wage may be higher in certain locations based on local or state wage requirements.

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The Company is an equal opportunity employer as well as a government contractor that shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a), which prohibits discrimination against qualified protected Veterans and the requirements of 41 CFR 60-741.5(A), which prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals on the basis of disability.

Ferguson Enterprises, LLC. is an equal employment employer F/M/Disability/Vet/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity.

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