Solutions Architect – Tibco Integration

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity:

Solutions Architect – Tibco Integration provides leadership & strategy for a group of IT professionals supporting a major organizational unit responsible for the definition, development, implementation, operation and support of integration/middleware systems and related processes and tools which provide information for reporting, operations, and decision making.

This role will be responsible for overseeing development and product integration roadmaps, develop best practices and standardized architectural frameworks. In-depth integration and solution architecture knowledge will be a key element to succeed in this role.

What You'll Work On:

• Design and implement TIBCO-based integration solutions to meet business requirements.
• Lead the architecture and design of TIBCO applications, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, developers, and other architects to define integration strategies and solutions.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams on TIBCO best practices and standards.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to architectural standards.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to TIBCO applications.
• Stay updated with the latest TIBCO technologies and industry trends.
• Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures.
  Understands and contributes to organization's vision, goals and strategies. 
• Aligns department priorities appropriately, determines critical success factors, evaluates and pursues initiatives, investments and opportunities based on fit with strategies.
• Champion change and innovation. Stimulates creativity and innovation in others. Open to new ideas. Supports those who initiate change - and take risks.  Promotes a Global Perspective.
• Ensures that IT solutions meets the needs of the business.
• Negotiates for and secures resources to meet the long-range operational demands of the area.
• Establish and maintain high-quality relationships with all levels across the company and with external partners.
• Make strategic decisions that impact division or site.  Final decision authority for department budget and project   activities. 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, preferably in software engineering, business, information systems, or a discipline closely related to the client area served.
• 10+ years of overall experience, including 3-5 years systems management experience; experience should also include architecture, project management, systems consulting, employee development, and strategic system planning.
• Proven experience as a TIBCO Architect or similar role.
• Strong knowledge of TIBCO products such as TIBCO BusinessWorks, TIBCO EMS and Tibco Adapters/Plugins
• TIBCO BW 5.14.0/ BW 5.15
• TIBCO EMS
• HP UX/ SuSe Linux
• Tibco Application Migration Experience
• Hands on experience in building scalable HA/DR setups using TIBCO Enterprise Integration Suite in both on-prem and cloud environments.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Preferred Qualifications:

• TIBCO certification.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Experience with integration patterns, and/or microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of other integration tools and technologies.
• TIBCO BW 6X
• TIBCO BW CE
• OpenText Biz Manager
• Process/People/Compliance management.
• Onshore/Offshore management
• Vendor management

Supervisory responsibilities:

• Manages direct reports which includes employees/contractors, direct/indirect.
• Business Impact:  1000 - 6000 users, $1MM - $10MM in business financial impact

MISC:

• This is an onsite role located in IL location. This is not a remote role/opportunity.

Apply Now

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott, and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

The base pay for this position is

$111,300.00 – $222,700.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:IT Business Relationship Management

DIVISION:BTS Business Technology Services

LOCATION:United States > Waukegan : J46

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:Standard

TRAVEL:Yes, 5 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf