Domain Architect

As a domain architect, you will lead and participate in technical and architectural discussions related to the solutions in the portfolio. You will have end to end responsibility on the architectural robustness of all local as well as licensed applications (COTS).

Who we are
Welcome to the Technology and Purchasing Solution Delivery IT team in UD. We are responsible for the maintenance of all applications that are used by the Engineering and Purchasing stakeholders with in UD. We support users in various countries and timezones. We are a multi cultural team that prioritizes customer satisfaction and work-life balance for all employees.

What do you expect to gain
You are joining a team of dedicated IT professionals with strong understanding of the commercial vehicle business. You will gain in depth understanding and hands on experience on how technology shapes the future logistics and transportation industry. You will take a leadership role to create a flexible, scalable, secure IT solutions which caters to challenges of an OEM.

Responsibilities
- Ensure our applications are as per UD Target EA and CISO guidelines
- Represent the Technology team in Enterprise Architectural forum
- Be the SPOC of Technology and Purchasing applications and contribute to EA forum based on EA needs
- Own and update the domain level IT architecture diagram
- Ensure zero technical debt and provide reviews on the magnitude of existing shortcomings along with mitigation plan and estimate
- Be updated on latest IT architectural principles and provide guidance to modernize legacy applications in terms of technology ( eg: AI, Data analytics, ML, DB refinement, code quality review, IT deployment, CICD etc)
- Be proactive and propose ways to reduce overall IT costs
- Participate in IT pre studies and provide high level IT solution proposal along with time and effort estimate.
- Act as technology thought leader and guide / mentor a team of application architects within the portfolio
- Ensure necessary architectural documentations are kept updated ( Solution architecture, Integration model and Interface model)
- Has a good understanding of IT Security principles and guide IT team to close security threats in our solutions as per guidelines from UD Security Office
- Support IT team to diagnose P1s and repetitive technical issues and help them with find RCAs.
- Perform quick proof of concepts based on new business needs

1. Minimum of 20+ years experience working in IT design and development
2. Business Knowledge :- Worked on IT solutions in CAD/PLM (Engineering domain)
3. Technical
   
   1. Understanding / experience working in PTC Windchill, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, RPA, AR/VR etc
   2. Multi platform knowledge (Java/.Net,C, C++, FORTAN, Python) etc
   3. Has worked on various Integration platforms like MQ and APIs
   4. Working knowledge of tools like JIRA, Confluence,
   5. Has designed databases on MS-SQL, Oracle and Access
   6. Has worked on the cloud platforms ( AWS, Microsoft Azure,)
   7. Has good understand of Identity access management techniques and IT security principles.
   8. Proven experience of designing and estimating complex application(s) across multiple process domains
4. Behavioral
   
   1. Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain concepts to diverse audiences including Cexecutives and line of business personnel
   2. Proven experience in agile / scrum environment is a must
   3. Detail-oriented and highly analytical.
   4. Deadline-driven and dedicated to excellence.
   5. Have worked in a multi-cultural environment ( eg: Japanese companies)