Mes, Ge Proficy Solution Architect

MES, GE Proficy Solution Architect

**Scope/Categories**:
Role will report to a Manager in IT Engineering & Applications. Role will not have any direct reports. Key Interfaces: Business Partner, Functional Engineer, Project Manager, Enterprise Architect. Business Client External Interfaces: Consultant & 3rd Party provider. Travel may include approximately 10-20% of work time.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Technical architect, influencer and leader of small to medium projects for a specific business capability or across multiple capabilities. Accountabilities across multiple functional and technical analytical areas with wide range of complexity.
- Accountable for leading the overall end to end design, including the detailed configuration that takes into account how to structure a segment solution based on requirements from the business, global and regional views, as well as the design of standard software configurations
- Collaborates with other Solution Architects, Enterprise Architecture BI Designers to make sure that the solution fits within enterprise context
- Coordinates small to medium solution architecture implementations while leading design variances based upon business needs while ensuring artifacts are documented in enterprise architecture repository
- Coordinates engagements with vendors as they relate to evaluation, design and delivery of business capabilities. Contributes to the evaluation and selection of software product standards
- Participant in industry representation, policy formation, User Groups, and strategic direction.

**Key Qualifications and Experiences**:

- Bachelor's degree7-10 years of continuous experience in software engineering, software development, solution architecture
- Possess strong leadership / influencing skills and exhibit creative thinking to be able to come up with inventive solutions to solve business challenges
- Self-motivated to keep up with industry trends and disseminating information across the organization
- Experience working with blended teams consisting of employees, vendors, and consultants with both onshore and offshore resources
- Strong Technical leadership of Application Development teams and vendors; Cultivates networking opportunities within the organization
- Solid technical knowledge of diverse analytical tools and solutions
- Experience collaborating with Enterprise Architects and infrastructure engineers to identify, design, and implement highly complex, end-to-end solutions
- Strong understanding of SDLC processes and methodologies
- Broad range of business and IT experiences; Has achieved technical and/or business certification(s).
- (Standard) Verbal and written fluency in English is mandatory. Ability to work in a virtual team which may works across distance (remote), cultures and time zones, in a matrix with multiple reporting lines, and may which extends outside the K-C organization including suppliers, partners and customers
- Strong understanding / appreciation for IT Service Management
- Dynamic, self-motivated, future thinker, Confident, ability to WOW an audience
- (Standard) Verbal and written fluency in English is mandatory. Ability to work in a virtual team which works across distance (remote), cultures and time zones, in a matrix with multiple reporting lines, and may extend outside the K-C organization including suppliers, partners and customers
- Understanding of digital enablers and technologies such as embedded Analytics, design for Automation, UX, and modern integration
- Cultivates networking opportunities with peer organizations.
- Strong interpersonal skills, able to build lasting trusted relationships with Business Partners, Key Stakeholders, Vendors and cross functional teams.
- Agile and Waterfall methodology knowledge

**Core Technical Competencies / Skills**
- Manufacturing Execution Systems, solid experience, preferable GE Proficy, ThingWorx, Predix
- Data Historian, preferable OSI
- Shop floor Manufacturing Control Systems: PLC’s, HMI/SCADA, DCS along with systems integration.
- Understanding / exposure to Industrial Internet Of Things, Factory of the future concepts, Artificial Intelligence / Robotics
- Mobile / handheld / scanning technologies and associated integration
- Infrastructure - Desktop & Server Technologies, Networking, Firewalls, Computer Security & Compliance
- SQL, VB &.NET Technologies, Advanced Excel and understanding of Data Analytics
- Desirable - ITIL v3 Service Management, working knowledge / exposure
- Desirable - ITIL Service Management, working knowledge / exposure (Incident, Problem & Change Management)
- AGILE project methodology, SCRUM Master a distinct advantage
- Cut over and Data Migration experience

Kimberly-Clark and its well-known global brands are an indispensable part of life for people in more than 150 countries. Every day, 1.3 billion people - nearly a quarter of the world's population - trust K-C brands and the solutions they provide to enhance their health, hygiene, an