Sr Functional Architect

Job Description

Scope:

• Core responsibilities would be to focus your efforts as a Lead Techno Functional Architect for Blue Yonder Warehouse Management Systems (SaaS / On Premise) implementation/Optimization for customers across all the verticals.

• In this role, you will design best-in-class solutions using a suite of products in the Warehouse Management space, as well as being on the leading edge with our latest SaaS innovations and industry trends.

• You will be the techno functional liaison across the key stakeholders, including key customer contacts, Project Managers, Technical Consultants, and 3rd Party Consultants, to drive the timely and successful delivery of the final solution.

Our current technical environment:

• Software: Java, Springboot, Gradle, GIT, Hibernate, Rest API, OAuth
• Application Architecture: Scalable, Resilient, event driven, secure multi-tenant Microservices architecture
• Cloud Architecture: MS Azure (ARM templates, AKS, HD insight, Application gateway, Virtue Networks, Event Hub, Azure AD)
• Frameworks/Others: Kubernetes, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Spark, NOSQL, RDBMS, Springboot, Gradle GIT, Ignite

What youll do:

• Drive the design, optimization, and implementation of Blue Yonder Warehouse Management software solutions for customers, utilizing industry best practices and process methodologies.
• Apply domain knowledge to fully understand and identify how the Blue Yonder solutions can be configured and delivered to best meet customer requirements/business processes.
• Lead solution design to all phases of project life cycle with timely execution of the project, working closely with the Engineering teams to define the product goals and then breakdown to the detailed requirements.
• Lead integration strategy and mapping sessions with other systems including ERP, MHE, WCS, WES, Parcel, TMS etc. using API/integration solutions.
• Conduct and/or guide system integration, user acceptance testing and deployment phases of the project to ensure a seamless transition to our steady state associates.
• Sustain the balance between project scope, timeline, and requirements to ensure successful time to value, customer adoption and customer satisfaction.
• Assess business needs that fall outside the standard solution and/or scope, and assess integration complexity, architecture constraints and/or product roadmaps.
• Recognize and highlight incremental revenue opportunities with existing customers/projects.
• Communicate business cases to Product team regarding customer specific needs related to product functionality and enhancements.
• Leverage latest APIs to provide necessary data visibility based on customer needs.
• Define/suggest data retention policies to derive best performance of SaaS based solution.
• Ability to support/fill in for extended customer success team as needed or rotational basis.
• Provide sales and product demos as needed to the internal and external audience.

What we are looking for: Industry and Product Experience:

• Minimum 10 years of implementation of Warehouse Management Systems (Blue Yonder / JDA / RedPrairie, Manhattan Associates, High Jump, SAP-EWM, Oracle WMS or any other WMS), at Tier 1 warehouses.
• Exceptional communication, organization, and analytical skills.
• Emphasis on teamwork and knowledge sharing.
• Ability to problem-solve issues during Mock Go Live/Go Live/Post Go Live.
• Ability to develop innovative and scalable solutions.
• Desire to work in a fast-paced environment, balance multiple concurrent assignments, and adapt quickly to ever changing priorities.
• Ability to guide customers with industry best practices.
• Suggest appropriate solutions based on industry/software best practices to address customers' business requirements.
• Ability to self-manage, prioritize project tasks, and assign tasks to project team members.
• Ability to adapt to evolving technology landscape based on latest innovations.

Skills:

• Strong business analysis skills, understanding of all the different systems & technologies used in Execution space.
• Ability to prepare and deliver presentations / Proof of Concepts / Conference Room Pilots for user, management, and executive level audiences.
• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills required.

Education:

• Advanced degree in Industrial engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Logistics or other engineering background preferred.
• Bachelors degree and relevant industry experience may be considered in lieu of advanced degree.

Our Values

If you want to know the heart of a company, take a look at their values. Ours unite us. They are what drive our success and the success of our customers. Does your heart beat like ours? Find out here: Core Values

Diversity, Inclusion, Value & Equity (DIVE) is our strategy for fostering an inclusive environment we can be proud of. Check out Blue Yonder's inaugural Diversity Report which outlines our commitment to change, and our video celebrating the differences in all of us in the words of some of our associates from around the world.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Locations: Bangalore

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