Solution Architect- Shared Data Platform

Job Description
The Shared Data Platforms Lead Solution Architect role is responsible for providing technical leadership to cross-functional teams in the design and implementation of comprehensive shared data platform solution architectures that effectively integrate with Sherwin's overall IT infrastructure and support key business objectives. The incumbent will be responsible for evaluating program or project challenges, creating conceptual and logical architectural designs for MDM platforms and its inbound/outbound interfaces that alleviate challenges, and providing technical guidance in implementing those designs. This will require collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve system design weaknesses, ensuring high-quality performance and maintainability of the specific hardware and software systems. The Incumbent will ensure that MDM solution architectures for shared data platforms align with the overall Enterprise Architecture patterns and meet business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert guidance in designing and implementing highly complex, integrated frameworks, tech-stacks, systems, and platforms that align with and drive the organization's IT strategy and business objectives
• Lead and oversee the entire process of developing application components and integrations, ensuring all solutions align with the business objectives, enterprise architecture, and performance goals
• Develop and implement best practices and standards for processes and technical specifications related to hardware and software compatibility, system interfaces, and business application prototypes
• Lead the effort to continuously research and analyze industry trends and emerging technologies to inform architectural decisions
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with cross-functional teams, including software developers, business analysts, enterprise architects, and product managers to ensure the successful adoption of industry-leading design and architecture practices
• Provide strategic direction on the development of architectural frameworks, patterns, and standards used across multiple products or systems
• Provide technical expertise in the evaluation, selection, and implementation of next-generation technical initiatives, while also offering guidance as complex technology issues arise
• Lead the technical evaluation of new solutions to ensure alignment with existing frameworks and standards defined across the organization
• Champion and guide the extended team to adopt and implement leading-edge design and architect practices
• Foster cross-functional collaboration among a diverse range of stakeholders across the business to ensure that product and solution design align with architectural principles, policies, standards, and frameworks

Qualifications
Education

• Required
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or in lieu of a degree, at least 10 years of experience in experience in IT
• Preferred
• Expert-level architecture certification (e.g., TOGAF, CISSP)

Skills And Experience

• 8+ years of experience in IT or a solution architecture role
• Proven experience in designing complex hardware and software solutions for large-scale IT systems
• Expertise in collaborating, communication, and presenting with cross-functional teams to deliver high-
• impact business solutions
• Extensive knowledge of modern architectural patterns, frameworks, and industry best practices
• Expertise with cloud computing, data center operations, network design, and security best practices

• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to innovate and think creatively

• Technical Skills

• Cloud Technologies & Platforms

• Programming Languages
• Web Services & APIs, including Microservices and SOA
• Data Analysis
• Architecture Governance & Standards
• Prompt Engineering
• Data Warehousing & ETL Processes
• Solution Architecture Patterns
• Software Development Lifecyle (SDLC) Methodology
• Emerging Technologies and Automation Tools
• Software Testing & Quality Assurance Methodologies &
• Tools
• Business Strategy Development

• Change Management

• Preferred

• Possesses Strong functional knowledge on Party and Product MDM (Master Data Management), Experience in Cloud Application Development, Data Quality Monitoring and Data Quality Reporting related technology development and configuration (Data Quality as a Service, Data Quality API, DQ Dashboards etc)

• Lead technology life-cycle projects including technology evaluation, selection, implementation, support and retirement/replacement , evaluate alternative architectures with respect to their feasibility as well as composition (people, hardware, software, facilities, policies, documents, risks and cost), and make recommendations and develop prototypes of system designs, working with Enterprise,Domain,Technical Architects and Delivery Teams, to prove viability where necessary.
• Create and maintain reference architectures, systems models, use case scenarios, workflow diagrams, and data models to provide architectural expertise, direction, and guidance to IT delivery teams.

About Us
At Sherwin-Williams, our purpose is to inspire and improve the world by coloring and protecting what matters. Our paints, coatings and innovative solutions make the places and spaces in our world brighter and stronger. Your skills, talent and passion make it possible to live this purpose, and for customers and our business to achieve great results. Sherwin-Williams is a place that takes its stability, growth and momentum and translates it to possibility for our people. Our people are behind the strength of our success, and we invest and support you in:

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