Solution Architect

Solution Architect

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world - together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you’re looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people’s lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.

In this position...

Position description:

The Solution Architect will be responsible for providing solutions for global web platforms and digital marketing

initiatives for digital consumer experiences through emerging technology. The solution architect provides technical

leadership for large scale development programs, works on new architecture solutions, provide support for the

ongoing global web and eCommerce platforms.

• The Solution Architect leads architecture for new global digital web platforms
  
• Works with application teams to define new solutions in digital marketing web technologies, content
  

management / delivery, microservices, cloud native web applications, and public cloud infrastructure

• Works with application teams to define, assemble and integrate components (examples: hardware,
  

software, requirements for availability, scalability and reliability)

• Supports the application team in the development of the technical design
  
• Provides support such as troubleshooting to application performance issues
  
• Participate on emerging tech trends and provide emerging trends review
  
• Solution Architect will be responsible for understanding business requirements and defining technical
  

architecture-based solutions that align to Ford Motor Company’s Patterns and Standards.

• Utilize Design Thinking while working with Product teams to define, assemble and integrate components
  

based on Ford standards and business requirements (examples: hardware, software, availability, scalability

and reliability)

• Develops and Communicates Architecture design for new features
  
• Supports the Product team in the development of the technical design and documentation
  
• Provides support such as troubleshooting to application performance issues
  

You'll have...

The minimum requirements we seek:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology or a related field of study
  
• 5+ years of software development/engineering experience
  
• 5+ years of architecture experience as a solution architect
  
• 5+ years of architecture experience in digital marketing
  
• 2+ years of infrastructure design experience in cloud-based solutions on Microsoft Azure, AWS or GCP
  

Even better, you may have...

Our preferred requirements:

• Master's degree in Computer science or Engineering
  
• Knowledge of REST API's, API Security, POSTMAN, PCF, OAuth2, SAML, OpenID, SSO, JWT, microservices, architecture and implementation.
  
• Familiarity with Test Driven Development, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines.
  
• J2EE technologies, messaging architectures
  
• Ability to research on new technologies, and provide insight to product teams
  
• Experience working with teams in an agile environment
  
• Strong communication, negotiation, teamwork and interpersonal skills.
  

Primary Skills Required:

5+ years of software development/engineering experience

• 5+ years of architecture experience as a solution architect
  
• 5+ years of architecture experience in digital marketing
  
• 2+ years of infrastructure design experience in cloud-based solutions on Microsoft Azure, AWS or GCP
  

Experience Required

Knowledge of REST API's, API Security, POSTMAN, OAuth2, MSAL, SAML, OpenID, SSO, JWT, microservices, architecture and implementation.

• Familiarity with Test Driven Development, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines.
  
• J2EE technologies, messaging architectures
  
• Ability to research on new technologies, and provide insight to product teams
  
• Experience working with teams in an agile environment
  
• Have domain experience in Digital Marketing, eCommerce, Subscriptions management and Loyalty management areas
  
• Strong communication, negotiation, teamwork and interpersonal skills.
  

Education Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology or a related field of study

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
  
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
  
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
  
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
  
• Tuition assistance
  
• Established and active employee resource groups
  
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
  
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year�s Day
  
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
  

This position is a salary grade 8.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRSP2

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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What you'll do...

Job Responsibilities

• Responsible for providing solutions for digital experience initiatives through emerging technologies, this will involve working with application/product teams to define solutions in content management/delivery, web analytics, search engine, digital asset management, and social media integration.
  
• Provide technical leadership for large-scale development programs, build new architecture solutions, provide support for our ongoing digital marketing program and play a vital role in architecting global consumer-facing web solutions
  
• Translate business requirements into technical architecture-based solutions
  
• Develop and communicate architecture design for new features
  
• Build and own the high-level and low-level technical design elements of projects