Software Architect - Applications

Software Architect - Applications

Position Purpose

Define, design, and implement major parts of the software architecture for the Digital team in tight collaboration with product management and engineering team members, keeping close contact with CHEP business teams working on digitization of Brambles.

The work performed is on all levels of detail from the review of individual code elements to data model and component design to module integration scenarios, with the intent to build a valuable application that is embedded in the fabric of business applications run by Brambles.

Scope

Global

Research & develop significant parts of the solution landscape for the digitization of Brambles.

Measures

This position is responsible for researching technologies, analyzing, and designing frameworks, and building and maintaining supply chain applications for the digitization of Brambles and as services to improve the supply chains of Brambles’ customers.

The success and viability of these applications depends largely on a well-defined modular and layered architecture, with corresponding semantic concepts, especially considering the long lifetime of the systems built and the evolving nature of the requirements.

Major/Key Accountabilities

Develop future-proof technical designs for complex enterprise software.

Give technical guidance for specific software development projects while keeping the big picture across projects in mind.

Establish technical priorities and strategies consistent with business goals and economic viability.

Research options and propose software designs that solve immediate needs of the organization while including new, emerging technologies, and anticipating future changes.

Successfully delivery of detailed technical designs across multiple integrated technologies and platforms, in accordance with stage gates, milestones, and business objectives: This includes conceptual work, reviews, troubleshooting, and coding.

Authority/ Decision Making

Decide on technology and assure implementation under time and resource constraints.

Help establish and sustain a world-class software development team.

Be a key player in a matrix environment with complex dependencies within the Digital team.

Lead by example and be an influencer within and beyond the Digital team (for example with IT).

Key contacts

Product Management, Engineering, Data Science, Support, Cloud Operations teams.

Brambles Business: Supply chain teams, business strategy team, business analysts in different countries.

Help with roll-out of software solutions to customers as well as with clarification of requirements.

Establish fruitful relationships to software vendors used by the Digital team.

Qualifications

Substantial software development and design expertise with large and complex systems.

Ideally enterprise software, specifically around supply chain management or geographical information systems.

Formal:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Science, Engineering, Statistics or Mathematics.

Software development experience and proven success in launching a full-stack, enterprise application.

Ph.D a plus.

Experience

5+ years of experience in software development – or proven, exceptional software design contributions in previous positions.

Must have acquired deep understanding combined with practical real-world experience in different software technologies.

Hands-on expertise in multiple programming languages such as SQL, JavaScript, Java, Go, and/or Python, across the software stack with Web user interfaces, algorithm development, relational data models and different types of data management technologies.

Must have worked on applications that were deployed to customers and helped these go live

Experience technically directing a group of software developers to meet a common goal with successful outcome.

Skills and Knowledge

Excellent understanding of enterprise applications, cloud computing, large data analytics, and user interface technologies.

Knowledge of Supply Chain and Logistics applications.

Proven technical leadership in multiple complex software projects.

Expertise in analyzing and designing for performance of large-scale software systems.

Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex technical concepts into understandable terms to different teams in the organization including non-technical product managers.

Thorough understanding of technology trends in Enterprise software and beyond, and the ability to analyze the potential impact or benefit for the software projects of the Digital team

Proven ability in coaching and mentoring others.

Base salary range between 150,640.00 - 225,960.00 USD.

Salary ranges provided take into account a wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications, geographic differentials and other business and organizational needs. Therefore, actual amounts offered may be higher or lower than the range provided. If you have questions, please speak to your Talent Acquisition Partner about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Dependent on the position offered, other forms of compensation may be part of a total offering beyond medical & retirement benefits and may include other monetary incentives or business benefits.