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ABB is establishing a regional Information Systems (IS) organization to drive standardization and harmonization of solutions and to ensure delivery of high quality IS services for ABB business units within the region, by bringing significant focus on business value driven innovation and delivery as core competencies.

ABB is seeking an IS Solution Architect. The position could be based in Cary, NC; Fort Smith, AR; Greenville, SC; or Cleveland, OH ABB locations. As a Solution Architect in the ABB IS organization, you will have the opportunity to work in a high-paced, international environment, solve complex problems, participate in building our IS solution capability and grow together with the rapidly developing business.

The IS Solution Architect would be responsible for the design, integrity and quality of an IS solution and of associated IS services delivered to Business, Support Functions and IS Technology Domains as the case may be; responsible for ensuring that the IS solution/service provides the required functionality and meets the cost expectations of business; collaborates with and contributes to project set-up and delivery as well as servicing Operations optimization.

Your responsibilities

• Architect:
• Defines the technical IS solution and ensures alignment with other modules and surrounding IS applications through cooperation and collaboration with IS solution architects across IS delivery units.
• Engages in requirement analysis to decide which requirements are covered by available, standard functionalities, for which functionality enhancements are needed and for which functionality workarounds are accepted.
• Supports validation and prioritization of incoming business demand in collaboration with the relevant IS Service Manager and/or Global IS Domain Architect.
• Asks as a contributor within development team to deliver application changes, perform design reviews, perform code reviews and oversee overall technical solution delivery within subject domain and scope of application responsibility.
• Reviews and signs off on the functional and technical use case specifications.
• Best practice & Knowledge sharing:
• Keeps knowledge up-to-date regarding new and emerging IS technology and IS industry practices, bringing learning into ABB; all within the scope of the relevant IS solutions.
• IS Services:
• Collaborates with users in projects and problem management to maintain, develop and deploy the best feasible and most cost efficient IS solutions/services for the business.
• Ensures manuals for users are created to describe the operating procedures.
• Consults, gives advice and supports the installation of new IS solutions/services, or the changing of existing IS solutions/services.
• Processes:
• Consults the users to identify and learn about current procedures and to clarify further requirements.
• Supports the installation, management, maintenance, and optimization of all IS processes related to the area of responsibility.
• Governance:
• Provides guidance to IS project management and IS delivery unit teams on how to utilize IS application/solution standards (e.g. SAP) effectively.
• Communicates project delivery related decision demand towards project and service management in collaboration with the Global IS Domain Architect to ensure resolution and avoid delivery issues.
• Commits and contributes to common result-oriented collaboration with the various Business Processes IS architectural domains as well as the various Enterprise Technology IS architecture domains.
• For assigned tasks, executes all actions in IS processes according to agreed RACIS or LEC definitions.
• Incident, Change or Project:
• Contributes to IS Problem and IS Incident Management goals to address ticket volume by detecting re-occurring defects and eliminating these.
• Proactively supports issue resolution during project delivery to avoid delays or any other form of negative impact to a project or service.
• IS Strategy:
• In concert with the Global IS Domain Architect ensures that IS solution/service related standards are considered accordingly.
• Stakeholder Management:
• Supplies the IS Service Manager(s) with relevant stakeholder information related to IS solution/services.
• When required, works together with relevant stakeholders (e.g., business managers, IS Service Managers, other Domain IS Architects, IS Solution Architects, IS Sourcing and 3rd Party IS Suppliers) regarding their expectations, business and technical requirements, and in accordance with GF-IS policies, IS procedures and IS guidelines.
• People, Leadership and Development:
• Provides support to temporary work teams, guiding and monitoring task completion, sharing expert knowledge and advice with/without carrying line responsibility.
• Marketing & Sales Solution Architecture:
• Marketing & Sales encompasses all aspects of business related front-end processes, including lead management, opportunity tracking, operational tendering, customer relationship management, order entry, customer service, delivery, warranty and aftermarket sales and service.
• Works with Functional Analyst to understand business and functional requirements.
• Translates functional requirements into modern, consistent application architecture and delivery end-to-end solution delivery.
• Ensures designed solutions are in line with the common application architecture for the Americas region.
• Provides guidance to developers in implementing the designed solutions and contributes to solution delivery with a hands-on positive attitude.

Your background

• High School Diploma or GED and minimum 12 years of Information Systems (IS) experience OR;
• Bachelor’s degree and minimum 8 years of IS experience OR; Master’s degree and minimum 6 years of IS experience.
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.
• 5 years of functional analysis in SAP.
• 5 years of SAP (or other ERP) integration experience.
• Strong technical skills and applied knowledge in the following areas.
• SAP order to cash processes.
• SAP order entry processes.
• Interfaces between SAP and other applications.
• Conceptual sales processes, including make-to-stock list price based catalog sales, make-to-order and style-based configurable products sales, margin based costing and pricing and engineer-to-order sales processes.
• Conceptual lead time and on-time delivery processes.
• SAP pricing.
• SAP output configuration.
• Microsoft Office tools (including Visio, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint).
• Superior experience in objectively evaluating IS solutions and making recommendations.
• Excellent analytical skills and a deep understanding of the overall context of business processes and IS technologies.
• Excellent experience in leading IS people who do not report directly.
• Excellent experience in project planning and execution as well as understanding or anticipating the economic aspects of system management and life cycle.
• Degree in information management, computer systems, business engineering or similar or equivalent experiences.
• Fluent spoken and written English.
• Ability to communicate effectively.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail / detail-oriented.
• Customer/client oriented.
• Self-starter/self-Learning.
• Ability to identify problems and address them to resolution.
• Strong team player and collaborator:
• Consistently acknowledges and appreciates each team member's contributions.
• Effectively utilizes each team member to his/her fullest potential.
• Motivates team to work together in the most efficient manner.
• Keeps track of lessons learned and shares those lessons with team members.
• Mitigates team conflict and communication problems.