Black Kite Technologies - Architect - Supply Chain Technology

Supply Chain Technologies Architect Key Responsibilities : - Technical Leadership: Lead the design, analysis, and realization of high-quality solutions for systems and applications, with a strong focus on WMS, TMS, and cloud modernization. - Design and Documentation: Develop and maintain detailed technical designs for software applications, adhering to modern architecture principles, patterns, and best practices. Document all architecture design and analysis work. - Review and Oversight: Oversee application design reviews to ensure solutions meet functional and non-functional requirements, including cost optimization, performance, reliability, scalability, security, and compliance. - Guidance and Standards: Provide guidance to the IT team on technical designs, development practices, CI/CD pipelines, testing, validation, monitoring, security, and system integrations, ensuring adherence to Medline standards. - Hands-On Engagement: Engage directly with development teams to overcome technical roadblocks, validate architectural decisions, and lead proof-of-concept initiatives to accelerate delivery. - Collaboration: Work closely with management, business leaders, IT architects, and other stakeholders to define and execute the IT roadmap in alignment with operational and strategic business objectives. - Industry Trends: Stay updated on industry trends and advancements in supply chain technology, evaluating and recommending new technologies and tools to enhance application development. - Mentorship: Coach and mentor technical subject matter experts, application team members, and enterprise architects to implement architectures that support new business capabilities and operating models. Required Qualifications : - Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Systems Engineering, or a related field. Technical Expertise : - Proven experience in crafting application designs that address complex functional and non-functional requirements, along with developing high-level execution plans to guide development teams through implementation. - Skilled in designing application landscapes for cloud environments (Azure preferred, AWS/GCP beneficial). - Expertise in modern integration patterns, including REST/SOAP-based APIs, message-driven and event-driven architectures, and legacy integration methods such as batch processing and file-based data transfers. - Extensive development and architecture experience with both traditional application architectures and cloud-native solutions leveraging Azure PaaS, Kubernetes, and serverless computing. - Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a creative and innovative mindset. Communication and Leadership : - Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of interacting with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels. - Strong influence, guidance, and facilitation skills to drive architectural alignment across teams. - Agile and Product Management: Solid understanding of product management and agile development principles. Preferred Qualifications : - Experience leading successful global or regional supply chain technology implementations, including WMS, TMS, or ERP solutions (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Manhattan, Blue Yonder). - Certifications such as TOGAF, Azure Solutions Architect, AWS Certified Solutions Architect, or PMP. Familiarity with warehouse automation, IoT-enabled logistics, or AI/ML-driven supply chain optimization (ref:hirist.tech)

Location: bangalore, IN

Posted Date: 3/26/2025