Solutions Architect _FCCS

Hyderabad, Telangana
Permanent
Full-time

15 days ago
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About McDonalds in IndiaOne of the world’s largest employers with locations in more than 100 countries McDonald’s Corporation has corporate opportunities in Hyderabad. Our global offices serve as dynamic innovation and operations hubs, designed to expand McDonald's global talent base and in-house expertise. Our new office in Hyderabad will bring together knowledge across business, technology, analytics, and AI, accelerating our ability to deliver impactful solutions for the business and our customers across the globe.Job DescriptionPosition Summary:This opportunity is part of the Global Technology Enterprise Products & Platforms (EPP) Team, focused onEnterprise Performance Management (EPM) solutions including Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Financial Consolidation and Close, and Account Reconciliation product areas, where our vision is to Always be a... peopleled,productcentric, forward-thinking &trusted technologypartner.The Solutions Architect (Financial Consolidation and Close)role is responsible for designing and maintaining solutions blueprints for products and working with product engineering teams to implement solution design. This includes designing, configuring, and supporting implementation of innovative solutions that align with business objectives and technology strategy. This role will report to Sr. Manager, Technical Product Management.Responsibilities & Accountabilities:Solution Design and Architecture:

Work closely with stakeholders to understand their business objectives, challenges, and requirements.
Develop comprehensive architectural designs for technology solutions across multiple products that meet business requirements and integrate seamlessly with existing McDonalds systems and platforms
Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, and resilient, in line with industry best practices and McDonalds standards, aiming to strike a balance between innovation and stability.
Create and maintain architectural documentation, including high-level design and configuration documents, architecture diagrams and technical specifications.
Defines enterprise technical standards & ensures adherence.
Plays pivotal role in design, development, testing and deployment of the overall solution. Experience working collaboratively in a predominantly supplier-enabled, outsource technology delivery environment.
Provides guidance and necessary clarifications to the boundary and integration systems and works with boundary and integration systems to troubleshoot and mitigate any source/destination issues and requirements. Perform root cause analysis with team.
Analyze Patches and plan patch deployment activities.
Knowledge of Finance business processes and a clear understanding of finance best practices.
Foundational understanding/experience in security: security standards, SSO, SAML, OAUTH, etc.
Understanding of Cloud architecture and EPM cloud security.
Communicate these effectively to stakeholders, ensuring everyone understands the rationale behind architectural choices and their implications.

Technology Strategy and Roadmap:

Collaborate with product leadership teams to define and evolve the technology strategy and roadmap for the technology suite
Identify emerging technologies and trends towards enhancing McDonalds technology stack in the respective business area towards improving outcomes
Provide guidance during evaluation and selection of new technologies, platforms and vendors

Collaborate with Cross-functional Teams:

Foster collaboration with product managers, development teams, operations, security, and business units towards ensuring alignment between architectural vision and product development efforts
Engage in regular communication and alignment meetings to ensure everyone is on the same page and working towards common goals.

Implementation and Support:

Oversee the implementation of architectural solutions and provide hands-on technical support and troubleshooting for complex issues, ensuring timeline resolution and minimal disruption to operations.

Governance and Compliance:

Establish and enforce frameworks, policies and standards to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and McDonalds policies.
Identify potential risks and vulnerabilities in IT systems and propose mitigation strategies.
Work with cybersecurity experts to ensure that systems are resilient against cyber threats and comply with relevant regulations and standards.

QualificationsBasic Qualifications:

8+ years of experience in solution architecture, with focus on large-scale, global technology environments
Bachelors' or Masters' degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field
Deep understanding of Oracle cloud EPM platforms and experience with cloud-native architecture.
Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.
Experience applying Product and Agile ways of working that includes best practices and lessons learned to standardize and refine ways of working.
Highly experienced working collaboratively with business partners and product teams to drive outcomes and solve complex technical challenges, across a complex, global matrixed organization setup
Possess effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Strong problem solving and innovation skills to identify, develop, and make improvements to techniques, procedures, services, or products.
Relevant industry certifications are a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

Deep knowledge of Oracle Cloud EPM modules, including Planning, Budgeting, Consolidation, and Reporting.
Experience with EDM and/or ARCS applications is desirable.
Proficiency in SQL, data integration tools, and scripting languages.
Experience with Oracle Cloud infrastructure and integration capabilities.
Certification in 1 or more Oracle EPM Cloud Products preferred.
Ability to provide thought leadership around EPM Best practices and industry trends to drive optimization and improve end user experience.
Evaluate project constraints to identify risks/gaps to the proposed technical solution.
Proficiency with ITIL and Agile frameworks and tools (e.g. JIRA and Confluence)
Experience in Creating and maintaining detailed technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, configuration guides, and user manuals.
Experienced implementing and managing IT General Controls (ITGC) to ensure SOX compliance.
Experience in DevOps, Security and Systems Performance desirable.
Experience with Workiva is a plus.

Additional Information:McDonalds is committed to providing qualified individuals with reasonable accommodations to perform the essential functions of their jobs. Additionally, if you (or another applicant of whom you are aware) require assistance accessing or reading this job posting or otherwise seek assistance in the application process, please contactMcDonalds provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to sex, sex stereotyping, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), race, color, religion, ancestry or national origin, age, disability status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, protected military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.Nothing in this job posting or description should be construed as an offer or guarantee of employment.

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