Technical Lead, Senior Solution Architect - W. L. Gore & Associates : Job Details

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About the Role: As the Specialty Division evolves, we are thrilled to expand our IT team and embark on a journey of growth and innovation. The future is bright for Specialty as we aim to elevate our businesses, product lines, and brands. We are looking for dynamic individuals who thrive in a startup environment, embrace agility, and are passionate about leveraging technology to solve business challenges. If you're ready to roll up your sleeves and dive into technical challenges, this is the place for you.

We are seeking a hands-on Technical Lead / Senior Solution Architect for the Specialty Division. This role is responsible for developing technology solutions and optimizing system performance and reliability for the Specialty businesses. They will collaborate with various teams to build technology and data roadmaps, ensure system administration and maintenance, and lead technical evaluations and implementations for new systems. Additionally, they will work closely with IT and business teams to align technology systems with business goals and improve customer-facing relationships.

This position will be located at our facility in Elkton, Maryland, with the possibility of a hybrid remote work arrangement, depending upon the responsibilities of the role and business needs.

Pay and Benefits:

• $120,000 - $175,000 per year
• Roles above $150k are eligible for the variable pay program each fiscal year, based on defined business performance metrics.
• Factors considered in extending an offer within this pay range include (but not limited to) education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities.
• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits effective on Day 1 of employment! We offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including competitive benefits. More details are available at www.gore.com/careers/benefits

Responsibilities:

• Develop the Specialty business context for technology solutions and determine the necessary mainstream and emerging technologies to support future operations; provide guidance for Specialty's business-aligned IT roadmap.
• Collaborate with Data & Analytics teams to strategize, architect and mature our digital capabilities; build a data architecture roadmap fueled by the organization's data strategy.
• Ensure optimal performance and high availability of internal and external systems by proactively monitoring and addressing incidents and risks.
• Collaborate with technical analysts on primary support; perform backup support and base level administration activities to maintain identified Specialty applications.
• Collaborate with IT teams and advocate Specialty's architecture position on core systems and the integrations that enable scalable design with stable, efficient operations. Core systems include ERP, MES, CRM, QMS.
• Lead technical evaluations and implementations for new systems as well as major business capability changes in areas critical to Specialty: these areas may include e-Commerce, Quality Management, new business lines, new plants or markets.
• Work closely with other IT teams to ensure reliability and security of the application and infrastructure estate, addressing issues proactively while maintaining best practices.
• Work closely with manufacturing, supply chain, quality, sales, and marketing teams to align technology systems with business goals, improving customer-facing relationships, knowledge and service levels.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in IT roles that regularly required influencing and advocating strategic technology decisions with leaders.
• Experience with technology, solution and/or data architecture.
• Experience in translating strategic business goals and functional requirements into technical requirements.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience as a technical analyst solving complex application problems, configuring or developing solutions.
• Deep expertise in one of the following in a technical role: ERP, MES, QMS.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead cross-functional project teams and work hands-on with technical challenges.
• Excellent communication, leadership, change management, and problem-solving abilities.
• Proven ability to identify and successfully deploy new IT technologies and processes in a medium to large IT organization.
• Ability to travel 5%.

Desired Qualifications:

• Expertise in two or more of the following in a technical role: ERP, MES, QMS, QC labs, CRM, e-Commerce.
• Experience with implementing SAP or MES.
• Experience managing global operations.
• Understanding of manufacturing/shop floor systems, supply chain optimization, logistics technologies, quality systems in a regulated environment.
• Familiarity with global data privacy and security regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).

What We Offer: Our success is based on the capability and creativity of our Associates, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive total rewards program that supports your everyday and helps you build your tomorrow.

We believe in the strength of a diverse and inclusive workplace. With diverse perspectives, ideas and experiences, we uncover new possibilities and make a greater impact in the world. We are proud of Associates for building on our rich history of innovation, upholding our values and supporting an inclusive work environment where we treat each other and our external partners with fairness, dignity and respect.

Gore is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome all applications irrespective of race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, status as a qualified individual with a disability, genetic information, pregnancy status, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, status as a covered veteran, gender identity and expression, and any other characteristic protected by applicable laws and regulations.

Gore is committed to a drug-free workplace. All employment is contingent upon successful completion of drug and background screening. Gore will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, e.g., arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable laws.

Gore requires all applicants to be eligible to work within the U.S. Gore generally will not sponsor visas unless otherwise noted on the position description.

For 65 years, Gore has improved lives through discovery, product innovation and rewarding careers for Associates. We push the boundaries of what's possible — not just through our products and technologies but also through individual growth and development.

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