Principal Solution Architect

Company: Cox Automotive
Location: Austin
Posted on: October 18, 2020

Job Description:

Primary Location: 10415 Morado Cir, Austin, TX, USA Division: Cox Automotive Job Level: Individual Contributor Travel: Yes, 5 % of the Time Schedule: Full-time Shift: Day Job Requisition Number: 207081 Cox Automotive is adding a Principal Solution Architect to our Inventory Management Solutions (IMS) portfolio group in Austin , TX . Cox Automotive offers the chance to take a leading role in the digital revolution of the automotive industry. We are on a journey to transform our product portfolio into a broad offering of reusable services delivered in the cloud, enabling the rapid delivery of industry leading experiences that customers love. Architects are the technology change agents delivering this modernization and innovation. They are energetic influencers that enable world-class solutions for key Cox Automotive business domains including vehicle valuation, acquisition, pricing, inventory management, and merchandising. The Principal Solution Architect is an architectural servant leader, acting with humility as they enable comprehensive, integrated solutions that meet functional requirements in support of multiple initiatives across the portfolio and the broader enterprise. This person plays a role in establishing big picture architectural vision and direction, provides advice and guidance, and facilitates successful cross-team architectural solutions. Your Role Exercises solution design leadership on initiatives, driving alignment to target architecture and design standards. Facilitates architecture reviews, ensuring adherence to architectural standards, and consistency across organizational and design boundaries. Creates solution options and solution architecture, adhering to architectural standards and technology roadmaps while minimizing technical debt. Designs solutions that involve complex, multi-system integration, possibly across BUs or domains. Facilitates large groups of diverse stakeholders to obtain consensus on target solution. Provides guidance and oversight, ensures the viability of proposed solutions and provides direction on the appropriate approach to the solution throughout the project. Communicates solution architecture to stakeholders and other technologists. Qualifications: Leadership
Qualifications

At
ease advocating for technical solutions and enjoy the challenge of influencing
others Ability
to write high quality blog posts and technical documentation Ability
to represent Cox Automotive in industry through conference presentations Ability
to serve as a technology mentor, facilitating the growth of Cox Automotive
colleagues Ability
to manage conflict and maintain productive working relationships









Technical
Qualifications

Ideal
candidates must be comfortable working with diverse architectures in a polyglot delivery
environment, including most of the following: Cloud-native
architectures and patterns, favoring AWS PaaS capabilities over
team-operated services Delivering
API programs providing services to both internal and external clients Leveraging
domain driven design principles to support legacy re-platforming efforts Designing
message-based interaction models to support distributed data across the
enterprise Structuring
applications to enable continuous or zero-downtime deployments Other
technologies: Large
RDBMS (Oracle and/or SQL Server) for OLTP NoSQL
technologies, including document databases and search engines Event
stream processing Open
security standards (OAuth and OpenID Connect)























Past
Experience

10+ years
experience in full development life cycle and significant experience in
delivering applications and architecture services in a production
environment 5+ years
experience in the implementation of structured design and architecture
processes in a corporate environment Deep
understanding of the architecture discipline, processes, concepts and best
practices Experience
with cloud-native architectures or compatible architecture patterns Demonstrated
proficiency in at least three of the following areas: business architecture,
application architecture, data architecture, technical/infrastructure
architecture, security disciplines, or operational disciplines. Exemplary
consulting skills and a track record of applying these skills as a practicing
architect. Outstanding verbal, written, presentation, facilitation, and
interaction skills, including ability to effectively communicate architectural
issues and concepts to multiple organization levels. Exemplary
relationship skills and with a track record of being a trusted
advisor. Great
time management and a passion for delivering on commitments. Understanding
and past experience in development and project management processes
and methodologies including common roles, responsibilities, and key
deliverables. Proven leadership,
influence, and mentoring skills.

















Who We Are About Cox Automotive There s nothing ordinary about Cox Automotive. We are people of every background driven by our passion for mobility, innovation, client success and community outreach. We make buying, selling and owning (or simply using) cars easier for everyone. Touching more than 40,000 clients across five continents, we bring together the best brands and the best teams to propel the automotive industry forward. Some of those team members work for our iconic consumer brands like Autotrader and Kelley Blue Book, while others are creating the future of automotive at industry-facing brands like Dealer.com, Manheim and vAuto. About Cox We are the Cox family of businesses. We ve been making our mark since 1898 by building and evolving world-class businesses, staying true to our values, and encouraging top talent to always look for growth and impact while building a career with us. Our primary divisions Cox Communications and Cox Automotive are driving a new wave of innovation, powering smart cities with powerhouse broadband communications and pioneering greener, more progressive transportation alternatives for individuals and fleet operators. We re also expanding into new spaces like cleantech and healthcare to rev up our momentum toward building a better future for the next generation. We re looking for the talent today who will be our leaders tomorrow. Sound intriguing? Learn more about where we are today, where we hope you ll be going with us, and the common purpose that unites us at coxenterprises.com. Cox is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer - All qualified applicants/employees will receive consideration for employment without regard to that individual s age, race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law. Statement to ALL Third-Party Agencies and Similar Organizations: Cox accepts resumes only from agencies with which we formally engage their services. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, Cox employees, Cox hiring manager, or send to any Cox facility. Cox is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.

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