Solutions Architect

About the role

The Solutions Architect leads the design of advanced end-to-end architectures for complex, high-impact initiatives. This role serves as a strategic technical leader, partnering with business and IT stakeholders to design advanced, end-to-end solution architectures for complex, high-impact initiatives across Revenue Management, Invoicing & Controls (RMIC).

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and IT stakeholders to assess impacts, decompose, and analyze strategic initiatives.
• Define architectural guidance for program-level and cross-functional teams.
• Develop plans for and facilitate the migration from current to selected future state by providing technical leadership to multiple initiatives.
• Mentor those in less senior positions.
• Present architecture concepts and recommendations to both technical and non-technical executive audiences.

Requirements

• Experience defining and implementing information architecture, principles, and standards.
• Prior leadership of application architecture initiatives.
• Background in project management, systems analysis, and solution design.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficiency with Enterprise Architect (Sparx) for planning, modeling, and governing architecture.
• Experience working in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide conceptual and technical guidance, defining and applying architectural patterns in collaboration with enterprise and solution architects.
• Develop strategic roadmaps that support the transition to a target future state aligned with business and technology priorities.
• Analyze complex problems or proposals and provide clear, actionable recommendations.
• Ensure solutions align with enterprise strategies, business objectives, standards, and methodologies.
• Identify and communicate both strategic and tactical solution options, influencing and negotiating with stakeholders at all levels.
• Work flexible hours as needed to support global or regional stakeholders.

Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of high-availability, resiliency, and disaster-recovery patterns.
• Understanding of observability and reliability engineering concepts.
• Experience defining and implementing information architecture, principles, and standards.
• Prior leadership of application architecture initiatives.
• Background in project management, systems analysis, and solution design.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Proficiency with Enterprise Architect (Sparx) for planning, modeling, and governing architecture.
• Experience working in the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe).
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Additional Desired Skills

• Knowledge of high-availability, resiliency, and disaster-recovery patterns.
• Understanding of observability and reliability engineering concepts.

Work Locations

The preferred location for this hybrid position is Memphis TN, Pittsburgh PA, Plano TX, or Orlando FL. However, we will consider candidates based elsewhere within the United States (excluding Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories). Candidates residing within 50 miles of a FedEx campus will be required to work on-site at a FedEx location several times per week.

Relocation

Relocation assistance may be available based on business needs.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information Systems, business, or equivalent formal training or work experience.
• Five (5) years equivalent work experience in information technology or engineering environment.

Pay Transparency

Pay: USA: $8,007.29/mo - $18,149.85/mo FEC_E28, Additional Details Pay Transparency: The compensation listed reflects the pay range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position at the posted location or locations. If this opportunity includes multiple job levels, the pay information represents the ranges for each level in that job family. Actual pay is determined by several job-related factors permitted by law and relevant to the position, including, but not limited to, experience relative to the job, tenure, market level, pay at the location for this job, performance, schedule, and work assignment. In California, the compensation listed reflects the range or rate of pay reasonably expected for this posted position upon hire. For details on our comprehensive benefits, click here.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Federal Express Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer including, Vets/Disability.