Principal Solutions Architect

Overview

Salary Range: $109,853-$184,613

As a Solutions Architect for Yusen Logistics, your role will involve driving critical projects and services for the company's global customers. You will be responsible for designing and implementing effective solutions that meet the unique requirements of logistics operations. Your primary focus will be on leveraging your expertise in architectural design to motivate and inspire the project delivery team. By creating and maintaining a roadmap of technical products, you will ensure that the solutions align with the overall application architecture roadmap of Yusen Logistics. In this role, you will play a vital role in driving the success of critical projects and services by providing architectural expertise, guiding the project delivery team, and ensuring the alignment of solutions with the logistics industry's best practices and emerging technologies. It is crucial for a Solutions Architect at Yusen Logistics to have a continuous learning mindset and a keen interest in staying updated with the latest technologies. This will enable you to support the company's growth and effectively address the evolving needs of the dynamic multinational business.

Responsibilities

• Gain a deep understanding of the organization's business needs and translate them into technology solutions that effectively address those needs.
• Develop logical architecture designs that outline the components and processes required to meet the business requirements, ensuring scalability, reliability, and efficiency.
• Provide technical guidance to development teams, assisting them in creating high-quality and scalable solutions. Participate in code reviews to ensure adherence to best practices.
• Create and maintain architecture and engineering standards and guidelines that promote consistency and quality across solutions.
• Ensure that technical standards and principles are correctly employed in all technical initiatives, informing solutions design and implementation.
• Provide governance, architectural guidance, conduct architectural reviews, and make key design decisions across a range of products.
• Advocate and promote architectural best practices within the organization. Identify opportunities for standardizing product capabilities through reusability.
• Build and maintain integrations between the organization's software and partner systems, ensuring security, reliability, and scalability.
• Balance business and technology acumen, effectively articulating high-level technical solutions to address business problems. Tie solutions to program success criteria.
• Demonstrate a strong drive to solve customer problems and take projects from ideation to deployment.
• Collaborate closely with external vendors and partners, ensuring their solutions meet the organization's requirements.
• Apply a wide set of engineering disciplines independently, including planning, design, analysis, coding, testing, roll-out, and support of information systems architectures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field with 10+ years of experience. A strong foundation in computer science concepts, software development, and system architecture is essential.
• Additional certifications related to cloud computing platforms (such as AWS Certified Solutions Architect, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect, or Google Cloud Certified - Professional Cloud Architect) can be beneficial in demonstrating expertise in specific technology domains.
• Professional experience as a Solutions Architect or a related role is typically required.
• Hands-on experience with designing and deploying cloud-based solutions using platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Knowledge of hybrid cloud architectures and migration strategies is valuable.
• Proficiency in application and system integration, including experience with API design and integration patterns. Understanding of microservices architecture and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is beneficial.
• Experience with software development methodologies and practices, including agile methodologies, DevOps principles, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills to identify business needs and design appropriate solutions. The ability to balance business requirements with technical constraints is crucial.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills to work closely with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and external vendors.
• Experience in the logistics or supply chain industry can be advantageous for a Solutions Architect in organizations like Yusen Logistics, as it provides domain-specific knowledge and insights.
• Experience in understanding business requirements and translating them to functional/technical requirements.
• Software development lifecycle experience in Agile methodologies

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.

Core Competencies

• Inspires the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values.
• Demonstrates ability to comply with YLA Core Competencies: Problem Solving & Decision Making, Accountability & Responsibility, Communication, Collaboration & Teamwork, and Customer Focus. 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.

Benefits

Yusen offers a generous Employee Benefits Package including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision beginning the 1st of the month following start date
• 401k with a company match
• Standard 10 days PTO 
• Eligible for bonus plan
• 7 Paid Holidays 
• Eligble for OT pay if applicable 
• Flexible Spending Accounts, Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Tuition Assistance Program, Commuter Benefits, vacation, and much more

Any and all benefits offered are subject to the eligibility requirements, terms, and provisions set forth in the respective policies and plan documents, which you may request from Human Resources.

About Yusen Logistics (Americas)

Yusen Logistics is working to become the world’s preferred supply chain logistics company. Our complete offer is designed to forge better connections between businesses, customers and communities – through innovative supply chain management, freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution services. As a company we’re dedicated to a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring everyone who works with us is committed, connected and creative in making us the world’s preferred choice.

www.yusen-logistics.com/

Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc. values each individual employee and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce by providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, uniform service member status, age, disability, sexual and gender orientation, genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws.

Los Angeles County Only: Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc. will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc. is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting the Civil Right’s Department Fair Chance Act webpage.