Be part of a team that is transforming BCG into a bionic company! We are seeking an experienced solution architect to drive the realization of our Data and Digital Platform strategy as we transform and modernize our Financial platforms into the cloud.
As a Solution Architect, you will be responsible for the design and delivery of the technical architecture supporting new and evolving business processes. Reporting to the Architecture Chapter Lead and working as part of an agile team, you will participate in the design of new tools to streamline the expense management process, integrate SaaS platforms into the existing ecosystem and establish API-first patterns for decoupled integrations between applications and a common data layer. You will work closely with software and platform engineers to bring these designs into reality. You will leverage industry best practices to implement secure, performant, future proof and scalable solutions and integrations. You will also document and maintain relevant architecture models.
As part of an agile product team, this role will also work closely with the team and vendors to realize designs which balance the needs of new business demands with technical standards and constraints. You will assist with technical support and problem solving for incidents raised, to ensure proper root cause analysis and quick remediation. You will be responsible for the quality completion of agile stories and the demonstration of your work to your team and stakeholders.
YOU’RE GOOD AT
Thinking strategically and developing executable plans to achieve business outcomes
Applying Agile software development methodologies and principles, including work estimation techniques
Participating effectively in diverse, global initiatives to deliver on defined business outcomes
Working closely with key stakeholders to understand business problems and both using fit to standard approaches and surfacing other technology options to address those problems
Leveraging strong analytical abilities and creative problem solving
Operating with a transparency mindset, communicating clearly and openly both above and below
Committing to deliver high quality work by collaborating cross-functionally to achieve the best results for the organization
Working with multicultural, distributed teams, located in different time zones
Working independently with limited direction
YOU BRING (EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS)
College degree and 7+ years of experience in the design and delivery of software solutions in a commercial IT setting, or in consulting
Experience with modern cloud architecture practices, including decoupled integration patterns
Hands-on implementation experience with software design and delivery, plus architecture skills including design, modelling, consumption, rendering, administration and optimization.
Experience with either AWS or Azure cloud platform(s), ideally both
Experience in designing solutions to meet non-functional requirements
Experience in agile development environments with all aspects of SDLC
Good understanding of security best practices from development and deployment perspective
Strong technical competence, with the ability to rapidly learn new tools and technologies
Able to adapt easily to changing requirements and priorities
YOU’LL WORK WITH
You don’t have to fit into a mould at BCG—there isn’t one. We seek people with strong drive, relentless curiosity, desire to create their own path, ability to work collaboratively, and the passion and leadership to make an impact. You’ll collaborate on challenging projects with team members from many backgrounds and disciplines, increasing your understanding of complex business problems from diverse perspectives and developing new skills and experience to help you at every stage of your career. You’ll be able to experience business on a genuinely global scale and learn how to bring together people from different cultures to uncover insights that challenge the status quo. You will work closely with a cross functional team that is collaborative, passionate and that holds themselves to a high standard. Your stakeholders are incredibly intelligent and analytical, and make business decisions with a global lens.