_{11th March, 2025}

MES Solutions Architect #1019001
Job Description:

• The Solution Architect will own custom solutions based on the Syncora Digital Manufacturing Platform (Syncora DMPⓇ) for a specific customer.
• The architect will be responsible for developing business processes for the customer, leveraging Syncora standard solutions and applications to minimize custom development.
• This will allow for periodic Syncora upgrades and patches without putting the business solutions at risk.

 
Essential Duties:
Accountability
Architecture Review

• Facilitate and conduct business and functional requirements gathering workshops
• Write Business Requirements Document (BRD), Functional Specifications Document (FSD), and client communications documentation
• Map both simple and complex business processes (AS-IS & TO-BE) and/or larger scope workflow
• Guide architecture decisions based on industry standards (ISA-95) and best practices
• Lead conversations and directives for the Syncora DMPⓇ team and facilitating Partners

 
Leadership & Mentorship:

• Leading cross-functional teams, providing direction, and fostering a collaborative culture.
• Ability to mentor and develop less experienced team members
• Processes
• Perform business process analysis
• Identify and drive Syncora DMPⓇ solutions
• Lead the development of future recommendations and conduct presentations to the customers and internal teams
• Become proficient in Syncora DMPⓇ including interfaces and integrations
• Use our standard methodology to document business processes

 
Testing

• Lead end-user test case development
• Participate in and validate user acceptance testing
• Participate in analysis and recommendation of software solutions based on business requirements.

 
Operation Support

• Lead day to day technical support of the customer solution to ensure it operates in an optimal mode
• Focus on the technical/functional architecture of a solution
• Partner with key Technology, business unit personnel, and key partners to identify the opportunity for improvement in all areas, including Syncora DMPⓇ Platform improvements

 
Security & Compliance Awareness:

• Deep understanding of security practices and frameworks (e.g., NIST, OWASP) in the context of solution design.
• Knowledge of compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, SOC 2).

 
Competencies:

• Bilingual English and Japanese skills for business communication will be an advantage and preferred
• Excellent Oral and Written Communication
• Adaptability—Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Understand and promote Syncora DMPⓇ capabilities to customers and business partners
• Identify, research problems
• Determine logical solutions by leveraging expertise and experience
• Use broad systems thinking
• Be creative/innovative
• Be detail-oriented
• Exercise confidentiality
• Have a service mindset
• Be empathetic
• Promote teamwork

 
Primary Tasks

• Utilize Syncora DMPⓇ to provide customers with technology solutions required to perform day to day business functions
• Document solution designs and support the development team in understanding and developing the design. Review technical development documents to ensure our standards are followed.
• Collaborates with internal and external business partners and has an advanced understanding of the customer’s business functions and current systems
• Manage integrated functionality and technology dependencies, usability, reliability, performance, and support requirements
• Verify the efficiency and effectiveness of the customer’s existing systems and develop strategies for improving those systems
• Connect with other Syncora DMPⓇ Process Analysts, and business analysts for planning, developing, designing, and implementing new applications and improving existing applications
• Understand and create business process flows
• Compiles and summarizes advanced organizational and process information from the business partner, including a good understanding of business terminology
• Adheres to IT standards and processes
• Assist in development and execution of Unit Testing, System Integration Testing, and User Acceptance Testing scripts
• Creates presentations and demonstrations of the solution for the customer
• Performs advanced master data collection tasks and leads in requirement gathering/collection
• Directs the creation of training documents/materials and leads business partners’ training sessions
• Recommends creative ways to solve advanced customers’ needs
• Works with customers to facilitate understanding of scope, in terms they can understand
• Train/Develop analysts
• May work on multiple projects as Subject Matter Expert (SME)
• Conduct Proof of Concept as new technologies are introduced.

 
Essential Qualifications:

• Minimum 6+ years of experience in MES functional areas in one of the leading MESs (Siemens, Dassault Systems, GE, Rockwell, iBASEt, Critical Manufacturing)
• Expertise in manufacturing operations and corresponding business operations
• Ability to effectively communicate business and technical information with all levels of employees.
• Ability to consider enterprise issues while developing solutions.
• Advanced knowledge of the application of business workflow and requirements.
• Willing to travel up to 50%

 
Additional Information:
At FastTek Global, Our Purpose is Our People and Our Planet. We come to work each day and are reminded we are helping people find their success stories. Also, Doing the right thing is our mantra.  We act responsibly, give back to the communities we serve and have a little fun along the way.
We have been doing this with pride, dedication and plain, old-fashioned hard work for 24 years!
FastTek Global is a financially strong, privately held company that is 100% consultant and client focused, operating in nearly half of the states in the U.S., Europe and India.
We've differentiated ourselves by being fast, flexible, creative and honest. Throw out everything you've heard, seen, or felt about every other IT Consulting company. We do unique things and we do them for Fortune 10, Fortune 500, and technology start-up companies.
Our benefits are second to none and thanks to our flexible benefit options you can choose the benefits you need or want, options include:
 

• Medical and Dental (FastTek pays majority of the medical program)
• Vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Program
• Long Term Disability (100% paid)
• Life Insurance (100% paid)
• 401(k) with immediate vesting and 3% (of salary) dollar-for-dollar match

 
Plus, we have a lucrative employee referral program and an employee recognition culture.
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