What are the responsibilities and job description for the System Architect - MES position at Panasonic North America?
Overview
The System Architect is responsible for designing and overseeing the architecture of complex systems and solutions. This includes defining system requirements, creating architectural designs, and ensuring the integrity and functionality of the system throughout its lifecycle, designing, configuration, testing, implementing, deployment and maintaining Manufacturing Execution System (MES). Responsible for the design, performance, security, and scalability of systems, for successful IT projects.
Responsibilities
Position Summary :
The System Architect is responsible for designing and overseeing the architecture of complex systems and solutions. This includes defining system requirements, creating architectural designs, and ensuring the integrity and functionality of the system throughout its lifecycle, designing, configuration, testing, implementing, deployment and maintaining Manufacturing Execution System (MES). Aligning Technology strategy with business goals has become paramount, and a System Architect plays a pivotal role in shaping an organization's technology infrastructure and ensuring that it meets the business's current and future needs. Responsible for the design, performance, security, and scalability of systems, making their role essential for successful IT projects and overall business success.
Essential Duties :
- Develop and maintain high-level and low-level architectural software and hardware designs for complex systems, ensuring they align with organizational goals and requirements.
- Collaborate with stakeholders, including business analysts and end-users, to gather and analyze system requirements. Translate these requirements into architectural solutions.
- Perform and communicate planning, development, peer review, and testing solutions for MES modules creation and modification.
- Execute development and implementation of new capabilities across the Manufacturing Execution System (MES) based on requirements, specifications, and developed software solutions to meet business requirements (including hardware and software scope). Ensure they are efficient, reliable, and scalable.
- Participate in MES-related projects, including new system implementations, upgrades, and process changes. Co-work with vendors and external partners as required.
- Research and evaluate emerging technologies and tools to ensure the selection of the most suitable technology stack for system development.
- Design systems that can scale to meet growing demands and ensure optimal performance under various load conditions.
- Implement security measures and best practices to protect sensitive data and ensure system security compliance.
- Create comprehensive documentation for architectural designs, system configurations, and best practices to guide development teams and support ongoing maintenance.
- Establish quality standards and conduct architectural reviews to ensure that systems meet design specifications and adhere to best practices.
- Provide expert-level support for troubleshooting and resolving complex technical issues related to system architecture.
- Stay updated on industry trends and best practices and provide recommendations for improvements and optimizations to existing systems. Analyzes and documents detailed specifications of current digital infrastructure used within the company
- Works with vendors to define optimal infrastructure architecture and hardware / networking requirements
- Applies technical knowledge to develop clear and standard work instructions
- Documents configuration changes with associated test cases and performs functional validation.
- Performs other duties as assigned
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements :
The foregoing description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills and efforts or work conditions associated with the job. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the general nature and level of the job.
Qualifications : Requirements - Required and / or Preferred
Education
Essential Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications :
o Manufacturing Execution System (MES)
o AWS and Azure
o Apache Kafka
o Kubernetes
o Data Management
o Software Development Life Cycle
o Big Data Analytics
o Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
o Experience with enterprise architecture
o Experience working with IT architecture frameworks
o Understanding of IT security, infrastructure, and governance
Preferred License(s) :
Preferred Certification(s) :
Physical Activities : (Percentage of time (equaling 100%) during the normal workday the employee is required to)
Required Lifting and Carrying : (Required frequency is : Not required (0%), Occasional (1-33%), Frequent (34-66%, Continuous (67-100%)
About Us :
Panasonic Energy of North America (PENA) is collaborating with Tesla at a massive battery factory near Reno, Nevada which is known for its quality of life and expansive outdoor adventures. Panasonic's role at the Gigafactory is to manufacture and supply cylindrical lithium-ion cells to Tesla for their electric vehicles and energy storage systems.
Over the past few years, the Gigafactory has grown to the largest lithium-ion battery factory in the world. Together with our partner Tesla, we continue to revolutionize the lithium-ion battery space and accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy and transportation.
Our mission at PENA is to make the vision of affordable Electric Vehicles a reality by producing the world’s safest, high quality, and lowest cost batteries. Through this effort we will create a clean energy society and our products will change society’s use of and perceptions of electric power.
In addition to an environment that is as innovative as our products, we offer competitive salaries and benefits.
Supplemental Information :
Pre-employment drug testing is required. Due to the high volume of responses, we will only be able to respond to candidates of interest. All candidates must have valid authorization to work in the U.S. without restriction.
Panasonic is an Equal Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law. All qualified individuals are required to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Thank you for your interest in Panasonic Energy Corporation of North America.
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