Principal Solutions Architect – Data & Integrations

Slough, England, United Kingdom

12/14/2024

Job Description:

Come be a part of something special at Mars ET (Enterprise Technology), Data Platforms and Integrations Organization. As we continue to expand and transform digitally, we’re actively seeking an experienced and skilled Principal Solutions Architect – Data & Integrations. This isn’t just any role - it’s a pivotal one that involves designing, implementing, and optimizing end-to-end data and integration solutions to deliver value across segments. You’ll be creating solutions between diverse systems and applications using latest technology for the entire Mars business ecosystem.

As our Principal Solutions Architect, you’ll be tapping into your deep technical expertise and strategic vision to steer our data & integration platform strategy, aligning it with our business goals and objectives at both program and corporate levels. This role has a global reach, requiring you to coordinate and communicate with various internal teams within Mars Digital Technologies. You’ll be working both within our shared services line of business and across our other business segments, such as Petcare, Food & Nutrition, and Mars Wrigley, to provide a comprehensive global view of MGS platform capabilities.

What are we looking for?

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing data & integration solutions in complex enterprise environments using cloud technologies.
• Excellent Communication and Story Telling skills to broad set of stakeholders across Business and technology.
• Ability to move fast and build prototypes to conduct proof-of-concepts exploring new areas.
• Proven experience as a Solution Architect, with a focus on designing and implementing complex digital solutions in CPG industry.
• In-depth knowledge of Data Engineering concepts building platforms at Petabyte scale preferably on Databricks, Azure, Snowflake or similar.
• Strong expertise in enterprise integration technologies such as ESBs, iPaaS, and middleware platforms such as SAP BTP IS, Azure Integration Services, Solace, MuleSoft or similar.
• Experience with cloud-based integration solutions (e.g., Azure, AWS, Google Cloud).
• Functional knowledge on SAP S/4 is a great plus.
• Strong understanding of security considerations and best practices for integration, including authentication, authorization, and data encryption.
• Leadership experience and the ability to influence and drive consensus among technical and non-technical teams.
  
  

What will be your key responsibilities?

• Data & Integration Solution Design and Architecture: Lead the design of scalable data platform and integration solutions, emphasizing scalability and performance.
• Technology Evaluation and Selection: Participate in evaluation and recommendation of integration technologies, ensuring alignment with business needs.
• Collaboration and Communication: Work closely with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into scalable integration architectures. Partnering with Business segments, HR, Finance, Data & Master data teams is crucial.
• Best Practices and Standards: Establish and enforce integration best practices, standards, and guidelines.
• Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for integration solutions.
• Mentorship and Leadership: Mentor junior team members and collaborate with other architects to drive overall technology strategy.
• Evangelization: Ensure that project and program teams understand integration concepts and know what they can expect out of it. Communicate integration value and capabilities. You will be expected to work on evangelization of data & integration with the ability to lead and influence across Developers to C-Suite.
• Stay on Trend: Lead with industry trends, emerging technologies, data and integration patterns to drive innovation within the organization.
• Project Planning: Participate in the estimation of project timelines, resources, and budgets related to integration efforts.
  
  

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 140,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
  
  

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Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.