Job Description

At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavor to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone\'s contributions and do what\'s right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet. Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.

Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With over 14,000 employees around the world and more than $6 Billion in annual sales, the Company manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.

While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 60 locations in 25 countries and 170 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas.

At McCormick, we have over a 100-year legacy based on our \xe2\x80\x9cPower of People\xe2\x80\x9d principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values.

Position Overview

The Integration Solution Architect works with stakeholders to translate functional and non-functional requirements into integration interfaces and implementations. The Architect will be responsible for developing solutions for fit and scalability, while ensuring that they conform to long-term strategic priorities. The architect will work to define the requirements, principles and models that guide technology services decisions in alignment with strategic IT and enterprise goals. Responsible for defining architecture standards, frameworks and guidelines. Directly participates in the governance process for reviewing specific solutions to assure they are properly leveraging published frameworks and standards. Works closely with other Solution Architects, Engineering teams and Development groups to advocate the value identified in integration models

Key Responsibilties:

• Evolve and shape the strategy, architecture, platform and standards for the Integration team
• Specify and publish standards around Integration Solution Design & Usage Development
• Provide technology architectural assessments, strategies, and roadmaps for the integration domain 15%
• Takes ownership of integration architecture to solve business problems and generate maximum value for stakeholders
• Lead & mentor integration team through complex, multi-phased delivery projects and provide hands-on delivery guidance
• Transform business requirements into scalable/manageable solution architecture and design specifications, leveraging loosely coupled integration components/microservices

Qualifications/ Required Skills:

• 10+ years of experience in the enterprise application domain
• Experience with enterprise integration patterns Deep knowledge of with microservices architecture and API strategy development
• Experience on Agile Service Delivery or Agile Methodology
• Strong communication skills and ablily to communicate effectively on technical and business issues both internally and externally
• Solid leadership skills are essential
• Proficiency in leading both physical and virtual, global and culturaly diverse teams
• Ability to work independently, navigate problems, resolve conflicts and bring solutions into the table
• Build strong interpersonal relationships and be able to persuade, negotiate and influence for meeting business objectives
• Innovative thinker - able to turn customer requirements into workable solutions
• Excellent time management and prioritisation skills

Agencies: McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies.

McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies.

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