Description

This company is an industry-leading manufacturer of building products and innovative solutions. For over 120 years, This company has developed award-winning wall, ceiling, flooring, sheathing, and roofing products that enable customers to build outstanding spaces where people live, work, and play. With over 8,700 employees across North America and operations around the world, we are steadfastly committed to our core values: safety, innovation, quality, integrity, service, diversity, and efficiency.

OUR DIGITAL CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE JOURNEY

This company is evolving its digital customer experience and translating the objective of being easiest to do business with into a sustainable technology roadmap. The digital transformation includes upgrading our technology stack and augmenting our teams, developing new digital platforms, and integrating a best-in-class eCommerce operating model to deliver exceptional customer experience from design planning to order delivery. The digital services are based on to be improved data and process models and will be provided for all our customers in the US, Canada, and LATAM.

ROLE SUMMARY

The Digital Platform Architect is a hands-on and coding architect, designing and overseeing the development of the foundational technology infrastructure that serves as the backbone for software applications and services. This role values simplicity and is willing to challenge technical constraints and procedures to achieve pragmatic design. The architect is actively involved in running early Proof of Concepts (POCs) for validation and contributes significantly to team commitments, focusing on the most critical problems. This individual is both an executor and the visionary force behind the technical solution, responsible for planning and developing the architectural runway in collaboration with the Director of Data and Platform Architecture. They ensure the scalability, reliability, and efficiency of data systems, enabling seamless data integration, processing, and analysis to drive informed decision-making across the organization.

This company offers a hybrid workplace. The office location is Chicago, IL. Minimal travel may be required.

DEFINITION OF THE TEAM

The Data and Platform Architecture team is a specialized unit within the organization that is responsible for providing cross-platform support and ensuring seamless dataflows across the organization. The team's primary responsibility is to design and maintain the integration approach that aligns with the overall enterprise architecture and product organizations. By doing so, it ensures that data is efficiently and securely integrated, processed, and made available for various business needs.

This team fosters a robust data ecosystem that supports informed decision-making, enhances operational efficiency, and drives business growth through effective data management and analytics. The Data and Platform Architecture team collaborates closely with product teams to understand their data requirements and design solutions that meet those requirements effectively. The team's work is critical to the success of the organization, as it enables data-driven decision-making and supports the overall business strategy.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • System & Architecture design: Design and develop scalable, reliable, and efficient data architectures that support the organization's data needs
  • Data pipeline management: Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of robust data pipelines. Ensure data pipelines are optimized for performance, reliability, and scalability
  • Integration and processing: Enable seamless integration of data from various sources, ensuring data consistency and accuracy
  • Analytics infrastructure: Design and implement analytics infrastructure to support advanced data analytics and business intelligence
  • Performance and optimization: Identify and resolve bottlenecks and inefficiencies in data processing and storage
  • Governance and security: Implement data governance frameworks to ensure data quality, integrity, and compliance. Ensure data security measures are in place to protect sensitive information
  • Collaboration and communication: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, data science, and business units, to understand data requirements and deliver solutions
  • POC set-up: Hands on deck coder for POCs, incl. validations, initial integrations, applications, frameworks

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related field
  • Advanced degrees or additional certifications in data architecture, data engineering, or related areas are a plus

Required Skills

  • 7+ years as a developer on a cross-functional agile team and/or platform architect
  • Proven experience in designing and implementing data architectures
  • Proficiency in data processing frameworks (e.g., Apache Spark, Apache Kafka)
  • Experience in API management
  • Experience in Docker, Kubernetes (AKS), GitHub Actions, ArgoCD, Terraform
  • Deep understanding of MACH (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, and Headless) architecture
  • Experience in designing, developing, and maintaining data pipelines
  • Knowledge of ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes and tools
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data sets
  • Excellent problem-solving skills to address data architecture and integration challenges
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams, including IT, data science, and business units

Preferred Skills

  • Relevant certifications in data architecture, data engineering, or cloud platforms (e.g., AWS Certified Data Analytics, Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer)
  • Experience with data streaming and the producer/consumer pattern
  • Knowledge of data governance frameworks and compliance standards
  • Experience in implementing data security measures to protect sensitive information
  • Ability to participate in and contribute to Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives

Skills

Architecture

Top Skills Details

Architecture

Additional Skills & Qualifications

Architect

Experience Level

Expert Level

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $120000.00 - $170000.00/yr.

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Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Chicago,IL.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 27, 2025.

h4>About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We’re a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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