IT Solution Architect

Job description

Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur attracts, grows, and develops passionate people who will meaningfully impact the digital future of BASF. Come join us and be a part of our digitalization journey.

 

Objectives of the Position         

 

·  We are looking for an IT Solution Architect to implement, support, and lead enterprise-grade IT solutions for BASF Agricultural.  The role involves both technical and leadership skills to drive efficient product delivery.
·  High-level objectives are as follows:
·  Understanding Business Needs
·  Designing Solutions
·  Technical Expertise
·  Risk Management
·  Cost Efficiency
·  Communication
·  Evaluation & Optimization
·  Vendor Management
·  Stakeholder Alignment
·  Innovation

 

Main Tasks and Professional Knowledge

 

·  The role will work with business partners to understand specific requirements that drive the need for IT solutions.
·  The role will formulate project-based IT solution design roadmap plan that factor technology investments and risks, while providing value to the company by improving business process and eliminating unnecessary complexities
·  The role will collaborate closely with global enterprise architects, to steer and plan IT architectural design into working solutions, ensuring overall consistency of Agricultural Solutions division digital backbone system landscape.
·  The role will lead and orchestrate IT solutioning process in design phases, working closely with IT technical developers & DevOps experts & data engineers, ensuring overall IT delivery unit and business partner satisfaction and success.
·  The role will collaborate with IT delivery leads to implement IT solutions according to agreed project timeline and in budget and provide ongoing support beyond project phase.
·  Digitally-savvy, innovative, highly passionate on new technology offerings, highly perceptive of what’s new in the technology space and its relevance to bring business value.
·  Highly proficient in hybrid cloud, microservices implementation in DevOps mindset, able to deliver continuous integration and continuous delivery pipelines (inc. build, test, release, deploy, validate)
·  Highly proficient in modular enterprise & data architecture design spanning multiple platforms, scale data models for platform implementation, and enterprise data management practices (technical security, data governance and compliance practices)

 

Requirements

 

Education

·  Bachelor Degree in Computer Science / Computer Engineering / Information Technology or business-technology related discipline

 

Work Experience

·  Min. 3-5 years of professional experience in IT and / or IT Consulting

 

 

As one of the world’s largest chemical companies, BASF is on a mission to create chemistry with a sustainable future. The Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur, alongside four other Digital Hubs across the globe, are part of the Global Digital Services team, which is the technology powerhouse driving our vision. As an integrated hub focused on digital growth and innovative business solutions, you will find many opportunities to create an impact here. 

 

Whether you want to streamline processes with robotics automation, deep-dive into emerging technologies, or help tell the story of BASF – we have you covered. By investing in best-in-class tools and encouraging cross-functional collaboration, we empower our people to be curious and pursue any area of the business that interests them. The bottom line? We want you to bring your differences and spark positive evolutions in BASF. Further Information at BASF Digital Hub Kuala Lumpur