Company Description

“We’re not in the shipping business; we’re in the information business” -Peter Rose, Expeditors Founder

Global supply chain management is what we do, but at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics.

• 18,000 trained professionals
• 350 locations worldwide across 60 countries
• Fortune 500
• Globally unified systems

Job Description

The Architect is responsible for driving shared architectural initiatives within the Operational Experience Portfolio in order to deliver business outcomes. The Architect is responsible to provide architectural and engineering clarity in support of business needs and systems operating environment. The Architect provides guidance and is responsible for aligning the technical work of the team, aligned with the enterprise strategic direction related to development and delivery of technology stacks, interoperability, API's, and deployment strategies. 

Job Responsibilities

• Collaborating with the OXP and Enterprise architects to contribute to, understand and support the strategic technical direction of the enterprise
• Defining key technical initiatives that support Lean Budgets via Enabler Epics
• Helping the OXP value streams adhere to the budget guardrails for retiring solutions
• Leading the OXP strategy for building and maintaining the architectural runway for shared components
• Understanding and communicating Strategic Themes, and other key business drivers for architecture, to technical and nontechnical stakeholders within the OXP group.
• Driving architectural initiatives in the OXP Portfolio Kanban system and participating in epic analysis where applicable
• Influencing common modeling, design, and coding practices
• Promoting Continuous Delivery Pipeline and DevSecOps capabilities
• Collecting, generating and analyzing innovative ideas and technologies to use across the business
• Facilitating the reuse of code, components, and proven patterns
• Synchronizing the following disciplines across solutions whenever applicable: System and data security, quality production infrastructure, user experience (Lean UX), scalability, performance, and other Nonfunctional Requirements (NFRs)
• Coach developers and identify training opportunities
• Prepare, manage, and coordinate breakdown of Enablers into ART or Team Enablers
• Understand the Architecture of all systems and address conflicting or divergent approaches
• Create and implement strategies for technology adoption across the OXP Portfolio
• Support engagement among portfolios with Solution and ARTs/Teams

This position is on-site and will reside in the greater Seattle, WA. area at one of the following locations depending on availability. Candidates must be local or willing to relocate. Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.

• Downtown Seattle
• Federal Way
• Lynnwood
• Bellevue (Factoria)

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Personal and professional alignment with Expeditors culture and ten critical success factors
• Proven experience as a logistics and technology oriented leader
• Strong leadership, communication, and execution capabilities
• Experienced problem solver, strong collaborator and able to provide clarity around complex topics
• Experience with DevSecOps, Lean, Agile and the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Experience with cloud native architecture and applications - Azure preferred but not required
• Experience designing and operating distributed microservice systems at scale
• Assertive personality, interpersonal, action and outcome driven leadership
• Ability to actively inspire, coach, mentor and motivate
• Ability to promote autonomy, mastery and purpose, through empowerment and creating leaders
• BA/BS Computer Science, MIS, or related degree preferred
• Global logistics/Supply chain business knowledge (minimum 5 years of experience)
• Experience in a technical role such as systems/data/business analysis, project management, or software development (5 year minimum)

Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not transfer or sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (such as an H-1B visa) for this opportunity.

Additional Information

Expected base salary: $150,000 to $240,000

Expeditors offers excellent benefits:

• Paid Vacation (first year prorated based off month of hire then eligible for 15 days) 
• Holidays (10)
• Flexible Days (2)
• Paid Sick Time (accrual rate of 1 hour of sick time per 30 hours paid)
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with employer match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental & Vision Coverage
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave (additional eligibility criteria)
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DC FSA)
• Commuter Benefit
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Training and Personnel Development Program
• Educational Assistance and Reimbursement
• Position is full time (40 hours per week) Monday through Friday 
• Business professional dress code

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO Guidelines.