Founded over 35 years ago, First Quality is a family-owned company that has grown from a small business in McElhattan, Pennsylvania into a group of companies, employing over 5,000 team members, while maintaining our family values and entrepreneurial spirit. With corporate offices in New York and Pennsylvania and 8 manufacturing campuses across the U.S. and Canada, the companies within the First Quality group produce high-quality personal care and household products for large retailers and healthcare organizations. Our personal care and household product portfolio includes baby diapers, wipes, feminine pads, paper towels, bath tissue, adult incontinence products, laundry detergents, fabric finishers, and dishwash solutions. In addition, we manufacture certain raw materials and components used in the manufacturing of these products, including flexible print and packaging solutions.Guided by our values of humility, unity, and integrity, we leverage advanced technology and innovation to drive growth and create new opportunities. At First Quality, you’ll find a collaborative environment focused on continuous learning, professional development, and our mission to Make Things Better®.We are seeking a Solution Architect – Integration for our First Quality Enterprises working remotely. The Enterprise Data Team provides strategic direction, technical/functional expertise, and product management for First Quality’s Data, Analytics and Integration systems and Machine Learning applications. The Solution Architect – Integration, as a key member of the Enterprise Data Team, provides functional and technical leadership for the definition, design, and delivery of First Quality’s Integration systems. This position is responsible for defining integration architecture, system integration standards and governance frameworks for a large integration systems portfolio across the enterprise.The Solution Architect – Integration is responsible for maintaining standards and best practices for enterprise integration systems. The incumbent will design and develop integration frameworks of varied levels of complexity working directly with business teams and other Solution Architects. The person in this role will interact with all areas of First Quality to define business requirements, scope solutions, develop specifications, and delivery of solutions. This position is the go-to contact for their assigned integration system specialization and, as such, serves as the ultimate support escalation point for their assigned system(s). The person in this position owns their assigned system(s) and interacts with all divisions within First Quality. This position will be held accountable for the training, education, and execution of integration systems with the goal to fully utilize their capabilities.Primary responsibilities include:Design, document, and implement integration solutions for enterprise applications, cloud platforms and 3rd party services.Define integration patterns that best suit business requirements (Middleware, EDI, APIs, ETL etc.)Develop scalable, reusable, and maintainable integration components and services.Lead the integration efforts of various systems such as ERPs, CRM, Manufacturing, legacy applications, and cloud services.Work with EDI technology stack in support of communications, data transformation and integrations between different systems.Work closely with business to gather requirements and design integration solutions that meet business needs.Provide technical leadership and guidance during the implementation of integration solutions.Evaluate and recommend integration technologies, middleware, and platforms.Ensure integration solutions align with organizational standards, security policies and performance requirements.Familiarity with security protocols and best practices for integration (OAuth, SSL, encryption etc.)Knowledge of ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes, data mapping, and data synchronization between systems.Lead the configuration and customization of the integration platforms as needed.Define and enforce best practices for integration design, development, testing and deployment.Identify and resolve integration related issues.Optimize existing integration flows for performance, scalability, and reliability.Implement monitoring and alerting systems to proactively detect integration issues.Create comprehensive documentation for integration solutions, including architecture diagrams, data mappings, API specifications, and deployment procedures.Work with external and internal teams to resolve infrastructure-related issues when developing integration modules.Implement DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines across all integration systems.Ability to communicate complex ideas in simple terms, and effectively interact with decision makersThe ideal candidate should possess the following:Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.Deep understanding of integration architectures, system integration standards and governance frameworks for managing a enterprise integration portfolio.Proven experience in setting up integration architecture and managing large-scale integration projects.Proficiency with multiple integration platforms and middleware (Microsoft Azure Integration Services, MuleSoft, Boomi etc.)Experience with interpreting EDI standards and guidelines.Strong understanding of API management, REST and SOAP web services and message queuing.Knowledge of enterprise service buses (ESBs) and service-oriented architecture (SOA)Experience with cloud integration platforms and services (Azure, AWS, GCP).Knowledge with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelinesExperience working with different ERPs and knowledge of standard business processes.Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.Prior experience in the Manufacturing Industry preferred.Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex integration related issues.Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels.Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced and dynamic environmentMay need to travel to manufacturing sites and other First Quality locations to address IT analytics needsWhat We Offer YouWe believe that by continuously improving the quality of our benefits, we can help to raise the quality of life for our team members and their families. At First Quality you will receive:
Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
Paid time off (three-week minimum)
Medical, dental and vision starting day one
401(k) with employer match
Paid parental leave
Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
Bundle of joy benefit (year's worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
Tuition assistance
Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums
...and more!
First Quality is committed to protecting information under the care of First Quality Enterprises commensurate with leading industry standards and applicable regulations. As such, First Quality provides at least annual training regarding data privacy and security to employees who, as a result of their role specifications, may come in to contact with sensitive data.First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.
