Sr Software Architect

Job Summary

The mission of the Wabtec IT Applications team is to create long-term, sustainable value through strong business partnerships, innovative solutions, disciplined execution, and reliable operation of application platforms and products.

The Global PLM IT team delivers world-class solutions to cross-functional internal stakeholders, enabling optimized product lifecycle management, streamlined workflows, stronger collaboration, accelerated innovation, and achievement of strategic business objectives.

As a Senior Software Architect, you will partner closely with IT teams and cross-functional business stakeholders to ensure technology solutions are aligned with business goals while balancing quality, cost, scalability, and delivery timelines.

You will lead architecture and continuous improvement initiatives across the organization, ensuring effective planning, execution, governance, and delivery of PLM and software solutions.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate technical and business discussions related to future architecture direction across multiple teams or complex product lines.
• Analyze current-state and target-state environments, then define cohesive architecture roadmaps and implementation plans.
• Review, analyze, and develop domain-level architecture solutions in collaboration with multiple teams.
• Participate in enterprise architecture governance and domain-level architecture review processes.
• Contribute to the design and development of service-oriented software and data platforms with reusable components that can be leveraged across teams and business processes.
• Lead research and evaluation of emerging technologies, industry trends, and market practices to support project delivery and operational excellence across complex scenarios.
• Provide technical leadership, architecture guidance, and mentoring across the domain.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in Teamcenter PLM customization, configuration, development, and solution mapping.
• Proven experience as a PLM Solution Architect or Senior Technical Architect in a complex enterprise environment.
• In-depth knowledge of the Teamcenter data model, including business objects, relationships, workflows, and configuration principles.
• Strong hands-on experience with Teamcenter BMIDE, including data model extensions, templates, rules, and deployment practices.
• Advanced knowledge of Teamcenter Java SOA APIs and server-side customization.
• In-depth knowledge of TeamcenterNX integration and related engineering process flows.
• Hands-on experience with Teamcenter ITK development, custom utilities, integrations, and extensions.
• Experience with Teamcenter reporting capabilities and data extraction mechanisms.
• Functional knowledge of Teamcenter Systems Engineering capabilities and related business processes.
• Functional knowledge of the Teamcenter security model, including Access Manager, organization structure, roles, groups, and permissions.
• Strong understanding of Teamcenter architecture, including volumes, licensing, FMS, scalability, performance, and deployment considerations.
• Ability to contribute to enterprise strategy development, including environmental analysis, opportunity identification, value case definition, and innovation portfolio planning.
• Ability to review, analyze, and define domain-level architectural requirements aligned with software development strategy and enterprise architecture standards.
• Experience leading or facilitating architecture governance processes in alignment with enterprise architecture frameworks.

Skills Competencies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and business stakeholders at multiple levels.
• High level of personal integrity, accountability, and professional judgment.
• Innovative mindset and leadership capabilities, with the ability to guide, motivate, and collaborate with cross-functional and interdisciplinary teams.

Travel

• Ability and willingness to travel occasionally, including internationally, up to 15%.

Work Environment

• The employee will normally work in a temperature-controlled office environment with frequent use of electronic office equipment. During visits to operational areas, the employee may be exposed to extreme hot or cold weather conditions and may occasionally encounter fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and elevated noise levels.