NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now. We are currently seeking a Java Functional Arch - Digital Solution Arch. Lead Consultant to join our team in Hyderabad, Telangana (IN-TG), India (IN). Seeking an astute individual that has a strong SCP functional foundation with the additional ability to be hands-on with the broader engineering team as part of the development/deployment cycle, and deep knowledge of industry best practices, with the ability to implement them working with both the platform, and the product teams. Order promiser is an industry leading unique promising engine based on multi-dimensional search support across Item, Loc, Channel, and time dimensions. Provides highly reliable commitment that can be executed confidently as per customer first commit. A Functional Architect acts as domain expert and advocate for best business practices for the product development team and provides functional thought leadership to QA engineers, testers, and junior FAs. Has a masterful understanding of the application domain, of customer and user needs, of our existing product suite and of the competitive landscape and uses this foundation to contribute to the product vision for new features and products. Our current technical environment: Functional Domain: Supply Chain Planning – Order Promising/Order Fulfillment Software: Java, C++, GMake, ANT, GIT, SOAP APIs, REST APIs, Tomcat, Weblogic Application Architecture: Scalable, Resilient, Service oriented architecture Creates functional specifications as required and presents the documented requirements to the stakeholders for feedback. Ensures that the solution design and execution developed effectively meets the business objectives of our customers and end users. Acts as the hub of the stakeholders (both internal and external) for the application, interfacing with the product management team, stakeholders, customers, services, and platform team. Contributes to planning and review meeting. Works with product management to scope and prioritize new requirements. Responds to all functional queries both from internal and external sources. Works with UX designers to create an easier and smoother user experience and advocates aggressively for user experience quality within the company. Validates new features and their impact on existing features. Demonstrates the new functionality to the stakeholders for feedback. Participates in planning sessions with key stakeholders, such as the enterprise functional architect, to develop enhancements that support business scenarios which span across JDA products. Assists in the identification of business scenario data to be used during the development process. Reviews the functional testing requirements of each feature. Provides functional validation to ensure features meet stated requirements. Reviews test scenarios and test cases. Acting as a SME, reviews the training material for the external organization. Reviews product documentation of both existing and new features. Responsible for managing product requirements, competitive product analysis, market analysis, product adoption, and integrating with business, engineering and support teams. Assists PMG with overall corporate product readiness execution to support launches, demo releases, sales readiness, and support awareness trainings. Assists PMG to support RFP, RFQ, current implementations, demo preparation, demo delivery, and roadmap communications including interactions with SIG and UG. As a SME, resolves complex functional questions and issues for external and internal customers. Assists PMG to deliver product presentations and webcasts to clients for specialized topics. Assists PMG to train sales and account managers on product features, positioning, and strategy. What we are looking for: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with specialization in Operations Research(preferable) and minimum 8 to 14 years of experience in enterprise software product development; ideally a candidate that has started as a Functional Analyst or Business Analyst or Business consultant and progressed to Functional Architect. Strong SCM-Planning/Order Fulfillment domain experience in Product Development organization or implementation SCP solution for one or more big manufacturing customers Works on ensuring the functional correctness and business application of enhancements to the product during the development planning and execution phases. Focuses on improving the end user experience through reviewing test plans and product documentation and provides the end user perspective to product development associates. Works with internal and external stakeholders in resolving critical customer issues. Provides inputs in defect triage meetings and assists team members in troubleshooting the root causes for the complex customer issues and scenarios. Works with services and support departments if need be to resolve issues Experience in addressing functional queries both from internal and external sources NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity. 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