Senior Solutions Architect-Scrum Master

ERNI is a fast-growing Software Development company headquartered and founded in Switzerland in 1994, with more than 800 employees. We are highly specialized in IT & software engineering to enable and deliver innovation in process and technology. Our first service center in Asia Pacific is in Metro Manila (Mandaluyong) from where we provide our service to Europe, APAC incl. our local market Philippines, and USA regions. We are now geared towards expansion and are looking for highly motivated joiners.

WHY ERNI is the best place to call HOME? 🏡

• 🤩 At ERNI, this is how we can support you; ALL company PERKS AND BENEFITS take effect UPON HIRING!

• Contract: there is always a project and opportunity for you.

• Personal Development and Travel Opportunities outside the Philippines.

• Baby Basket – to welcome your newborn to the ERNI family.

• Fruit Basket – boost of vitamins during hospitalization.

• Free snacks and coffee in the office

🔐 UNLOCKING NEW DOORS OF GROWTH & OPPORTUNITIES

• Free Training with Certifications: Grow with us through technical and non-technical training.

• Challenging Projects: ERNI is dedicated to developing high-quality software in complex technical environments such as MedTech, Industry, Finance, and Transportation. Have the chance to participate in various technically challenging projects amongst passionate and skilled colleagues.

• Employee Welfare: You will be guided by a group of people who will guide and support you to have the right tools and mindset.

• Promotions & Recognition: From the very first day, we offer you a way to learn and develop yourself in our company. Your colleagues and superiors consistently recognize and appreciate all efforts, making you feel satisfied with your achievements.

• Communication: You will find transparency, honesty, and open communication in our working culture. we value suggestions, opinions, and feedback from all employees.

⏱ FLEXIBILITY

• Hybrid Set-Up: We are combining both remote work and in-person work. The hybrid setup will allow you to reduce commuting time and have a more flexible work schedule. This will help you to manage better your work-life balance.

🎉 EVENTS:

• We provide many opportunities to connect and build relationships. We are learning, growing, and celebrating achievements together. You will experience a wide range of different exciting activities. What to expect? Leisure Events, Summer Events, Family Events, Social Events, and Year-End Events.

👋 What are our wishes?

a) Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a closely related field.

• Minimum of 15 years of general professional experience in digital transformation and system design with a focus on complex data structure, of which the last 8 years are related to the use of Microsoft Power Platform or Microsoft Dynamics 365 in solutions architecture.

• Minimum of 3 years of experience performing dual roles as a solutions architect and as a scrum master on an agile delivery setting.

Technical Knowledge

• Has experience on the use of AI components implementation.

Soft Skills

• Has project management skills, excellent communication skills, strong work ethics, and people management skills.

Tools/Software

• Proficient in the use of ADO.

• Experience on working with enterprise Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or its open-source counterpart is an advantage.

• Knowledge in ITIL V4. Certification is an advantage.

Certification

• Certification on Agile project management is an advantage.

• Certification on Power Platform Solution Architect, Power Platform RPA Developer, Power Platform functional consultant is preferred.

💼 How can you contribute to the team?

1. About the role

The Technical Solutions Architect – Scrum Master will be accountable for both designing technical solutions and facilitating agile team processes.

a) As a Solutions Architect, he/she is expected to define an optimal architecture plan of systems to meet business requirements while ensuring alignment with enterprise standards.

b) As a Scrum Master, he/she is expected to guide the team through agile ceremonies, remove impediments, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

c) This combined role demands strong leadership skills to bridge technical strategy with team execution. Ultimately, he/she should ensure that the delivered solutions are both technically sound and developed efficiently through agile practices.

2. Scope of Work/Responsibilities

a) Develop a suitable agile implementation strategy for the ISMS program considering the nature of deliverables, available resources, dynamics of the cross-functional delivery team, and target timelines. He/She should be able to act as the project manager for the program assigned.

b) Lead agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-up, sprint reviews, release planning, and retrospectives.

c) Serve as the primary problem solver for the project. It implies that he/she gets accountable for managing any potential disruptions and ensure progress on sprint delivery including those issues that pertain to the platform e.g., resolving issues with Microsoft support.

d) Manage the scrum artifacts such as the product backlog and organize and the product backlog in Azure DevOps (ADO).

e) Manage cross functional coordination. This entails managing project dependencies and communication with related project’s scrum master, development team leaders, stakeholders, product owners, Enterprise Architecture team and related teams.

f) Manage overall quality of deliverables.

g) Mentor the project team on agile principles and best practices on delivering solutions up to the requirements level.

h) Mobilize and ensure all technical and business documentations are always up to date to support knowledge management and transparency. This includes, but not limited to, the Architecture Blueprints (e.g., Solution Design Document and High-Level Solution Design), Testing Suite documentation (UAT test steps, Regression testing documentation, etc.), Security Implementation Documents to obtain Security License To Operate (SLTO), Disaster Recovery Plan, Training and Communication Plan, Solution Deployment Plan, Transition Support and Maintenance Plan. Data Dog Vaccination Clearance Documentation, and Software Engineering Standards.

i) Lead end-to-end solutions design. He/She is expected to understand the essence of the business requirements, challenge it, and provide an innovative strategy to fulfill while considering standards.

j) Mobilize and implement project governance frameworks including, but not limited to, coding standards, uniformity of UIUX designs, standardization of solution approach, and security standards to proactively manage vulnerabilities.

k) Guide the development team in creating new solutions and improving existing ones. He/She is expected to provide technical directions on all implementations.

l) Organize the use of DevOps and CICD frameworks to harmonize development lifecycle. He/She should take advantage of the stack of tools available to exercise continuous improvement and innovation.

m) Lead the development of Proof-of-Concept (POC) solutions as needed.

n) Champion on the prescribed technology stack of the bank while being open to emerging technologies.

Work Arrangement

• Hybrid, requiring contractors to report onsite three times a week. If the user unit requires contractors to report to HQ for more than 3 days, compliance is mandatory.

• Work Schedule is from 8:00AM – 5:00PM Manila Time.