Manager IT Applications (MuleSoft) - Novelis Corporate HQ

Novelis is one of the world leaders in aluminum recycling and rolling and a leading sustainable aluminum solutions provider. Driven by our purpose of “shaping a sustainable world together” we work alongside our customers to provide innovative solutions to the aerospace automotive beverage packaging and specialty markets. Headquartered in Atlanta Georgia Novelis has approximately 13000 employees in 32 operating facilities on 4 continents.

Position Overview

The Information Technology team, located in Atlanta, GA, is seeking a Manager IT Applications. This role is responsible for leading Enterprise Solutions Development COE team members for Middleware as well as facilitating and/or owning the design, deployment, and support of Integration solutions. This involves collaborating with Enterprise Solutions Application leads, other IT groups, external partners, and business collaborators to evaluate requirements, and to define, design and implement Integration with various systems involved. The Manager will also, on a global level, participate in and/or lead in initiatives/ projects related to the individual’s area of MuleSoft and Process expertise.

Responsibilities

• Builds networks and relationships with business partners for current and future project collaboration.
• Leading the evaluating, approving, and prioritizing requests for change (RFCs) and advising the tasks to the accurate IT Application Lead for technically approving the resulting modified and/or new solutions applicable to the accountable MuleSoft integration template solutions.
• Responsible to ensure the consistency of proposed solutions, within area of accountability, with the overall IT strategy and compliance with broader IT policies and guidelines, e.g. security, performance, scalability, and reliability measures.
• During review and approval of Integration solution using MuleSoft and related projects, the Manager is accountable to review delivery/project constraints (technology, risk, scope, cost, and quality) and then reconcile these within the restrictions of the IT Strategy, IT budget and delivery/project goals.
• Establishes as a key contributor in defining long-term MuleSoft and related application technology strategies and roadmaps.
• Proactively assists in the development of MuleSoft in Novelis. Shares knowledge and technical expertise through publishing, teaching and/or mentoring.
• Platform Enablement with DevOps Strategy.
• Track and Promote MuleSoft Platform Capability.
• DevSecOps Strategy, Platform Onboarding & Access Control, Service Accounts / Connected Apps Setup, Platform Deployment Strategy, Platform Provisioning, Setup and Configurations, Platform, Infrastructure & Network Architecture, and planning.
• Leads / Plans Sizing (Vcore).
• Promotes the application maintenance, project methodology and processes standards defined by IT.
• Facilitates and/or builds baseline documentation of currently enabled solution and keeps solution documentation up to date and current.
• Proactively provides input to schedule, status, risks, issues on Middleware related developments, programs, and projects.
• Provides input to MuleSoft and related roadmaps to stay ahead of upgrades and Versions.
• Works with different teams within Novelis, examples include SAP, Oracle, Infrastructure, HR, Digital etc.
• Provides direction to Implementation Partners relating to the projects under the supervision of the Manager; participates as critical issue point for project and as a member of the operational steering committee and change board.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Business, or related field
• 7-10years of experience
• Good interpersonal skills
• Experience of integration and API architecture
• Understanding of industry trends, frameworks and practices
• Provide technical leadership to onshore and offshore team members
• Worked on DevOps culture
• Understanding of Agile Delivery principles and quality software engineering process and practice
• Comfortable operating as a multi-functional and end-to end business process as an Integration Application expert.
• Participated in at least 3 full lifecycle Integration implementation projects and filled a team lead, solution architect and/or project management role in at least one of these projects
• Delivered projects and/or change requests applying agile and waterfall approaches
• Led at least 3 direct reports in an Enterprise
• Demonstrable ability to influence business and IT organizations on direction and prioritization of solutions
• Must thrive in a team oriented, highly collaborative workplace
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills
• Must be able to prioritize across multiple projects and initiatives
• Strong business and systems analysis skills, test planning and testing skills, troubleshooting skills and experience with numerous environments and architectures
• Proven solid understanding of the SDLC models/methodologies, IT systems and their direct implementation to enterprise application projects

Preferred qualifications

• Graduate Degree or equivalent experience
• Certifications – MuleSoft
• Platform Architect
• Integration Architect
• Experience working in the Metals or Commodity manufacturing industry
• Experience with SAP integration

What We Offer:

Novelis' benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, driven by the marketplace, and affordable. In addition to core benefits, we provide these unique to the industry benefits:

• Family Growth Programs: Paid parental Leave, Adoption Assistance, Fertility Treatment, Childcare Discount and Nursing Mom Support
• Employee Assistance Programs: free resources available 24/7 to you and your family in the areas of mental health, family life, and career and financial guidance
• Wellness Programs: incentives for wellness activities, wellness spending account, programs for building healthy habits, virtual physical therapy for joint, back, and pelvic health, health management programs and more.
• Diabetes Management Program
• Pet insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• PerkSpot Discount Program
• Tuition assistance and career development programs

This role offers a hybrid schedule. Our hybrid approach is designed to foster employee work-life balance and powers connection, collaboration, and a sense of community among our teams. 

Disclaimer

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Novelis’ Global Corporate and North America Headquarters is located in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta GA employing around 700 people. Supporting it’s 31 operations worldwide Novelis’ corporate office is home to the executive leadership team and global functions that support the automotive beverage can and high-end specialties value streams. The City of Atlanta provides a diverse and family-friendly place to live with countless museums cultural organizations and educational institutions including the Georgia Aquarium Woodruff Arts Center CNN Center Georgia Tech and Mercedes-Benz Stadium. In the Atlanta area Novelis has strong community partnerships with Atlanta Habitat for Humanity GeorgiaFIRST and Agape Youth and Family Center in addition to many local museums and community groups.Novelis recognizes its talented and diverse workforce as a key competitive advantage. Novelis provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. All terms and conditions of employment at Novelis including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoffs recalls transfers leaves of absence compensation and training are without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal provincial or local laws.