Job Description

Sponsorship: GM DOES NOT PROVIDE IMMIGRATION-RELATED SPONSORSHIP FOR THIS ROLE. DO NOT APPLY FOR THIS ROLE IF YOU WILL NEED GM IMMIGRATION SPONSORSHIP (e.g., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT, etc.) NOW OR IN THE FUTURE.

Work Arrangement: This role is categorized as onsite. This means the successful candidate is expected to report to GM Global Technical Center - Design Center in Warren, MI on a full-time basis.

The Role:

A Solution Architect is a professional who designs and oversees the implementation of specific solutions to address a business problem. This professional is responsible for designing and organizing the structure of a system, ensuring this system meets the requirements of the organization seamlessly. This position is needed to support Design Fabrication Operations (DFO) Stakeholders, Design Studios, and internal GM Customers in bringing various property build types to completion. This intended system development is targeted to support a wide range of complexity, ranging from full concept vehicle development to individual parts for requests.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Interface directly with internal and external customers to identify recommended system implementations

• Solution and application architecture and evaluation of alternative approaches

• Restructuring IT processes and organization

• Evaluating current organization’s IT and software architecture

• Document current system and identify steps for initiation of designs

• Assessing and implementing IT systems

• Evaluating products, such as core systems

• Developing technical concepts and designing of software solutions

• Assessing quality assurance for IT implementation

• Develop customized solutions for the organizational needs and share limitations of proposed solutions

• Provide a detailed outline of system requirements for the current and future system

• Define future system upgrades and or future additions with minimal to no disruption

• Provide solutions for fixing the system in the event of a crash or system failure

• Develop a backup system

Additional Job Description

Required Qualifications:

What will give you a Competitive Edge (Preferred qualifications):

• Capable of presenting and collaborating cross functionally with all Design Studios, Engineering and DFO

• Systems or IT background in maintaining SharePoint Systems

• Experience of working with UAW or Hourly trades

About GM

Our vision is a world with Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions and Zero Congestion and we embrace the responsibility to lead the change that will make our world better, safer and more equitable for all.

Why Join Us

We aspire to be the most inclusive company in the world. We believe we all must make a choice every day – individually and collectively – to drive meaningful change through our words, our deeds and our culture. Our Work Appropriately philosophy supports our foundation of inclusion and provides employees the flexibility to work where they can have the greatest impact on achieving our goals, dependent on role needs. Every day, we want every employee, no matter their background, ethnicity, preferences, or location, to feel they belong to one General Motors team.

Diversity Information

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