Makonis Software Solutions - Functional Consultant - Teamcenter/Rulestream

Role : Functional Consultant Rulestream. Location : Fulltime Remote (Across India). Key Responsibilities :- Define & own all components of the technological solution (inference/rules engine; integrations, & UI) & data model including solution specifications (Technical Design Document), software configuration & code, and associated IT infrastructure.- Gain deep understanding of business processes from ITO (Inquiry to Order) to OTR (Order to Requisition), in different BHGE businesses (product companies), to design and develop a robust solution/system technology framework to meet business, functional & user requirements.- Where required lead & direct junior or contractor DCM (Rulestream or Teamcenter V&O/Product Configurator) architects and developer resources engaged in understanding the business requirements, developing & delivering IT system solutions, promoting conformance to established system & solution architecture standards and best practices.- Work as a Digital Technology business partner & change agent with Product Management & Business Process Leaders as well as application End Users.- Produce documented application frameworks or architectures.- Ensure that specific IT implementation standards are incorporated in to the implementation activity from the start of the project, including standard means of documentation, use of applications, middleware and other system standards.- Coordinate the consulting team's engagement and deliverables; drive outsourced supplier efforts as required; & manage contractors, estimate efforts, and schedules.- Identify, scope, and lead business/site readiness projects to prepare for DCM rollout.- Co-ordinate and oversee user acceptance testing based on the functional and non-functional specifications.- Work with the Operational Support Leader to ensure appropriate post go-live and on-going Operational Support (L2/L3/System Admin).- Generate documentation on technical best practices and other technical assets for reuse.- Generate, or provide input into the creation of, technical and functional specifications and software development methodology, and align these with the Delivery Methodology templates.- Provide accurate and timely information to management team as required.- Maintain effective working relationships with peers and vendors to seamlessly integrate the program area into the overall strategic objectives and activities of the organization.- Lead in the evaluation / benchmarking of third party software solutions.- Keep the key stakeholders of the implementation, in BHGE, fully informed of key issues on a regul basis.- Ensure the IT governance process is followed and coordinate all deliverables with appropriate shared service teams.Qualifications :- Minimum 10 years of design/architecture, development & deployment experience on enterprise level Rulestream (Teamcenter V&O/PC a plus) production implementations.- Must have done large end to end implementations (including Infrastructure design) of Rulestream and ideally Teamcenter Product Configurator / Variants & Options, and can bring best practices to the table.- Hands on design/architecture & development experience of integrating Rulestream applications with PLM, CAD (e.g, Creo, NX) and other Enterprise Applications such as ERP (e.g, SAP, Oracle) & CRM (e.g, Big Machines, Cleopatra).- Strong understanding of the interface between Sales and Production, the decision-making parameters that govern Engineer-to-order (ETO), Configure-to-Order (CTO), Assemble-to-order (ATO), Make-to-order (MTO) and Make-to-stock (MTS) strategies.- Strong experience/knowledge of Inquiry to Order (ITO) & Order-to-Requisition (OTR) processes.- Experience or good knowledge of Engineering and/or Manufacturing functions using PLM/DCM systems (ideally Teamcenter/Rulestream Solutions) covering Product Structuring & Configuration; Bills of Material creation, Part Classification, Design process & CAD integration, engineering change management, requirements management / systems engineering, and new product introduction.- Solid experience in 'brown field' Rulestream/Teamcenter implementations involving complex / significant data migration and cutover activities.- Knowledge of latest information technologies related to Teamcenter, Rulestream, Java, Web, and Unix Server environments.- Working knowledge of application servers, J2EE, Oracle, Unix O/S, Linux, Siteminder, LDAP, SOA, messaging, and physical architectures.- Ability to quickly configure and conduct business demos and define requirements and data model.- Knowledge of SDLC processes, estimation and risk identification & mitigation. (ref:hirist.tech)