Product Architect VI

Location:Warsaw, PL, 00-807Requisition ID: 17793Brightstar is an innovative, forward-thinking global leader in lottery that builds on our renowned expertise in delivering secure technology and producing reliable, comprehensive solutions for our customers. As a premier pure play global lottery company, our best-in-class lottery operations, retail and digital solutions, and award-winning lottery games enable our customers to achieve their goals, fulfill player needs and distribute meaningful benefits to communities. Brightstar has a well-established local presence and is a trusted partner to governments and regulators around the world, creating value by adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and responsibility. Brightstar has approximately 6,000 employees. For more information, please visit www.brightstarlottery.com.OverviewThe Product Architecture team offers architectural support to Product Management and Engineering. Guiding strong product development and integration in preparation for release and customer integration.Additionally, they offer site specific services such as technology stack evaluation and recommendations, customized customer integration mentorship, and deep dive assistance on persistent problems.The Product Architecture (PA) Lead role supervises the team.The position serves as a blocking issue point and senior connector between various external and internal collaborators.The PA Lead role will supervise the team, and additionally when needed act as a Product Architect.What You Will Be DoingSupervise the PA team's workload and requirements by delegating team members to priorities and tasksLead the expansion of the PA team by collaborating with internal and external teams to pinpoint training and knowledge-sharing initiatives for team development.Refine processes and tooling – aim to assess and refine the processes and tools employed by the PA team to enhance efficiency and efficacy in their roleWhat You Bring With YouApart from PA qualities, as a Senior Leader, you possess:Product Influence – assist in analyzing and consolidating the insights observed by PAs throughout the portfolio into valuable strategic contributions for product roadmaps.Encouraging modifications in approaches and outcomes.Guiding – for both your team and other individuals within CTO. As a senior PA, you are seen as a rational voice and valued for your comprehensive perspective on technology and emphasis on delivery.Cloud Skills – experience of building Cloud products in Azure, AWS or GC with a hybrid or flexible deployment to on-premise.ResponsibilitiesThe Product Architecture Lead is also anticipated to possess the capability to function as a Product Architect. The Architect role entails specific responsibilities that they strive for:Product Architecture – when necessary, define or evolve a product architecture based on new requirements or overall system needs.Solution Architecture – when required by System Architecture, help define a particular decision or solution for a customer deployment to guide IGT development and customer technical leads.Architecture Strategy – help guide Brightstar engineering and product towards technologies and an architecture that meets business needs, being responsible for key build decisions when necessary.What Product Architect HaveOwnership of Product Architecture – assist in analyzing and consolidating requirements to formulate a technical solution for product roadmaps and engineering development.Approach to Improving Delivery – Identify areas for engineering optimization to facilitate easier and more robust realization of the architecture. Inspiring changes in work methods and deliverables.Apply architectural and system development expertise to assist in crucial decision-making for both product and solution creation. Clearly communicate the trade-offs of various approaches and help collaborators make well-informed decisions based on cost, complexity, performance, and maintainability.Hands-on approach – when needed, actively participate in establishing the foundations or assisting in resolving critical issues alongside engineering.Strong communication and facilitation skills – Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and sometimes hectic setting with various, opinionated collaborators. Confident in handling conflicting viewpoints, fostering alignmeIn Addition, As Lead Of The Team You BringHold a Bachelor’s in IT or related field, plus 5 years in business systems analysis or as a product owner managing complex enterprise products or featuresA solid grasp of product management and agile software development techniques, applied principles and tools in contemporary product development and product compositionAbility to travel (up to 15% of time)Ability to work across multiple time zones if requiredBrightstar is committed to sustaining a workforce that reflects the diversity of the global customers and communities we serve, and to creating a fair and inclusive culture that enables all our employees to feel valued, respected and engaged. Brightstar is an equal opportunity employer. We provide equal opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, marital status, national origin, citizenship, covered veteran status, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable local, state, federal laws or other laws. We thank all applicants for applying; however, only those selected to interview will be contacted.All Brightstar employees have a role in information security. Annual training will be assigned and required as appropriate.For more information, please visit www.brightstarlottery.com.