Job Title: Planisware Technical Architect Client: American Automotive Company Duration: 6 months contract with HIGH chance to become permanent. Location: Warren, MI or Austin, TX (Hybrid. Tuesday-Thursday onsite & Monday and Friday remote/WFH) Pay: $ 90-95 W2 + Benefits/PTO Position Overview Seeking a highly skilled Planisware Technical Architect to lead the technical design, architecture, integration, and implementation of the enterprise Planisware platform. This role will serve as the primary technical authority for Planisware solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture standards, portfolio management processes, data strategy, security requirements, and long-term platform roadmap. The successful candidate will partner closely with business stakeholders, IT leadership, enterprise architects, product owners, systems analysts, integration teams, and implementation partners to deliver scalable, secure, and sustainable Planisware solutions supporting Product Development, R&D, PMO, Planning, and additional organizations as the enterprise implementation expands.

Responsibilities

Solution Architecture & Platform Design Define and maintain the overall technical architecture for Planisware implementations across business domains. Establish scalable solution designs supporting enterprise portfolio management, project management, resource planning, financial planning, and scenario planning capabilities. Design multi-environment strategies including development, testing, and production environments. Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture, security, and integration standards. Develop architectural standards, reusable components, and technical best practices. System Configuration & Development Leadership Lead technical configuration of the Planisware platform. Guide development team on configuration, customization, extensions, workflows, and automation. Review technical designs and code to ensure performance, maintainability, and scalability. Support release management, deployment planning, and environment governance. Enterprise Integration Design and oversee integrations between Planisware and enterprise systems including: SAP, Jira, Active Directory / SSO platforms Data warehouses and reporting solutions Planning and portfolio management systems Define API, file-based, and event-driven integration patterns. Collaborate with enterprise integration and data engineering teams to implement reliable, secure data exchanges. Data Migration & Data Architecture Own technical strategy for data conversion and migration activities. Design migration frameworks, validation approaches, reconciliation processes, and cutover plans. Lead data quality assessments and remediation activities. Ensure successful migration of project, portfolio, resource, financial, and historical program data. Governance, Security & Operations Establish platform governance standards and technical operating procedures. Design role-based security models and access controls. Support audit, compliance, and regulatory requirements. Define monitoring, performance management, backup, disaster recovery, and operational support processes. Stakeholder Engagement Partner with implementation partners, business leaders, PMO organizations, Finance, Product Development, and IT stakeholders. Translate business requirements into technical solution designs. Facilitate architecture reviews, design workshops, and technical decision-making sessions. Mentor internal resources and support development of a Planisware Center of Excellence (CoE). Qualifications 8 years of enterprise application architecture experience. 5 years of Planisware implementation and configuration experience. Proven experience serving as Technical Architect on large-scale Planisware deployments. Deep understanding of: Planisware Enterprise, Planisware SaaS architecture, Resource and portfolio planning, Project financial management, Enterprise integrations, Data migration methodologies. Experience integrating Planisware with ERP, project management, and reporting platforms. Strong understanding of API-based integration architectures. Experience with cloud-based enterprise applications and SaaS deployment models. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.