Job Description:

Solution Architect, Precision Agriculture

Location

US-PA-Philadelphia

Company Overview

FMC Corporation is a leading specialty company focused on agricultural technologies. FMC provides innovative and cost-effective solutions to enhance crop yield and quality by controlling a broad spectrum of insects, weeds and disease, as well as in non-agricultural markets for pest control. FMC is a globally diverse organization that offers its employees exciting opportunities to work on challenging projects that are important to the achievement of our strategic objectives. Your education and professional experience are valued and put to use from day one. Your success at completing key initiatives can result in a varied, progressive and fulfilling career with FMC. With a corporate culture of innovation, integrity, responsibility and customer intimacy, we foster “The Right Chemistry” in everything we do. We are looking for people to join us in creating, developing, and improving our products, our processes, and our markets.  If you are ready to make a difference every day, FMC is ready to talk to you.

Responsibilities

See Yourself in FMC, Be Yourself in FMC

At FMC, we strive to be an inclusive workplace where our employees reflect the community,
are valued, find purpose in their work, and grow and contribute to their fullest potential.

At FMC, precision agriculture offerings are designed to give farmers and customers novel insights on how to protect their crops against a range of pest pressures.  FMC’s solutions will allow growers to make faster, better and more informed decisions than ever before.   As the only global agricultural sciences company focused exclusively on crop protection, FMC is uniquely positioned to deliver best-in-class agronomic advice.

The precision agriculture team at FMC is building a portfolio of new applications and services. You will be part of a team that is adopting the mindset, agility and processes of a technology company while drawing on our 100+ years of experience in agriculture.

This role will be located at our office in Philadelphia, PA

We welcome you, your ideas and your enthusiasm.

Owns and manages a pipeline of projects and minor enhancements while maintaining rapid pace of deliverables and solutions
• Comprehend business strategies and requirements and develop necessary designs and plans to ensure projects and solutions satisfy those needs.


• Actively listen to client problems and needs to implement that information when creating solution plans


• Consistently monitor the scope of projects


• Assessing the business impact that certain technical choices have.


• Compiles moderately complex situations, problems, systems and solutions into clear communication and materials for a variety of audiences and levels across the executive, technical, and business teams.


• Enterprise analysis activities – major contributor in project review and prioritization process – providing key insight to possible solutions, downstream impacts, risks, and level-of-effort.


• Work closely with the Product Manager during the development, feedback and testing.


• Pparticipate in application development discussions, recommend design choices.


• Collaborate and foster cross-functional relationships with data scientists, data engineer and business stakeholders to understand data needs and build reliable applications

Required Education

• BS Degree, preferably in a technical discipline or the relevant functional discipline (Computer Science, Engineering or Mathematics) and/or equivalent years of business experience.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in 2 of: Java, Swift, Objective C, REST API services, SQL, PHP, Ruby, .NET, Perl


• 5 years of Web and/or Mobile Application Development.


• Able to quickly learn, assess complex problems and conceptualize solutions to be deployed through technology or process improvements


• Familiar with version controlling and project tracking using tools such as: Git, SVN , Jira


• Creative problem-solver who combines analytical skills with technical proficiencies to deliver quality results


• Experience with the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) utilizing Agile methodologies (ie Scrum)


• Performs well in a fast-paced team environment and manage/drive multiple requests to successful completion in a prompt and professional manner while communicating issue/status to appropriate stakehold


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  Competencies

  Accountable        

  
  

  Adaptive

  
  

  Inclusive                    

  
  

  Innovative

  
  

  Leadership                 

  
  

  Strategic

  
  

  Functional or Technical Knowledge or Skills

  Excellent communication skills, both in writing and in person.

EEO Statement

At FMC, diversity and inclusion are in our DNA. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to creating an inclusive workplace where all employees can thrive – regardless of race, gender, sex, pregnancy, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, citizenship status, color, age, religion or religious creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. FMC also supports employee participation in company employee resource groups that celebrate the diverse backgrounds of our workforce by providing communities for employees to connect with each other and raise awareness throughout FMC. 

FMC complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact our Talent Acquisition department at talentacquisition@fmc.com.