IFS Functional Consultant-FSM

Nextlink is seeking a visionary and highly experienced Principal IFS Solution Architect to lead the design strategy and evolution of our IFS Applications and IFS Cloud this business-critical role you will serve as the ultimate technical and functional authority translating complex corporate objectives into scalable future-proof architectural blueprints.

You will guide cross-functional implementation teams minimize technical debt through standardized design principles and act as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

Solution Architecture & Design Governance

• End-to-End Design: Lead the overarching architectural design of IFS Applications/IFS Cloud solutions spanning core modules (Finance Supply Chain Manufacturing Projects Service Management HR and CRM).
  

• Documentation & Standards: Develop comprehensive architectural documentation detailed integration maps data flows and strict configuration specifications.
  

• Technical Debt Mitigation: Evaluate system customization requests and fiercely advocate for standardized out-of-the-box or low-code/no-code solutions to preserve system upgradability.
  

• Governance: Ensure strict design consistency robust solution governance and adherence to global architectural standards across all workstreams.
  

Implementation & Integration Oversight

• Lifecycle Leadership: Guide functional and technical teams through the full lifecycle of complex IFS deployments upgrades and cloud transformations.
  

• System Integration: Architect secure and high-performing integrations between IFS and external ecosystems (MES CRM EAM WMS etc.) utilizing IFS Connect REST APIs XML and modern middleware platforms.
  

• Data & Security: Oversee configuration activities to ensure strict alignment with performance and security standards while guiding overarching data migration strategies mapping and validation efforts.
  

Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership

• Strategic Alignment: Partner closely with business executives to align long-term corporate strategies with IFS system capabilities.
  

• Workshop Leadership: Act as the primary technical authority during design workshops solution reviews and steering committee approvals.
  

• Mentorship: Provide technical leadership mentorship and support to developers functional consultants project managers and internal end-users.
  

Optimization & Continuous Evolution

• Change Management: Conduct thorough impact analyses for change requests future enhancements or new module adoptions.
  

• Testing & Cutover: Lead rigorous solution testing efforts (SIT UAT) and drive meticulous cutover and go-live planning.
  

• Lifecycle Management: Monitor system performance post-implementation to drive automation process optimization and proactive adoption of new IFS Cloud releases.
  

Requirements

Qualifications & Requirements

Experience & Core Expertise

• 1015 years of progressive experience implementing configuring and architecting IFS Applications or IFS Cloud systems.
  

• Subject Matter Expertise: Deep operational knowledge in one or more core IFS domains: Manufacturing Projects Service Management Supply Chain or Finance.
  

• Architectural Mastery: Advanced understanding of ERP architecture underlying data models configuration principles cloud environments and cloud deployment models.
  

• Sector Knowledge: Strong understanding of end-to-end business processes in asset-intensive project-based manufacturing or service management industries.