Solution Architect iSeries

Company Description CREATIVITY IS OUR SUPERPOWER. It’s our heritage and it’s also our future. Because we don’t just make toys. We create innovative products and experiences that inspire fans, entertain audiences and develop children through play. Mattel is at its best when every member of our team feels respected, included, and heard—when everyone can show up as themselves and do their best work every day. We value and share an infinite range of ideas and voices that evolve and broaden our perspectives with a reach that extends into all our brands, partners, and suppliers.

The Team :

Be a part of an organization that is modernizing and transforming its IT platforms, processes, and skills to accelerate Mattel’s strategy to unlock a world of tech-enhanced 360-degree play experiences! Mattel’s iSeries Team is part of the Global Technology Organization (GTO). The iSeries team is responsible for managing, supporting and developing our core system in AS400. This is a global team that supports commercial, supply, logistics, finance and organization across the world in the following regions: Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. The team is also a critical partner for the Global Technology Organization and other functional organizations to keep Mattel’s operations without disruptions.

Job Description The Opportunity:

The Solution Architect, iSeries plays a key role in translating business needs into scalable, robust, and future-ready solutions across Mattel’s core iSeries (AS/400) platform.

This role operates at the intersection of business and technology, working closely with commercial and supply chain stakeholders to design end-to-end solutions and integrations across the enterprise landscape. As part of the Global Technology Organization (GTO), the Solution Architect provides hands-on architectural leadership across initiatives, ensuring alignment with platform standards, enterprise architecture, and global strategies.

This role has a regional focus, partnering closely with business and technology teams to support regional priorities, enhancements, and continuous improvement of iSeries applications.

What Your Impact Will Be:

Solution Design & Architecture

• Translate business requirements into end-to-end solution designs for iSeries applications and integrations with enterprise platforms.
• Define scalable, maintainable, and secure architectures aligned with enterprise standards and platform strategy.
• Perform impact analysis for proposed changes, ensuring alignment with existing system landscape and minimizing complexity.
• Drive design decisions across projects, balancing business needs, technical feasibility, and long-term sustainability.
• Collaborate closely with regional business analysts to refine requirements and translate them into scalable and effective solution designs.
• Define and guide application configuration as part of the overall solution design, ensuring alignment with business requirements and architectural standards.

Technology Leadership & Delivery

• Provide hands-on architectural guidance across projects, supporting design, development, testing, and deployment activities.
• Guide development teams on technical design, coding standards, and best practices within the iSeries environment.
• Ensure consistency and quality of solution implementations across regions and initiatives.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of development standards, frameworks, and reusable components.
• Support the delivery of regional enhancements and bug fixes across iSeries applications, ensuring solutions align with architectural standards and platform strategy.
• Provide technical guidance on incident resolution and ticket triage, helping teams determine effective and sustainable solutions.
• Guide and validate application configuration during implementation to ensure consistency, quality, and alignment with approved designs.

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