Ardent Mills

• The Solution Architect is responsible for defining the overall structure and behavior of software systems and ensuring that the system meets the needs of the business and its users. • Manage members of the development scrum team including developers, QA testers, business analysts, and project managers along with product team members to ensure that software is delivered on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. • Implement change strategies and champion the adoption of best practices, patterns and ensure performance standards reduce technical debt, increase delivery effectiveness, and security policies are adhered to. • Contributes significantly to functional strategy and directly influences current and future state software design and enterprise architectural. • Accountable for operational standards, reduce technical debt and define software roadmaps for capital enhancements to a digital platform or area of the technical stack. • An expert in leveraged programming languages (.NET, SQL, Angular, C#, Python) ensuring the evolution of software currency changes are adopted and managed across all software products. • Establish and develop the software environment strategy and directs Cloud Engineers and Architects to achieve long-range Infrastructure and digital platforms goals. • Lead innovative solution data modeling, database design, and data management. • Develop planning, scheduling, and tracking of project milestones and timelines.

• The Software Architect II is responsible for defining the overall structure and behavior of software systems. • Partner closely with members of the development scrum team, including developers, QA testers, business analysts, and project managers. • Define, establish, and champion the adoption of best practices, patterns and standards that will reduce technical debt, increase delivery effectiveness, and ensure security policies are adhered to. • Direct team members and drive software design and architectural patterns that align to enterprise architecture standards. • Own the software environment strategy while partnering with Cloud Engineers and Architects.

This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description The Specialty Grain Originator is considered a “boots on the ground” person that will cover the Emerging Nutrition origination in the Palouse region. This role will be instrumental in building producer relationships while originating alternative grains, pulses, and organic wheat to support the Emerging Nutrition Product Portfolio. - Familiar with origination strategies including the relative value of commodities. - Monitor competing crop rotation options and understand underlying commodity price direction. - Understand the relationship between futures and cash markets. - Comprehend wheat class spreads, freight, and possess a working knowledge of customer specifications and the grain optimization process. - Excellent interpersonal, relationship building, and communication skills. - Apply creativity, passion, and entrepreneurial spirit to source and build out the Emerging Nutrition raw material supply chain. - Identify origination opportunities, expand the grower footprint, and contract acres that align with strategic intent. Qualifications - Bachelor’s Degree Required - Minimum 5 years of experience in commodity origination, applying commodity transaction principles, managing commodity margins, logistics, and freight planning. - Knowledge of agriculture and agronomy production. - Proven experience working in a fast-paced, transactional environment with accountability for decisions impacting revenue generation. - Proven communication, teamwork, and leadership skills. - Proven problem-solving and analytical skills. - Ability to formulate strategy, make decisions, and execute plans effectively. - Ability to work as a member of a team towards a team goal while managing individual projects. - Demonstrated communication skills, both written and verbal. - Demonstrated flexibility to adapt to changing business conditions. - Motivation and ability to execute projects/tasks on time. - Must have an entrepreneurial spirit with the ability to drive innovation. Requirements - Frequent on-farm visits with growers throughout the Palouse region. - Collaborate with the Specialty Grain Merchant to execute the Emerging Nutrition Alternative Grains origination strategy. - Source specialty grains that align with business needs and growth opportunities. - Regularly engage with customers and growers to understand their business and develop relationships. - Serve as a subject matter expert to support strategy and growth plans for the business as needed. Benefits - Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage - Health and Dependent Savings Accounts - Life and Disability Programs - Voluntary Benefit Programs - Company Sponsored Wellness Programs - Retirement Savings with Company Match - Team Member and Family Assistance Program (EAP) - Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays - Employee Recognition Program with Rewards (RAVE)

• Own detection engineering: SIEM use-cases, data pipelines, parsers, enrichment, and tuning to reduce false positives • Lead threat hunting and purple-team exercises; drive control improvements based on TTPs (ATT&CK) • Architect endpoint and email security baselines; optimize EDR/XDR policies and response automation • Implement and optimize Data Loss Prevention (DLP) technical controls and integrations in alignment with enterprise data protection requirements • Guide vulnerability management strategy (risk-based prioritization, exploitability analysis, compensating controls) • Design partner in network security architectures (micro-segmentation, firewall policies, NDR) and secure remote access (SASE/ZTNA) • Provide key insights for cloud workload protection (CSPM/CWPP/CIEM) and secure identity governance integrations • Perform root-cause analysis and forensics coordination, document findings and corrective actions • Mentor engineers; set coding and automation standards for security tooling and integrations • Drive technology selection, POCs, and reference implementations; maintain technical roadmaps • Track and improve detection quality metrics (e.g., false positives, coverage, MTTR) • Represent security in architecture boards and major program decisions • Develop and maintain security automation and response playbooks in partnership with SOC/MDR providers to improve detection and response efficiency • Familiarity with OT/ICS security considerations in manufacturing environments • Partner with SOC/MDR provider to continuously improve detection coverage and tuning

• Design, implement, and operate security controls primarily across Microsoft Azure environments • Lead design and implementation for cloud landing zones, identity, and network controls (VPC/VNet, security groups/NSGs, private endpoints) • Configure cloud-native security services (e.g., Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Microsoft Sentinel, Defender XDR) • Build posture management (CSPM) and workload protection (CWPP) with policy-as-code and automated remediation • Implement key management, encryption at rest/in transit, and certificate governance using KMS/Key Vault/Cloud KMS • Establish logging, telemetry, and alerting (Azure Monitor) integrated to SIEM/XDR • Work with key team members across IT and Security to test and validate total coverage / maturity of detection telemetry from cloud native sources • Determine architecture as needed to harden serverless containers, and managed services (Functions, Logic Apps, Container Apps, AKS, ACI) with baseline controls • Perform threat modeling and security reviews for cloud architectures and application designs • Partner with platform and product teams to deliver IaC guardrails, image baselines, and patch/vulnerability workflows • Respond to cloud incidents as a point of escalation; perform triage, containment, and post-incident improvements • Develop automation architecture where applicable to optimize cloud detection and response capabilities • Leverage automation and AI-assisted capabilities where appropriate to enhance cloud detection and response • Document standards and runbooks; conduct enablement sessions with dev and ops teams • Design partner in cloud security strategy and program maturity

• Design and maintain IAM security architecture: directory services, federation, SSO (SAML/OIDC), MFA, conditional access, device trust • Implement identity lifecycle automation (joiner/mover/leaver), birthright roles, and SCIM-based provisioning/deprovisioning • Define RBAC/ABAC models; perform access reviews, role mining, and segregation-of-duties analyses • Integrate identity governance platforms (where applicable) with HRIS/ERP and downstream applications • Engineer privileged access management (PAM) solutions (Examples: CyberArk/BeyondTrust) including JIT elevation and session recording • Secure service and machine identities, secrets, and certificates; enforce rotation and attestation • Develop identity security monitoring and anomaly detection (e.g., Identity Protection, risk-based access); integrate with SIEM/XDR for response • Support Zero Trust identity strategy, including strong authentication, device trust, and continuous access evaluation • Support compliance audits (where applicable) with access certification evidence and control narratives • Troubleshoot complex federation and authorization issues; provide tier-3 support and root-cause analysis • Document standards, patterns, and runbooks; advise application teams on secure integration

• Establish and maintain ROOT, the Ardent Mills Operational Excellence program • Govern and maintain CI standards, toolkits, templates, and training materials • Lead, coach, and develop a team of Continuous Improvement practitioners • Execute a prioritized pipeline of operational excellence initiatives across sites and functions • Develop and deliver Continuous Improvement training using Lean Six Sigma, TPM, and related methodologies • Partner with leadership to set performance expectations and influence outcomes

• Accurately prepare and process full-cycle weekly and bi-weekly payroll for approximately 2,500 team members across the U.S., Canada, and Puerto Rico using Workday and ADP Smart Compliance. • Verify team member data, timekeeping records, retroactive pay adjustments, and payroll transactions for accuracy prior to final processing. • Administer wage garnishments and deductions in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. • Reconcile payroll-related accounts, including taxes, benefits, union dues, and 401(k) contributions, ensuring correct application and reporting. • Generate and distribute payroll-related reports such as earnings statements, tax summaries, and time worked records as needed. • Respond to team member payroll inquiries promptly and professionally with a focus on a high level of customer service, providing necessary information and resolving issues with clarity and confidentiality. • Collaborate with HR, finance, and management to ensure accurate data flow and timely resolution of payroll discrepancies. • Maintain compliance with wage and hour laws, tax reporting regulations, and internal controls, including participation in audits and year-end reporting. • Participate in Workday system updates and testing to ensure payroll functionality and compliance with policy changes. • Provide backup support to other payroll team members as needed.