I'm currently looking for an experienced Retail Architect to join a leading SaaS product firm. You will act as the advisor to the CIO and provide architectural guidance, technology governance and oversee the systems landscape, creating to-be architectures in line with the client business objectives.
Key Responsibilities
Assess overall alignment between business and technology roadmaps
Evaluate solutions alignment with the end user experience
Create, own and maintain the Architectural Artifacts (building blocks, models, governance, architecture and unified roadmaps, etc.).
Collaborate on the creation and maintenance of the enterprise business capability model.
Guide cross-functional teams (Application, Integration, Infrastructure and data ) to facilitate the creation of optimal architectures which align to the business plan
Provide technical leadership and advise business units and technology groups
Apply analytical thought processes to quickly understand technical challenges discovered during the life-cycle of the initiative
Learn new technology concepts swiftly and comprehensively
Evaluate how security impacts the design & development process of various solutions
Lead the documentation and analysis of the current state of all of the IT environments
Collaborate on defining future state architectures and develop gap plans
Collaborate extensively with IT Leaders and technical delivery teams to ensure alignment of best practices and standards
Work with architects from client partners to align and govern end to end solutions
Your Knowledge and Experience
At least 5 years’ experience in working as an enterprise or solution architect designing and implementing large-scale systems
At least 5 years’ experience in creating clear, concise documentation for a multi-tier architectural model and to discuss technical matters effectively with business end users
Strong retail system and process knowledge (Kiosk, Stock management, Finance, 3PL and digital)
Strong communication skills with both technical and business professionals
Teamwork & collaboration skills to work across organisations and lead cross-functional teams
Ability to learn and work with new application providers driving change and disruption across retail
Thorough knowledge of business function and in-depth knowledge of business operations, objectives, and strategies
Understanding of cloud offerings in the market and ability to explain relevance of cloud architectures
Strong knowledge of the security operations, standards & issues involved in multi-tier, multi-tenant web applications
Track record of being proactive, identifying gaps, making constructive suggestions and follow through to resolution
Proven ability to creatively problem-solve for various types of issue in multiple disciplines
Your Personality
Energetic & driven
Flexible
Innovative
Resilient
Insightful
Creative
Problem solver
Sound judgement
Analytical
Capacity to learn
If you'd like to find out more about this exciting opportunity, please get in touch without delay!