Retail Solution Architect

Retail Solution Architect

UK-based Remote Working

Excellent Salary & Package

The Role

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!