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The Solution Architect I is responsible for designing, describing, and maintaining the solution engineering. It is critical to work together and have collaboration to advance against the same goals and strategic vision set in the organization. This role leads the team in making key, solution-level decisions and the evaluation of their impact to business objectives and outcomes, focusing on the tradeoffs that impact existing processes. The architect helps develop solutions for business issues, problems, and process change. This role must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of management both within and outside of the IT department.Duties:Serve as leader of the Architecture of the data systems.
Conducts an analysis of the system architecture and collaborates with stakeholders on how to improve it
Create & lead the process of integrating systems that comply with current and future state conditions and fulfill the needs of business
Handle architectural problems in order to achieve more productive and successful results
Communicate project’s/initiative’s vision and participate in endeavors for future improvements
Analyze the impact of various business & technical decisions to processes, applications & overall architecture
Collaborate with business leaders to identify and prioritize technology initiatives
Define technology roadmaps that align to long term business objectives for the company
Work closely with a team of Project Managers, developers and Business Analysts
Provide regular status and risk reporting to IT and business senior leadership
Define and ensure adherence to project management processes, templates, standards
Research new technologies continuously and offer suggestions/adjustments to the present architecture
Assist with preparation and management of capital and expense budgets
Perform project and non-project related tasks and activities to support the department’s goals and objectives
Partner & coordinate with other architects to share learnings and work jointly on cross-functional projects
Occasionally serve as primary project lead on strategic initiatives
Determine appropriate project structure, work streams and team lead(s)
Develop and maintain project plans with detailed tasks, activities, deliverables and timelines
Manage and evaluate project resource requirements
Continuously assess and re-evaluate project priorities; develop contingency plans
Facilitate project schedules and meetings
Document project decisions, action items, issues and risks
Maintain project document repositories
Serve as primary liaison with external vendors
Maintain, manage and report on project financial budgets, actuals and forecasts.
Prepare project status reports and steering committee presentations
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum of 10 years of related work experience, with 3+ years of project leadership experience as a workstream lead, design lead or project manager
Experience managing complex technology projects
Experience with all aspect of the system implementation including, but not limited to, gathering requirements, designing the future state solution, testing, change management, and post implementation support
10 years in Retail experience
10 years in technology experience & in-depth understanding:
ERP & Financial Accounting software
Merchandise Financial Planning software
Invoice Reconciliation software
Human Capital Management, Workforce management, Payroll software
Integration with Core Merchandising software
Reporting/Analytics software
Experience in PL/SQL, Oracle, Showcase Query, DB2, Python, Machine Learning libraries, digital/ecommerce technologies
Advanced oral and written communication skills
Strong facilitation skills
Team player with excellent collaboration skills
Strong configuration experience, ability to determine when to use configuration vs. code
Advanced troubleshooting skills
High attention to detail
Self-starter with sense of urgency
Enjoys fast paced environments
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelors in business, engineering, computer science, MIS or other four-year related degree
Experience in a statistical visualization tool, such as Oracle Visual Analyzer, Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, IBM Cognos, etc.
Technology experience in
Additional Core merchandising system applications: Master Data Management, Order Management, Inventory Management & Valuation, Vendor Portal
Experience in Lawson ERP & Financial Accounting, Workday Enterprise Management Cloud Solution Suites
Experience with SymphonyAI Retail (GOLD), Oracle Retail or Blue Yonder Solution Suites
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