IT Solution Architect at BJ's Wholesale Club

Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

UnknownVisa

Retail, WholesaleIndustries

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, or related discipline
5 or more years as a solution architect in software development
5 or more years in retail industry
Ability to employ EA concepts around best practices

Responsibilities

Acts as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders, product teams, and development teams, providing recommendations and influencing decision-making processes for IT solutions and value stream optimization
Collaborates with Enterprise Architects to align solution architecture with enterprise architecture standards and vision
Responsible for developing and reviewing the solution architecture (blueprint) for products and value stream, including interaction requirements for specific components, subsystems, and interfaces within the application or solution
Designs future-proof and scalable solutions, considering all hardware, infrastructure, and data constraints
Drives simplicity in IT solution design by re-using assets; degree of asset re-use across the enterprise
Aligns with cross functional areas to ensure the user story or product backlog item meets a set of team-established criteria as to whether the story is ready for a sprint
Contributes to the creation of IT/Architecture standards and guidelines to define the overall solution architecture
Creates Technical Design documents, technical specifications, production supporting documents, implementation plans, test plans and test cases
Responsible for identifying non-functional requirements to ensure the architectural design meets the required performance, security, scalability, availability, and other quality attributes
Leads the assessment and adoption of new technologies and methodologies that can provide a competitive advantage
Reviews IT solution design for every new or changed solution and ensures alignment with enterprise architecture standards, policies, and procedures. Ensure all security and compliance aspects are considered in the architecture (e.g., secure by design, compliant by design)
Supports the program & project delivery teams to embed security, privacy, and regulatory needs into the solution
Indoctrinate Enterprise Architecture strategy and approach with applications development teams
Ensure operational stability of a warehouse retail environment by providing technical support, system monitoring, and issue resolution which may be required during off-hours, weekends, and holidays as needed