Senior Technical Architect

Job Summary

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
▪ Act as the primary interface between business stakeholders and technical teams for retail solution
architecture.
▪ Lead the architectural design of digital omni retail solutions.
▪ Provide architectural leadership and decision-making in global transformation programs and largescale
deployments.
▪ Ensure alignment of solution designs with enterprise architecture standards and industry best practices.
▪ Define and enforce architectural governance, guiding principles, and reusable patterns within the
product area.
▪ Support the evaluation of build vs. buy decisions and contribute to vendor/product assessments.
▪ Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure architectural consistency and data integrity across
systems.
▪ Provide hands-on support in solution modelling, documentation and review of technical specifications.

Key Responsibilities

▪ Develop and monitor technical roadmaps aligned with business capabilities and digital transformation
goals.
▪ Lead the creation and documentation of high-level solution designs, including system integration flows.
▪ Participate in cut-over planning, system migration strategies and infrastructure setup when relevant.
▪ Coordinate with support teams to ensure architectural traceability into operational procedures and tools.
▪ Support continuous improvement of support, DevOps and delivery practices within the Retail domain.
▪ Review and validate proposed solutions from delivery teams to ensure scalability, security, and
maintainability.
▪ Identify interdependencies and ensure solutions fit into the overall retail landscape by working closely
with other architects and integration teams.

Skill Requirements

REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS
Technical Skills
▪ 5+ years of experience in solution architecture, with a proven track record in large-scale digital
transformation and retail systems.
▪ Hands-on experience in omni retail solution design and delivery.
▪ Proven ability to design highly scalable, performant, and resilient solutions capable of handling high
transaction volumes and peak retail periods.
▪ Familiarity with cloud-based platforms and tools.
▪ Solid understanding of enterprise integration patterns, event-driven architecture, APIs and
microservices.
▪ Experience with tools and technologies such as Git, GitLab, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Jira and
Confluence.
▪ Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle (Gitflow and TBD) and DevOps practices.
▪ Proficiency in system modelling techniques and architectural documentation.
▪ TOGAF or equivalent certification is a plus.
▪ Experience in security, identity management (SSO) and compliance considerations for global rollouts.
▪ Strong understanding of omni retail business processes.
Soft Skills
▪ Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and business domains.
▪ Strong leadership and decision-making capabilities in complex environments.
▪ High degree of autonomy, accountability, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
▪ Maturity and sense of ownership in end-to-end solution delivery.
▪ Ability to negotiate and influence decisions with a customer-centric and pragmatic approach.
▪ Proactive mindset, able to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a demanding retail context.
▪ Strong presentation and visualization skills to convey architecture strategies to varied audiences.

Other Requirements