Senior Solution Architect - Retail

Senior Solution Architect / Lead Solution Architect / Senior Digital Architect

Experienced Solution Architect with a strong background in the retail sector across all channels. The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience in designing and delivering solutions that focus on retail domains such as Applications, Platforms, master data, pricing, store operations and customer personalisation. Primary focus will be on product selection and re-architecture of the pricing domain for the organisation with multiple other projects across all channels.

As a Senior solution architect you will be responsible producing high-level designs, making product selection recommendations and gaining approval from our architecture governance team for your proposals.

Requirements

The role requires an excellent communicator who can analyse complex requirements and explain in simple terms the proposed solutions. Your communication skills will help you engage with teams from a diverse range of countries and cultures. You will require strong stakeholder management skills and will work alongside everyone from senior business stakeholders to developers and you will be responsible for ensuring they understand and accept your proposed design.

Key Requirements:- Proven experience in retail businesses on projects which cross multiple domains and channels- Experienced in representing technology functions in procurement processes including executing Proof of Concept challenges with vendors.- Understanding of MACH principles, with a focus on AWS platforms and patterns.- Strong skills in solution design, systems integration and architecture governance.- Solid understanding of data governance, privacy standards, and compliance in customer data handling- Proven stakeholder management skills in a company operating in multiple countries.- Proven ability to handle ambiguity and uncertainty in business requirements and solution landscape

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