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Senior Solutions Architect

Senior Solutions Architect

KellyMitchell GroupKaty, TX, United States
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Job Summary :

Our client is seeking a Senior Solutions Architect to join their team! This position is located in Katy, Texas.

Duties :

  • Directs the identification and recommendation of appropriate solutions, upgrades, replacements, or decommissioning options incorporating business and technology productivity, usability, and total cost of ownership
  • Develops and executes solutions which further reduce the percentage of time spent on reactive work
  • Works with business and technology subject matter experts to derive end-to-end solutions that provide value to the enterprise and these solutions comply with standards and guidelines
  • Interacts with business leadership to establish a solid working relationship between IT and operations
  • Must be able to model solutions from conceptual, logical and physical perspectives
  • Creates artifacts that define the N+1 views of the end-to-end solution
  • Facilitates the requirements refinement process; with special focus on service-level requirements
  • Collaborates with other parts of IT to ensure a thorough understanding of the proposed architecture; must be willing to accept and factor-in feedback
  • Participates in design reviews to ensure traceability of the design to the proposed solution architecture
  • Contributes to enterprise guidelines, standards and principles as precedents are discovered and adopted
  • Articulates architecture decisions behind the solution architecture
  • Takes initiative in working with business stakeholders to ensure their requirements will be addressed by IT
  • Develops a thorough understanding of policies, procedures and safety rules

Desired Skills / Experience :

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, other related Engineering discipline, or relevant field of study required
  • 10+ years of experience in IT Management or other information technology solutions architecture roles
  • 2+ years of retail experience is required
  • Experience in Data Integration patterns and tools
  • CDP experience preferred
  • Experience in designing solutions in cloud and hybrid SO environments
  • Understanding of networks and security as it relates to integration and data flow between systems
  • Solid grasp of security in both on-prem as well as cloud environments
  • Familiar with vendor management tools and integration with EA tools
  • Knowledge of IT Architectural frameworks like TOGAF and Zachman
  • Knowledge of retail supply chain and planning, including merchandising preferred
  • At least two implementations of enterprise class supply chain management systems preferred
  • Strong experience in services SOA / Microservices design preferred
  • Strong experience with retailing COTS enterprise class applications preferred
  • Ability to bridge the gap between waterfall and agile methodologies
  • Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, and interface effectively with individuals at various levels
  • Ability to build consensus around proposed solutions
  • Ability to work well independently, as well as effectively contribute to a team environment
  • Analytical, with strong problem-solving abilities and creative resolution skills
  • Self-motivated, with the ability to work on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
  • Preferred skills include strong optimization skills - stochastic modeling, optimization algorithms, holistic planning
  • Ability to understand and derive lower-level roadmaps with business leadership to help set requirements' context
  • Strong Microsoft Office program experience, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint and SharePoint
  • Benefits :

  • Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance Plans
  • 401K offered
  • $122,500 - $175,000 (est. annual rate)

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