Solution Retail Architect - Customer Data Platform

• 1-2 years of retail experience
• Experience with (eCommerce or Cloud in retail) preferred
• Prefer experience with Java (Spring Boot), Kafka, Kubernetes
• Experience in Data Integration patterns and tools
• Experience in designing solutions in cloud and hybrid cloud 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
• Experience in services (SOA/Microservices) design preferred
• Experience with retailing COTS enterprise class applications preferred

Skills:

• Ability to bridge the gap between waterfall and agile methodologies
• Ability to build consensus around proposed solutions
• Ability to work well independently, as well as effectively contribute to a team environment
• Analytical, with 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 optimization skills - stochastic modeling, optimization algorithms, holistic planning
• Ability to understand and derive lower-level roadmaps with business leadership to help set requirements' context

Position includes annual bonus in addition to salary.

Team Members are eligible to make their own contributions to the plan the first of the month after date of hire

Matching contributions begin on the first day of the month following the first year of employment, if credited with 1,000 hours of service and contributing to the plan

Matching contributions will not be made with respect to contributions you make before becoming eligible for match

May contribute up to 75% of compensation, subject to the max allowed by the IRS

Company matches 100% of contributions up to 6% of earnings saved per pay period, dollar-for-dollar

Company matching contributions are immediately vested

May select from different investment funds or Target Date Funds

Option to contribute post-tax funds into a Roth IRA

• 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 set forth by Enterprise Architecture
• 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 (N+1 views)
• Creates artifacts that define the N+1 views of the end-to-end solution (context, data domain, logical, physical, and deployment)
• 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 (immediate and future) will be addressed by IT

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• Experience level: Experienced
• Minimum 10 years of experience
• Education: Bachelors

• Retail
• Software Architecture
• Ecommerce
• Cloud
• CDP
• Customer Data Platform

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.