Senior Architect - Store Systems

Location: Beverly, NJ
Salary: $120,000.00 USD Annually - $150,000.00 USD Annually
Description:

As a Senior Architect, you will drive the end-to-end architectural vision and technical strategy for Store Systems initiatives. You will work closely with cross-functional partners to define scalable, secure, and integrated architectural solutions that enable seamless retail operations. This role requires technical leadership, hands-on design expertise, and the ability to mentor engineering teams while influencing enterprise-wide architectural standards.
Key Responsibilities
Architectural Leadership & Solution Design

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of architectural solutions for Store Systems projects.
• Define technical architectures that align with enterprise standards and business goals for retail store environments.
• Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, reliable, and maintainable, considering long-term business needs.
• Oversee technical delivery, provide architecture governance, and ensure adherence to defined standards.

Requirements Analysis & Collaboration

• Partner with product, engineering, business, and operations teams to gather, analyze, and refine requirements.
• Translate complex business and functional requirements into clear, actionable technical designs.
• Identify technical dependencies, constraints, integration touchpoints, and non-functional requirements.
• Maintain transparent communication throughout the project lifecycle to confirm alignment on solutions.

Architecture Documentation & Technical Design

• Develop comprehensive architecture artifacts including:
  • High-level and detailed design documents
  • Data flow diagrams
  • System component definitions
  • API and service interaction models
• Review and validate design artifacts with developers, testers, vendors, and security teams.

Mentorship & Team Enablement

• Mentor engineers and junior architects to support their professional growth.
• Promote architectural best practices, development standards, and emerging methods.
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and knowledge sharing across teams.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation

• Contribute to the evolution of enterprise architecture principles, standards, and governance.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend their adoption where relevant.
• Identify opportunities to enhance design methodologies, processes, and toolsets.
• Facilitate open collaboration and support idea generation, innovation frameworks, and technical communities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in architecture roles with a strong record of delivering enterprise solutions.
• Hands-on experience with Oracle XStore and Microsoft Azure.
• Strong understanding of architectural design patterns, frameworks, and modeling techniques.
• Proficiency in system integration, API design, and aligning technology solutions with business strategy.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, verbal, and written communication skills.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• TOGAF certification (preferred but not mandatory).
• Experience with:
  • Oracle RMS, Oracle PL/SQL
  • UrbanCode Deploy, GitHub
  • WebLogic and integration tools (e.g., Informatica)
  • Azure services and cloud-native design
  • Java, Android, Snowflake
• Ability to balance technical depth with strategic thinking-comfortable diving into details while maintaining a big-picture view.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to communicate complex concepts simply and effectively.

Key Competencies

• Enterprise architecture strategy development
• Systems integration and API ecosystems
• Innovation management and technical community building
• Change management and stakeholder communication
• Creation of roadmaps, capability models, and architecture blueprints

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