Description
My client who is a market leading global luxury retail business, is looking for an experienced solution architect to own the following responsibilities:
- Functional and non-functional requirements
- Security and legal compliance is achieved
- Solutions are globally scalable
- Alignment with multiple cross-functional delivery streams
You will collaborate with the Technical Architecture team with a remit to ensure delivery of a robust, flexible, scalable and efficient architecture that supports the business strategy & direction.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work with key stakeholders to understand business requirements and take responsibility for defining and delivering the appropriate technology delivery strategy within the Retail domain
- Define, develop, document and maintain architecture blueprints
- Work with peers to solve complex technical challenges and ensure all agreed architectures are truly fit-for-purpose
- Liaise with project teams to develop and agree technical solutions for individual projects, taking responsibility for defining and delivering the appropriate technical documentation
- Provide project architectural governance during implementations to ensure compliance with the defined IT architectural standards
- Raise and resolve any architectural issues/risks associated with the Retail domain throughout the life cycle of delivery projects
- Clearly articulate complex IT related designs and solutions to key stakeholders.
- Produce technical specifications and sign off technical specifications produced by 3rd parties
- Define technical standards and present proposed standards for approval and inclusion in the Global Retail Store Standards
- Builds strong relationships in supplier, consumer and peer organisations
- Provides thought leadership and guidance to more junior members of the team
- Keep abreast of the latest trends, developments, methods and technologies and transfer this knowledge into the organisation as appropriate
PERSON PROFILE
- Educated to degree level in an IT related discipline
- Proven deep technical architecture skills
- Experience in the Retail industry working on large-scale cross-functional projects
- All-round experience of a range of technology solutions and a good understanding of the full life cycle of Retail delivery projects
- Extensive experience and expertise in developing and maintaining technical architecture in a digitally innovative organisation
- Experience of effectively managing change in a fast-moving environment
- Broad general IT experience in a corporate environment, ideally within a global luxury retail business
- Experience with PCI and payments systems
- Experience with mobile technology.