Domain Architect. Data, Integration and Analytics
Greenville (Westchester County)
Job description
· Job Description:
LOCATION: Quincy MA or Greenville SC or Salisbury NC
We are looking for a bright, experienced, energetic Architect + Leader to join our team. You will be the IT Architecture owner across integration, data, Analytics and Business Intelligence.
As a company, we strive to be number one in all our operating markets by:
· Leading and enabling IT staff, vendors, and third-party Information Technology (IT) providers to make Ahold Delhaize more competitive through technology
· Delivering innovative and simple to use business processes and systems
· Achieving excellence in our shopping experience, both in and out of the store
Job Objective, Principle Duties and Responsibilities:
· Establish strategic IT reference architecture, roadmap and patterns across the domains of integration, data and analytics
· Develop consistent standards, principles, policies and reference models to be implemented by solution architects
· Design commercially viable solutions and transition plans for a highly flexible, scalable and robust IT retail landscape. Support progress towards strategic goals while balancing local brands’ needs and driving sales and productivity
· Review and recommend technology and vendors in support of strategic business goals
· Identify and exploit synergies and reuse; eliminate duplication across all regions and programs
· Role model and champion modern ways-of-working such as Agile, DevOps and related practices; actively participate in an architecture community which is a beacon of excellence within Ahold Delhaize
· Maintain a high level of individual contribution, professional growth, and ability to function effectively and independently, and challenge others to do the same
· Participate in and continuously improve architecture and domain governance processes
· Instill financial discipline into architectural ways of working and ensure that IT road maps fit into our financial constraints
Continuously Innovate and Follow Industry Trends:
· Maintain knowledge on latest industry news and challenges for integration, data, BI and analytics, especially as it pertains to retail, modern APIs and Azure technologies
· Research new technologies and participate in industry communities and customer research activities to better understand innovative ways to use technologies to help the business
· Challenge the status quo and drive changes to improve business performance and productivity
· Collaborate with team members and members of other teams on how technology can be used to match or outpace competitor performance
Customer Service/Relationship Management:
· Work with Business Consultants to understand and deliver brand priorities and needs
· Recommend Innovations, best practices and simplification to business process and systems
· Incorporate design thinking and usability into every work product
· Build professional relationships with team members, function heads and our international colleagues
Vendor/Supplier Management:
· Conduct 3rd-party vendor/product evaluations and recommendations as needed
· Build professional relationships with third party vendors
· Document best practices and policies around the use of API and messaging-based integration, as well as Aure-based BI and Analytics capabilities
Basic Qualifications:
· B.S. in Computer Science, Engineering or related field or equivalent job experience
· 10+ years of relevant work experience in End User Technology and/or Desktop Computing preferably in a senior level role
· Adaptable communication skills and demonstrated experience interacting with all levels of an organization across verbal, prose and visual engagement
· Ability to manage own work time and priorities under aggressive timelines and budgets
· Fluent in English (in word and in writing)
Required Skills and Experience:
· 4-8 years technical experience in Software Architecture
· Demonstrated ability to translate conceptual and strategic thinking into practical solutions
· Knowledgeable on and experienced with TOGAF or similar Enterprise Architecture framework
· Experience designing and developing data, integration and analytics capabilities and solutions in a complex distributed environment; retail preferred.
· Experience supporting and managing an expanding data and API catalog with the goal of moving towards self-service enablement.
· Deep knowledge of modern API and near-real time messaging systems such as Mulesoft, Kafka and ActiveMQ
· Experience with BI and Analytics supporting capabilities, such as data warehouses, data lakes, reporting and data pipelines
· Experience driving a modern data and integration environment through supporting citizen developers, self-service and center-of-excellence types of enablement.
Preference will be given to candidates with the following experience:
· Knowledge and experience with modern software practices including agile, scrum, Kanban, DevOps, CI/CD, TDD/BDD and infrastructure-as-code
· Experience with Enterprise Architecture tools
· Azure data platform
· Mulesoft Anypoint Platform