Solutions Architect

Client IT teams design and build innovative, high-performance technology solutions that power business sectors including IT retail, e-commerce, CRM, data, AI, cybersecurity, cloud, and e-marketing. As a Solution Architect, you will play a critical role in shaping a more connected and digitalized future by providing technical leadership, driving architectural governance, and collaborating closely with Enterprise Architecture and cross-domain solution architects. This role offers a dynamic environment where continuous learning is essential, as technology evolves rapidly.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams, ensuring adherence to architectural standards, best practices, and enterprise guidelines
• Collaborate closely with the Enterprise Architecture team to contribute to and uphold enterprise roadmaps, standards, and frameworks
• Define, implement, and manage architectural governance processes and standards
• Oversee and manage the Architectural Review Board (ARB) process, ensuring solutions are reviewed, approved, and compliant
• Review architectural proposals from other domains (Retail, Digital, Data, etc.) to ensure consistency with enterprise architecture principles
• Manage and optimize architectural demand management using ServiceNow for request intake, approvals, and portfolio tracking
• Establish and enforce architectural standards, design patterns, and development frameworks, including documentation and communication
• Conduct architecture and design reviews to ensure solution quality, compliance, and alignment with approved designs
• Identify, manage, and mitigate technical risks and technical debt
• Communicate architectural decisions, strategies, and governance policies to technical and non-technical stakeholders, including senior leadership
• Act as a trusted advisor bridging business needs with technical solutions

Required Skills:

• Strong experience in solution architecture within digital, retail, e-commerce (B2C), and B2B environments
• 5-8 years' experience
• Expertise in data architecture including data warehousing, data lakes, ETL/ELT, relational and NoSQL databases, and data streaming
• Deep understanding of software architecture principles and design patterns (microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures)
• Experience with major cloud platforms: AWS, Microsoft Azure, and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
• Hands-on experience with architectural governance and enterprise standards
• Practical experience using ServiceNow for IT demand management, service catalog, or ITSM/ITBM processes
• Experience with Salesforce ecosystems (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud) and integration patterns
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation
• Knowledge of application and data security, including regulatory compliance (GDPR, CCPA)
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field