Senior Technical Architect

Job Summary

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Act as the primary interface between business stakeholders and technical teams for retail solution

architecture.

• Lead the architectural design of digital omni retail solutions.
• Provide architectural leadership and decision-making in global transformation programs and largescale

deployments.

• Ensure alignment of solution designs with enterprise architecture standards and industry best practices.
• Define and enforce architectural governance, guiding principles, and reusable patterns within the

product area.

• Support the evaluation of build vs. buy decisions and contribute to vendor/product assessments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure architectural consistency and data integrity across

systems.

• Provide hands-on support in solution modelling, documentation and review of technical specifications.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor technical roadmaps aligned with business capabilities and digital transformation

goals.

• Lead the creation and documentation of high-level solution designs, including system integration flows.
• Participate in cut-over planning, system migration strategies and infrastructure setup when relevant.
• Coordinate with support teams to ensure architectural traceability into operational procedures and tools.
• Support continuous improvement of support, DevOps and delivery practices within the Retail domain.
• Review and validate proposed solutions from delivery teams to ensure scalability, security, and

maintainability.

• Identify interdependencies and ensure solutions fit into the overall retail landscape by working closely

with other architects and integration teams.

Skill Requirements

REQUIRED SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

Technical Skills

• 5+ years of experience in solution architecture, with a proven track record in large-scale digital

transformation and retail systems.

• Hands-on experience in omni retail solution design and delivery.
• Proven ability to design highly scalable, performant, and resilient solutions capable of handling high

transaction volumes and peak retail periods.

• Familiarity with cloud-based platforms and tools.
• Solid understanding of enterprise integration patterns, event-driven architecture, APIs and

microservices.

• Experience with tools and technologies such as Git, GitLab, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Jira and

Confluence.

• Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle (Gitflow and TBD) and DevOps practices.
• Proficiency in system modelling techniques and architectural documentation.
• TOGAF or equivalent certification is a plus.
• Experience in security, identity management (SSO) and compliance considerations for global rollouts.
• Strong understanding of omni retail business processes.

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and business domains.
• Strong leadership and decision-making capabilities in complex environments.
• High degree of autonomy, accountability, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Maturity and sense of ownership in end-to-end solution delivery.
• Ability to negotiate and influence decisions with a customer-centric and pragmatic approach.
• Proactive mindset, able to work under pressure and meet deadlines in a demanding retail context.
• Strong presentation and visualization skills to convey architecture strategies to varied audiences.

Other Requirements