Retail Solution Architect
We're looking for multiple Retail Solution Architects to design and govern end-to-end solutions across the retail value chain-Supply Chain & Logistics, Store Technology, Merchandising, eCommerce/Digital, and enabling capabilities including AI/ML, data platforms, integration, and cloud. You will translate business outcomes into secure, scalable, and resilient architectures, partnering closely with product, engineering, data, security, and operations teams. What you'll do Architecture & Solution Design Lead solution architecture for initiatives across supply chain, stores, merchandising, and digital platforms. Produce and maintain architecture deliverables: high-level designs, integration flows, sequence diagrams, data flows, NFRs, deployment views, and architecture decision records (ADRs). Define target-state architectures and transition roadmaps aligned to enterprise standards. Ensure solutions meet non-functional requirements: availability, performance, resiliency, scalability, security, and operability Retail Domain Enablement (Cross-domain) Architect solutions across domains including: Supply Chain & Logistics: demand planning, replenishment, inventory visibility, WMS/TMS integration, ASN, yard management, DC automation, last-mile. Store Technology: POS, store inventory, handhelds, RFID, edge solutions, offline/nearline patterns, store networking. Merchandising: PIM, pricing & promotions, assortment planning, vendor onboarding, space/category analytics. Digital & Omnichannel: eCommerce, order management, fulfillment orchestration (BOPIS/ship-from-store), returns, customer identity. Cloud, Data, Integration & AI Design cloud-first solutions using Azure and/or Google Cloud architecture best practices. Architect enterprise integration using APIs, event-driven patterns, streaming, and batch. Partner with data and AI teams to enable: AI/ML lifecycle architecture (training pipelines, deployment patterns, inference) GenAI-enabled use cases with responsible AI guardrails Advanced decisioning for forecasting, pricing, inventory, personalization, and fraud. Promote strong data architecture practices: domain-aligned models, master/reference data, lineage, and privacy. Governance, Standards & Delivery Enablement Participate in and lead architecture reviews; provide guardrails without slowing delivery. Define and promote reusable reference architectures and patterns. Ensure secure-by-design and operationally ready solutions in partnership with security and SRE teams. Mentor engineers and analysts; contribute to architecture and engineering communities of practice. Stakeholder Partnership & Influence Work with Product, Engineering, and Business leaders to shape solution options and trade-offs. Clearly communicate architectural intent, risks, and decisions to both technical and non-technical audiences. Act as a trusted advisor during delivery and planning. What you bring (Qualifications) Required experience 7+ years in technology with 3+ years in solution or technical architecture roles. Experience delivering solutions across retail platforms (supply chain, stores, merchandising, and/or digital). Strong experience with API-led and event-driven integration architectures. Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure and/or GCP) including networking, identity, and deployment models. Strong understanding of security, resiliency, performance, and observability. Strongly preferred Experience with retail enterprise platforms such as OMS, POS, WMS/TMS, ERP, PIM, pricing or promotion engines. (Must OMS/Warehousing/Pricing) Data platform and analytics architecture experience (lakehouse/warehouse patterns, streaming). AI/ML or GenAI architecture exposure, including deployment, monitoring, and responsible AI considerations. Store edge computing or offline-first architecture experience. Core skills Architecture modeling (C4, UML, sequence/data flows, domain models). Strong analytical thinking and decision-making. Clear, concise written and verbal #INDCAN