IT Solution Architect- LOCAL to Katy/Houston (Hybrid onsite required)

Location :Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering or other related Engineering discipline or relevant field of study required.

Work Experiences:

· 10+ years of experience related to IT Management or other information technology solutions architecture role.

· 2-3 years of retail experience is preferred.

· Experience in Data Integration patterns and tools.

· Experience in designing solutions in cloud and hybrid cloud environments.

· Understanding of networks and security as it relates to integration and data flow between systems.

· Solid grasp of security in both onprem as well as cloud environments.

· Familiar with vendor management tools and integration with EA tools.

· Knowledge of IT Architectural frameworks like TOGAF and Zachman.

· Knowledge of retail supply chain and planning, including merchandising preferred.

· At least two implementations of enterprise class supply chain management systems preferred.

· Strong experience in services (SOA/Microservices) design preferred.

· Strong experience with retailing COTS enterprise class applications preferred.

Skills:

· Ability to bridge the gap between waterfall and agile methodologies.

· Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, and interface effectively with individuals at various levels.

· Ability to build consensus around proposed solutions.

· Ability to work well independently, as well as effectively contribute to a team environment.

· Analytical, with strong problem-solving abilities and creative resolution skills.

· Self-motivated, with the ability to work on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

· Preferred skills include strong optimization skills – stochastic modeling, optimization algorithms, holistic planning.

· Ability to understand and derive lower-level roadmaps with business leadership to help set requirements' context.

· Strong Microsoft Office program experience, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint and SharePoint.

Responsibilities:

· Directs the identification and recommendation of appropriate solutions, upgrades, replacements, or decommissioning options incorporating business and technology productivity, usability, and total cost of ownership.

· Develops and executes solutions which further reduce the percentage of time spent on reactive work.

· Works with business and technology subject matter experts to derive end-to-end solutions that provide value to the enterprise and these solutions comply with standards and guidelines set forth by Enterprise Architecture.

· Interacts with business leadership to establish a solid working relationship between IT and operations.

· Must be able to model solutions from conceptual, logical, and physical perspectives (N+1 views)

· Creates artifacts that define the N+1 views of the end-to-end solution (context, data domain, logical, physical, and deployment).

· Facilitates the requirements refinement process; with special focus on service-level requirements.

· Collaborates with other parts of IT to ensure a thorough understanding of the proposed architecture; must be willing to accept and factor-in feedback.

· Participates in design reviews to ensure traceability of the design to the proposed solution architecture.

· Contributes to enterprise guidelines, standards and principles as precedents are discovered and adopted.

· Articulates architecture decisions behind the solution architecture.

· Takes initiative in working with business stakeholders to ensure their requirements (immediate and future) will be addressed by IT.

· Develops a thorough understanding of Academy’s policies, procedures, and safety rules.

· Duties may change; Team Member may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements & Attendance:

· Acceptable level of hearing and vision to perform job duties.

· Adhere to company work hours, policies, procedures, and rules governing professional staff behavior.

· Regular attendance required.