Solutions Architect - Infrastructure
Impacting tomorrow's innovations, our global technology teams support Qurate Retail Group (QVC, HSN, Zulily and Cornerstone Brands) and international markets (US, UK, Germany, Japan, Italy, and Poland). We are No. 1 in vCommerce and a leader in eCommerce technology solutions, from designing applications to creating entirely new platforms. Technology is at the core of all that we do.
The Opportunity
Our Solutions Architect - Infrastructure is responsible for translating strategies and desired capabilities for a single business unit / product related program into the design and development of cross-functional multiplatform systems and technical capabilities, within the enterprise context (EA Goals, EA Principles, EA Guardrails/Reference Architectures, EA Standards). The solution architect contributes to enterprise architecture planning and execution for QRG with a focus area on Qurate Retail Groups's core technology and automation space.
Your Impact
- Architectural Design - Design the solutions for cross-functional multiplatform systems and technical capabilities to meet desired business outcomes for a single-business unit/products within the enterprise context; Ensure maintenance of application portfolio information for a single business unit/products
- Solution Assurance - Read, understand and help multiple project teams follow published architecture guardrails and reference architectures; Participate in the development of new guardrails and the evolution of existing guardrails
- Enterprise Architecture Practices - Support the establishment & governance of EA practices, procedures, standards and guidelines
- Support, Escalation & Communications - Provide third level operational support for production systems, when necessary. Lead evaluation of broader issues and recommends both business process and technical solutions; Work with engineering teams to drive resolution of highly complex escalated issues requiring the analysis of multiple solutions. Drive communication to IT leadership.
- Continuous Learning & Business Outcomes - Research and understand current and future technology trends in the domains relevant to their business unit/product; Work with product management to understand desired business outcomes and how technical solutions contribute to those solutions.
What you Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related fields, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- 10+ years of related experience
- Experience with Hybrid Software Define Datacenter and Network
- Experience with automation tools such Ansible and Terraform
- Experience with Hyperflex (HCI) Platforms; Compute, Storage and Backups expertise
- Experience with Azure a plus
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