Solutions Architect

Key Responsibilities 

• Architecture Leadership 

• Define and maintain the enterprise architecture roadmap for retail, supply chain, and warehouse management domains. 

• Translate business strategies into actionable solution architectures and technical designs aligned with organizational goals. 

• Evaluate and recommend technology stacks, integration patterns, and modernization approaches (cloud-native, microservices, APIs, data platforms). 

• Design hybrid cloud architectures supporting migration from on-premises to Azure 

• Solution Design & Delivery 

• Collaborate with the Delivery Lead and other team members on business development, such as sizing and estimating new opportunities, creating proposals, conducting reviews, and planning engagements. 

• Identify, assess, and solve complex business problems within the area of responsibility, requiring in-depth evaluation of variable factors. 

• Independently lead a team to facilitate maturity assessments/gap analyses, solution assessment workshops, requirements gathering, design, and end-to-end implementation activities. 

• Architect and design end-to-end solutions covering ERP, WMS, OMS, TMS, POS, and e-commerce platforms. 

• Validate business requirements and conduct solution architecture and design workshops, including documenting functional and integration design, gap analysis, and solution options. 

• Design application interfaces supporting both current and target state architectures 

• Collaborate with existing onsite and remote teams to ensure architectural consistency 

• Stakeholder Collaboration 

• Partner with business leaders, product managers, and operations teams to understand requirements and shape solution approaches. 

• Work closely with engineering, DevOps, and data teams to ensure architectural alignment and delivery excellence. 

• Act as a trusted advisor to both internal and client stakeholders. 

• Governance & Best Practices 

• Establish and enforce architectural standards, design patterns, and documentation practices. 

• Lead architecture reviews, solution assessments, and vendor/product evaluations. 

• Ensure solutions meet compliance, security, and performance standards. 

Required Skills & Experience 

• Domain Expertise: 

• Strong understanding of retail business processes (merchandising, store ops, omni-channel commerce). 

• In-depth knowledge of supply chain planning, order management, transportation, and logistics. 

• Hands-on experience with warehouse management systems (e.g.,  SAP EWM, Oracle WMS, HighJump). 

• Technical Skills: 

• Proficiency in enterprise integration patterns, APIs, event-driven architectures, and microservices. 

• Solid experience with Azure cloud platform and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker). 

• Familiarity with data platforms, analytics, and real-time visibility solutions in supply chain/retail context. 

• Experience with enterprise platforms covering ERP, WMS, OMS, TMS, POS, and e-commerce platforms. 

• Leadership & Soft Skills: 

• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and conceptual skills. 

• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. 

• Experience in leading cross-functional teams, influencing senior stakeholders, and managing vendor partnerships. 

• Experience working as embedded consultant within client organizations 

• Multi-team coordination across distributed delivery teams 

• Change management and team mentoring capabilities 

Preferred Qualifications 

• 12+ years of IT experience with at least 5+ years in enterprise/solution architecture roles. 

• Proven experience in designing and implementing large-scale IT solutions. 

• Certifications such as AWS/Azure/GCP Solution Architect, or SAFe are a plus. 

• Global exposure with multi-region retail/supply chain implementations preferred.