Solution Architect

Inside the Role

The Solution Architect will have the key responsibility of designing and driving the implementation of new IT solutions and managing service operations and service delivery of existing solutions in alignment with overall IT and Business strategic directions. The candidate must possess key insights and strong acumen to understand technological trends industry, have hands‑on experience with designing and building medium to large scale data management systems and deliver solutions in alignment with the overall enterprise strategies.

The Solution Architect will be looked upon to be the consultant for new or existing technologies, processes or solutions that contribute towards the realization of IT strategies, following best practices and formal methodologies. Perform evaluations of technology standards, tools/products and solutions, make rational design decisions from business and technical perspectives, and communicate recommendations to business areas. Participate in business areas engagements in the analysis, planning, and execution of IT-enabled business solutions.

Define guidelines and recommendations based on leading industry practices tailored to our needs and infrastructure. In this role, the person will be responsible for working directly with the IT Product and Tech Leaders of the DTFS Point of Sales system.

We provide a scheduled posting end date to assist our candidates with their application planning. While this date reflects our latest plans, it is subject to change, and postings may be extended or removed earlier than expected. We Take Care of Our Team Position offers a starting salary range of $110,000 – $133,000 USD Pay offered dependent on knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits include annual bonus program; 401k company contribution with company match up to 6% as well as non‑elective company contribution of 3 - 7% depending on age; starting at 4 weeks paid vacation; 13+ calendar holidays; 8 weeks paid parental leave; employee assistance program; comprehensive healthcare plans and wellness programs; onsite fitness (at some locations); tuition assistance and volunteer paid time off;

short-term and long-term disability plans.

• Responsible for defining and architecting future technology landscape and roadmap.
• Work with IT and business partners to gather and document business requirements and translate them to design solutions in alignment with IT and Business strategic direction.
• Strategize, Design and build technical solutions.
• Oversee and address customer issues/tickets; monitor system SLA’s; address system issues by performing root cause analysis and eliminating repeat problems.
• Collaborate with other solution architects, DBAs and IT Infrastructure in the timely resolution and prevention of future incidents.
• Work with IT Infrastructure teams to address issues and implement system upgrades with minimal impact to business continuity.
• Work closely with IT Security team to follow data security guidelines.
• Provide support for various audits, compliance activities and ensure IT governance, IT security, and Corporate Policies are followed.
• Ensure Dev Ops adoption for faster, agile service delivery.
• Keep up to date on newer frameworks and architecture in emerging technologies.
• Collaborate with application teams and other technology stakeholders to determine the best suited technical solutions.
• Develop plans and time estimates, track progress to plans, communicate status, and elevate issues and risks on a timely basis.

• BS/BA in Computer/Information Science or Information Technology and prefer 5-7 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to integrate information from a variety of sources with varied levels of complexity IT skills: application development, e-technologies/web, programming, middleware Hands‑on experience implementing Web Services (RESTful).
• Hands‑on experience with Java and J2EE Technologies.
• Experience conducting proof‑of‑concept, developing prototyping and building reference models.
• Experience building, configuring and deploying services on containers such as Web Sphere, JBOSS and Tomcat.
• Deep knowledge of…