Senior Manager, IT; Custom Development - Solution Architecture

Our values start with our people, join a team that values you!

Bring your talents to Ross, our leading off-price retail chain with over 2,200 stores, and a strong track record of success and growth. Our focus has always been bringing our customers a constant stream of high-quality brands and on-trend merchandise at extraordinary savings. All while providing a fun and exciting treasure hunt experience. As part of our team, you will experience:

• Success. Our winning team pursues excellence while learning and evolving
• Career growth. We develop industry leading talent because Ross grows when our people grow
• Teamwork. We work together to solve the hard problems and find the right solution
• Our commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion, and our community. We celebrate the backgrounds, identities, and ideas of those who work and shop with us because our differences make us stronger. We strive to be a positive force in our community.

Our Corporate headquarters are in Dublin, CA, we have 3 buying offices in key markets in New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston, and 8 distribution centers nationwide. With 2025 revenues of $22.8 billion, we are a Fortune 500 company who is committed to providing an inclusive work environment with continuous learning opportunities and development for our teams.

The IT Senior Manager will lead a team of solution architects, ensuring the creation and maintenance of robust architecture frameworks. This role involves close collaboration with business teams to understand their requirements and effectively communicate architectural decisions. The IT Senior Manager is ultimately responsible for designing and developing high-quality, scalable custom applications. This position requires direct interaction with key business units and other IT groups as needed.

The base salary range for this role is $147,900 - $245,150. The base salary range is dependent on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, qualifications, relevant education, certifications, seniority, and location. The range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other rewards vary by position and location.

• Provide hands‑on engineering and architectural expertise in creating cloud‑native, custom applications. Utilize modern, event‑driven microservice architecture and the latest technologies, including Angular and Spring.
• Possess knowledge and hands‑on experience with modern design and development practices, such as Domain‑Driven Design (DDD), Test‑Driven Development (TDD), and Behavior‑Driven Development (BDD).
• Work closely with cross‑functional teams, including developers, product managers, and business stakeholders, to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Integrate cutting‑edge technologies and frameworks, ensuring applications are built using best practices and industry standards.
• Manage, mentor, and coach a team of architects, ensuring adherence to standard architecture principles, optimal design patterns, and modern architectural practices.
• Use Agile/Iterative development methodologies to deliver solutions with a high level of quality, flexibility, and adaptability. Collaborate with internal and external IT teams to resolve/improve IT processes and procedures and make recommendations.
• Provide regular and constructive performance feedback to individuals
• Encourage innovation and foster an environment of continuous improvement to help drive greater efficiencies within Ross. Identify and resolve systemic obstacles that hinder the team's ability to deliver high‑quality software.

• Building Effective Teams
• Developing Talent
• Collaboration

• Leading by Example
• Communicates Effectively
• Ensures Accountability and Execution
• Manages Conflict

• Business Acumen
• Plans, Aligns and Prioritizes
• Organizational Agility

With particular emphasis on the following specific position-related competencies

• Dealing with Ambiguity
• Problem Solving
• Hands‑on Development
• Customer Focus

• At least 10 to 15 years' IT experience in solution architecture and software development, with a proven track…