Software Applications Architect - Customer Experience Platforms

What Makes a Honda, Is Who Makes a Honda

Honda has a clear vision for the future, and it’s a joyful one. We are looking for individuals with the skills, courage, persistence, and dreams that will help us reach our future‑focused goals. At our core is innovation. Honda is constantly innovating and developing solutions to drive our business with record success. We strive to be a company that serves as a source of “power” that supports people around the world who are trying to do things based on their own initiative and that helps people expand their own potential.

To this end, Honda strives to realize “the joy and freedom of mobility” by developing new technologies and an innovative approach to achieve a “zero environmental footprint.”

We are looking for qualified individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, continuous improvement values, and a strong work ethic to join our team.

If your goals and values align with Honda’s, we want you to join our team to Bring the Future!

• This role at Honda is in the Customer Experience (CX) Architecture Unit within the IT department.
• Your goal will be to provide seamless, sustainable, and innovative solutions that exceed expectations and drive trust and satisfaction with the Honda and Acura brands.
• Prior demonstrable experience of creating software architecture for high‑load scalable websites and web services is a must.

• Maintain a deep understanding of the application portfolios, including their technical and functional health, and ensure alignment with business strategies and priorities.
• Define current ("as‑is") state and future ("to‑be") state architectures.
• Develop roadmaps to target states, including necessary interim state architectures to support the transition.
• Stay current with technology and industry trends, incorporating relevant innovations into strategic planning.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with business and IT partners, ensuring clear communication and alignment on strategic technology direction and architectural vision.

• Be the solution architect for high‑impact programs and projects within the portfolio.
• Develop solution architecture blueprints, POVs, and guide architectural decisions.
• Conduct architecture reviews and provide hands‑on guidance and support to development teams.
• Ensure solution design and implementation conform to enterprise standards and strategic objectives.

• Contribute and leverage enterprise technology standards, promote and follow the architecture governance processes.
• Familiar with shared enterprise platforms and their associated architecture, including cloud platforms, and AI platforms.

• A Bachelors level degree / diploma in Computer Science / Data Science / Information Technology / Information Systems / Electronics, or a related field of study.

• 5 or more years of experience managing technology portfolios supporting corporate functions such as Marketing, Compliance, and IT operations.
• 5 or more years of enterprise architecture experience, with a proven track record of defining target state architecture and roadmaps for large, complex portfolios.
• Demonstrated success leading digital transformation initiatives, including legacy modernization and large‑scale vendor solution implementations.
• 5 or more years of experience with cloud platforms, e.g. Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Microsoft Azure.
• Experience with Sitecore is a must, alongside good understanding of Sitecore architecture, including content delivery vs. content management.
• Experience optimizing Sitecore solutions for performance, scalability, and availability.
• Familiarity with personalization, caching strategies, and content deployment pipelines.
• Should possess in‑depth expertise in modern applications, data, and integration architectures.
• Working knowledge of Salesforce architecture (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, or integrations).
• Experience with Salesforce integrations using REST / SOAP APIs.
• Familiarity with Apex, Lightning Web Components, or declarative…