Position Title: IT Solution Architect

Location: Katy, TX

Environment: Onsite

Position Status: Full-Time, Direct-Hire

Work Experiences:

• Over 10 years of experience in IT Management or other information technology solutions architecture roles
• 2-3 years of experience in the retail industry is preferred
• Need to understand retail and retail functions.
• Proficient in Data Integration patterns and tools
• Expertise in designing solutions for cloud and hybrid cloud environments
• Strong understanding of network and security implications for system integration and data flow
• Comprehensive knowledge of security protocols for both on-premises and cloud environments
• Experienced with vendor management tools and their integration with Enterprise Architecture (EA) tools
• Familiar with IT Architectural frameworks such as TOGAF and Zachman
• Preferred knowledge of retail supply chain and planning, including merchandising
• Preferred experience with at least two implementations of enterprise-class supply chain management systems
• Strongly preferred experience in designing services (SOA/Microservices)
• Strongly preferred experience with retailing Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) enterprise-class applications

Skills:

• Ability to bridge the gap between waterfall and agile methodologies
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, with the capability to interface effectively with individuals at various levels
• Proven ability to build consensus around proposed solutions
• Capable of working independently and contributing effectively to a team environment
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with creative resolution skills
• Self-motivated, with the ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment
• Preferred skills include strong optimization abilities, such as stochastic modeling, optimization algorithms, and holistic planning
• Ability to understand and derive lower-level roadmaps with business leadership to set requirements' context
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SharePoint

Responsibilities:

• Directs the identification and recommendation of appropriate solutions, upgrades, replacements, or decommissioning options incorporating business and technology productivity, usability, and total cost of ownership.
• Develops and executes solutions which further reduce the percentage of time spent on reactive work.
• Works with business and technology subject matter experts to derive end-to-end solutions that provide value to the enterprise and these solutions comply with standards and guidelines set forth by Enterprise Architecture
• Interacts with business leadership to establish a solid working relationship between IT and operations
• Must be able to model solutions from conceptual, logical and physical perspectives (N 1 views)
• Creates artifacts that define the N 1 views of the end-to-end solution (context, data domain, logical, physical, and deployment)
• Facilitates the requirements refinement process; with special focus on service-level requirements
• Collaborates with other parts of IT to ensure a thorough understanding of the proposed architecture; must be willing to accept and factor-in feedback
• Participates in design reviews to ensure traceability of the design to the proposed solution architecture
• Contributes to enterprise guidelines, standards and principles as precedents are discovered and adopted
• Articulates architecture decisions behind the solution architecture
• Takes initiative in working with business stakeholders to ensure their requirements (immediate and future) will be addressed by IT

About Seneca Resources:

Seneca Resources is a client driven provider of strategic Information Technology consulting services and Workforce Solutions to government and industry. Seneca Resources is a leading IT services provider with offices in Virginia, Alabama, Georgia, Florida and Texas that service clients throughout the United States.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value the benefits of diversity in our workplace.