SENIOR ADVANCED SOLUTIONS ARCHITECT

Partner closely with development, senior product management, architecture, information security & infrastructure teams within a large organization to deliver software & technology products that meet functional & non-functional requirements & produce desired business outcomes. Curate & adhere to architectural principles & associated processes for adopting new technology or integrating with a new third-party solution. Advise senior product management on technology specific aspects of product strategy development & adopt emerging technology appropriate to stated goals. Mentors junior solutions architecture staff on architectural principles & methods. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

- Develop the overall software & deployment architecture of application solutions across several teams within a large organization
- Partner with 3rd party vendors to integrate capabilities as required by the solution under development
- Present opportunities with cost/benefit analysis to leadership in order to shape sound architectural decisions
- Lead the discovery phase of large projects to develop high level architecture & design
- Draft, review & maintain architectural diagrams, interface specifications & other architectural artifacts as required by the delivery teams to clearly communicate the needs of the solution under development
- Interact with & present to senior engineering & product management with the presence to influence & drive the decision makers to a solution
- Identify key technology overlaps & gaps; formulate strategies to optimize technology spend
- Provide technical leadership to ensure clarity between ongoing projects & the strategic objectives of the company
- Assess emerging technologies & make appropriate recommendations based on business needs
- Mentor team members & Solutions Architects in software development principles, patterns, processes & practices
- Promote the capture & reuse of intellectual capital, including code objects & components
- Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation

• Develop and oversee overall solution architecture across multiple teams, ensuring robust, scalable, and secure designs that align with Kroger’s standards and strategic goals.
• Lead architectural design reviews and draft key documentation, including diagrams, interface specs, and architecture artifacts for delivery teams.
• Collaborate with product management, engineering, third-party vendors, and security teams to integrate new technologies and deliver business outcomes effectively.
• Advise on technology roadmaps, mentor engineers, and assess emerging technologies to ensure adoption of modern solutions and best practices
• Drive initiatives in cloud migration, event streaming, API enablement, and data science to modernize and expand business capabilities.
• Ensure minimal business disruption and highest security standards during major migrations and transformations.
   

Minimum
- Bachelor's Degree Computer science or another related technical field
- Any expertise/experience in business case development, product scoping & project planning with development teams
- Any strong performance management experience of large work groups
- Any delivered innovative results in previous roles demonstrating strong knowledge of industry trends & industry competition
- Any experience integrating open source technologies in high volume production environments with strong knowledge of agile methodology
- 7+ years experience taking a lead role in the successful delivery of complex software & automation systems
- 12+ years experience in software/infrastructure development domain with emphasis on utilizing design patterns & architectural principles to ensure timely delivery of quality solutions

Desired
- Master's Degree Computer science, information systems, or related technical field
- Any experience developing/architecting public cloud-hosted backend services with Azure/GCP
- 5+ years experience in designing eCommerce applications & working on high volume internet scale solutions
- Any experience developing React, Swift (iOS), Kotlin (Android)
- Any experience developing/designing a scalable microservices architecture in Go, Java and Node.js

• 10+ years of experience in technical leadership, solution architecture, and cross domain project management.
• Deep knowledge of cloud infrastructure, modern application development (APIs, event streaming), and digital transformation.
• Excellent communication skills for presentin