Ross Stores, Inc. · 1 day ago
Solution Architect I (Enterprise Technology Architecture)
Dublin, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$110K/yr - $187K/yr
5+ years expRoss Stores, Inc. is a leading off-price retail chain with a strong track record of success and growth. The Solution Architect I will play a key role in shaping the technology landscape by driving IT strategy and roadmap, evaluating and designing technology solutions to meet business needs.
ApparelFashionRetailRetail Technology
Responsibilities
Provides enterprise level architecture consultancy including thought leadership and technical guidance for strategic projects across programs and business portfolios
Addresses key enterprise technology architecture aspects, including technology solutions and strategies, feasibility insights, and how supporting technologies fit together and evolve over time
Conducts TCO and ROI analysis to help understand and convey the financial impact of architecture solutions and strategies
Prepares and conducts presentations of architecture solutions and strategic proposals to a wide audience including executives
Participates in the 5-year planning and annual budgeting process. Provides actionable recommendations on initiatives to drive targeted business outcomes. Tracks technology lifecycle and influences 5-year plan to account for technology obsolescence and risk
Collaborates with IT and Business Partners to define enablers in the roadmap plan that explore technical options and build the architecture runway and provide early feedback to meet roadmap milestones
Works with peer architects (enterprise, domain, and security) to analyze business context (business strategy and trends), as well as other architecture viewpoints (such as information and solution) to develop the future state technology architecture. This includes defining the requirements, principles and models that guide technology decisions for the enterprise
Facilitates the research, evaluation, and selection of hardware and software technology and product standards, as well as the design of standard configurations
Develops, documents, and maintains technology architecture standards and patterns
Ensures work produced is aligned with other Enterprise, Application and Portfolio architects, providing holistic enterprise solutions
Ensures completion of Architectural and project deliverables on time and under budget and that anticipated business outcomes are achieved
Creates solution designs that leverage Ross architecture standards and services that can meet key project design criteria (Availability, Recoverability, Scalability, Performance characteristics) and can be properly supported by the IT engineering, support and operations teams throughout the project's lifecycle
Provides architectural and technical input for definition, estimation and delivery of projects
Works frequently with external resources or 3rd parties such as IT System Integrators and Software/Hardware vendors to assess technology required to develop a solution for a current problem statement as well as new and emerging technology that can provide strategic value
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
OR equivalent experience
Minimum 5-10 years of experience in information technology (IT), technology solutions, infrastructure technologies, architecture, and/or consulting
Have a deep understanding of end-to-end supply chain functions (Plan-Source-Make-Deliver) with a focus on supply chain management, warehouse operations, and logistics. Technically competent on Supply Chain, related technology systems
Have a deep understanding and 5+ years of demonstrated experience in: Enterprise SAN and Backup Technologies, Enterprise Storage Technologies such as HPE 3PAR, Primera, and Alletra, Enterprise Fibre Channel Technologies such as Brocade X7 Directors, G720 and G730 Switches, etc., Enterprise Backup technologies such as Veritas NetBackup
Have a strong understanding and demonstrated experience in: Server OS Technologies, Microsoft Windows Server - 2019, 2022, 2025, Redhat Enterprise Linux - 8, 9
Virtual Machine Technologies, Hypervisors - Hyper-V, VMware, Virtual Machine Management - SCVMM, vCenter
Server Hardware Technologies, HPE Synergy, HCI
Demonstrated 5+ years of Enterprise or Technology Architecture experience in Retail or other related industry
Good understanding of information management practices, system development life cycle management, IT services management, agile methodologies, infrastructure and operations
Flexible, responsive, execution and results driven, team player, self-motivated, inspires and builds trust
Customer focused with excellent interpersonal skills, influencing, persuading, and negotiation skills
Thinks strategically with strong leadership skills
Excellent analytical and technical skills
Excellent written, verbal, communication and presentation skills with the ability to articulate new ideas and concepts to technical and nontechnical audiences
Strong planning and organizational skills
Familiarity with basic graphical modeling approaches, tools, and model repositories
Preferred
Having a good understanding of Network and Security technologies is a plus
Work experience with major retailer or via technology consulting company is a plus
Company
Ross Stores, Inc.
For the last 40+ years, Ross Stores, Inc. has grown from a six-store chain into an $21.1 billion, Fortune 500 Company.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown1985-08-08IPO
Leadership Team
Adam Orvos
CFO
William Sheehan
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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