Publix Super Markets · 3 hours ago
Solution Architect - IT Modernization and AI
Lakeland, FL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expPublix Super Markets, Inc. is the largest employee-owned company in the U.S., driven by a dynamic technology team delivering innovative solutions. The Solution Architect will play a pivotal role in transforming and designing technology solutions to meet business needs, ensuring operational efficiency and leading AI projects.
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Responsibilities
Lead the efforts in defining solution architectures for both tactical and strategic projects
Produce architecture documentation and deliverables, including Architecture Plans, ADRs, proof-of-concepts, standards, and roadmaps
Provide leadership, knowledge, and experience to delivery teams on the architecture, design, and delivery of cost-effective and sustainable solutions
Ensure proper and effective reuse of application and technical services, frameworks, and standard tools and templates in the proposed solution
Provide guidance in identifying and implementing Agentic AI technologies in improving technology and business teams’ productivity
Evaluate COTS and SaaS products to ensure they meet business requirements, integration needs, and security standards
Ensure that all aspects of the solution design follow best practices and meet the requirements of the business by participating in conceptual and physical design, participating in design reviews, and approving design deliverables
Ensure that code (and other implementation artifacts) adhere to standards and implement the specified design by participating in detailed reviews and providing approval
Provide guidance to project teams in determining what functionality currently being implemented should be exposed as new services to the enterprise
Provide training, mentoring, and knowledge transfer to project team members
Collaborate with other architects to define new standards and best practices not provided by current architecture standards
Qualification
Required
Must have a bachelor's degree in computer science, or an analytical discipline, or equivalent experience
8+ years of recent experience leading the analysis of complex business problems and translating business requirements into technology solutions that factor in system performance, usability, quality, cross-system interdependencies, scalability, and total cost of ownership
8+ years of recent experience leading the design of enterprise-class solutions using object-oriented analysis and design, design patterns, service-based architecture, and solution frameworks
7+ years of recent experience developing and deploying object-oriented solutions with the Microsoft development platform, including the .Net Framework, .Net Core, .Net web technologies, Visual Studio, Kubernetes, Azure DevOps, or other CI/CD tools
5+ years of recent experience working with multiple, diverse technical configurations, technologies, and processing environments, including databases, operating systems, application servers, web servers, messaging and message brokers, web services, workflow, security, and portals
3+ years of recent working experience as an Architect on development projects
3+ years of experience in designing and developing cloud-native applications
3+ years of experience in containerizing applications
3+ years of experience in deploying and running applications in Kubernetes
2+ years of experience in solutioning, solutioning, designing, and implementing GenAI and Agentic AI use cases
Preferred
10+ years of recent experience leading the analysis of complex business problems and translating business requirements into technology solutions that factor in system performance, usability, quality, cross-system interdependencies, scalability, and total cost of ownership
10+ years of recent experience leading the design of enterprise-class solutions using object-oriented analysis and design, design patterns, service-based architecture, and solution frameworks
3+ years of experience of API technologies such as REST, gRPC, OpenAPI, and API first development
3+ years of experience of developing and deploying cloud solutions in Azure or AWS
3+ years of experience of excellent planning and organizational skills, with the ability to identify and estimate the financial impact of architecture alternatives
3+ years of experience of strong leadership and interpersonal skills, including written and verbal communication, teamwork, facilitation, consultation, and negotiation
3+ years of experience of strong technical acumen with the ability to comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies quickly
3+ years of experience of working experience building web applications using responsive frameworks and user interface libraries such as Bootstrap, Foundation, etc
3+ years of experience of working with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or Casandra
Deep understanding of various LLM capabilities, AI platform features, AI coding agents, and skills in promoting and integrating them for application teams
Knowledge and experience developing applications using Xamarin, MAUI, Kotlin, or other mobile app development frameworks
Knowledge and experience in architecting and developing applications on mobile platforms such as iOS and Android
Knowledge and experience with enterprise application integration technologies, including Kafka, IBM WebSphere MQ, and Microsoft BizTalk Server
Knowledge and experience with Java development platforms
Knowledge and experience with the design and performance tuning of large databases
Knowledge and recent working experience with high-traffic websites exposed to the Internet
Strong knowledge of AI, ML, and automation technologies, and identifying the business requirements that will benefit from these technologies, then working with Data and AI teams in providing the POC and solution architecture
Benefits
Hybrid Flexibility: Work remotely when you need focus time and join us onsite for high-impact collaboration and brainstorming sessions.
Year End Bonus: As a year-end bonus to associates, Publix issues one month’s extra pay (pro-rated in the first year) each year if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check that year.
Company
Publix Super Markets
Founded in 1930, Publix Super Markets is the largest and fastest-growing employee-owned supermarket chain in the United States.
10001+ employees
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