Solutions Architect - Atlanta, United States - RaceTrac Petroleum

Description

RaceTrac Company Overview

Job Description:

The Solutions Architect - Retail Store advances RaceTrac's world class capabilities by applying hands-on solutions architecture to deliver against both Retail Store projects and broader organizational goals at RaceTrac. Partnering with technical and business stakeholders, they identify design, and create technology solutions that meet the needs of RaceTrac and its guests. They ensure every solution they create is sustainable by adhering to enterprise technology standards, including DevOps, change management, and security.

Responsibilities:

Solution Architecture Delivery (80%)

• Review incoming project demand to identify architectural implications.
• Partner with business teams to review solution requirements & devise solution options.
• Lead the development of project solution designs, subject to Architecture Board review.
• Produce and maintain detailed and easy to understand technical architecture artifacts.
• Identify architectural risks and opportunities, ensuring appropriate decisions are taken.
• Ensure project estimates are informed by design approaches and delivery options.
• Oversee delivery efforts; guide the team on technical issues to ensure project success.
• Manage and proactively minimize technical debt.
• Ensure designs are holistic and viable as to enable predictable, on-time delivery.
• Ensure resilience, stability, availability, and recoverability are designed into the platform.
• See, communicate, and devise plans to mitigate risk thru architectural approaches.
• Contribute to assessments of technologies, advising leadership on selection decisions.
• Contribute to and follow principles, standards, and patterns for assigned domain.
• Establish where industry trends and product / platform evolutions may be leveraged.
• Define and evangelize current and target-state architectures and plans to mature.

• Participate and contribute to communities of practice within RaceTrac.
• Ensure cross-architectural alignment of assigned tech areas with peer areas.
• Engage with the Architecture Board to ensure sound decisions on architectural matters.
• Contribute to the Enterprise Technology Catalog for assigned technology areas.
• Be a coach and mentor to development and operations teammates.
• Be an advisor to business teammates and IT management.
• Liaise with peer technology teams and technology vendors.

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology or a related study, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years' experience in working with cloud technologies, specifically Azure.
• Proven track record in leading B2C solution designs and their implementation.
• Hands-on experience with Integration tools and patterns, e.g. APIs and Service Bus.
• Familiarity with Cloud & DevOps tools and practices (Serverless, IaC, CI/CD).
• Proficiency in POS (Point of Sale) and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems, with a background in retail industry applications preferred.
• Strong experience with API development and testing is required.
• Strong understanding of SOA, object-oriented analysis, and design, and/or client/server systems. Prior experience using agile methodologies required.
• Experience in platform integration preferred.
• Prior experience working with protected data elements preferred.
• Proven experience succeeding in complex, matrix, and cross-functional projects.
• Ability to personally deliver large scale initiatives in a fast-paced environment with high levels of complexity and ambiguity.
• Experience and comfort managing indirect teams; scrums, agile cross functional teams, vendor stakeholders
• Strong collaboration skills and the ability to work in a team-based environment including employees, vendors, and third-party contractors.
• Excellent written, presentation and oral communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and functional audiences.