Senior Enterprise Architect

Job Description:

Key responsibilities

• Define and own the enterprise architecture vision.
• Translate business strategy into target-state architectures.
• Establish architecture standards, principles, and roadmaps.
• Guide major programs, including ERP, merchandising, supply chain, digital, data, and cloud.
• Partner with CIO to shape investment decisions.
• Evaluate tradeoffs across cost, risk, scalability, and speed.
• Drive simplification and platform rationalization.
• Ensure strong integration patterns across vendors and internal systems.
• Promote security, resilience, and regulatory alignment by design.
• ​Mentor NGI IT architects and senior leaders.
• Review and approve solution designs for material initiatives.

Core domains

• Retail store systems and store technology.
• Merchandising, marketing, pricing, and promotion platforms.
• Supply chain, logistics, and warehouse systems.
• Ecommerce, loyalty, and customer data.
• Enterprise data, analytics, and integration.
• Cloud, infrastructure, and identity platforms.

Qualifications

• 15 plus years in enterprise or domain architecture roles.
• Deep experience in large scale retail or grocery environments.
• Proven leadership across complex, multi-year transformations.
• Strong background in packaged platforms and SaaS ecosystems.
• Hands-on experience with cloud and integration architectures.
• Ability to communicate complex topics with clarity and precision.
• Track record of influencing senior leaders without direct authority.

What success looks like

• Clear, actionable architecture roadmaps.
• Fewer platforms and lower complexity.
• Faster delivery with stronger governance.
• Technology investments aligned to business outcomes.
• Teams aligned around shared standards and direction.