Sr Enterprise Architect I (Java, Spring, TOGAF)

Company: Staples, Inc.
Location: Framingham
Posted on: May 26, 2023

Job Description:

Staples is business to business. You're what binds us together.

Join our Staples World Class Enterprise Architecture team and help drive our journey to a Digital Enterprise.

Our digital solutions team is more than a traditional IT organization. We are a team of passionate, collaborative, agile, inventive, customer-centric, results-oriented problem solvers. We are intellectually curious, love advancements in technology and seek to adapt technologies to drive Staples forward. We anticipate the needs of our customers and business partners and deliver reliable, customer-centric technology services.

What you'll be doing:

Join the Enterprise Architecture team with a primary responsibility to be an End to End Enterprise Architect with the focus on Business Architecture and Modernization Strategy. Staples is on an exciting journey to redefine customer experience and deliver new brand, products and services to our customers. We are on our journey to public cloud by transforming legacy applications to Cloud Native and Event Driven Architecture. We are looking for a strategic thinker, thought leader and problem solver as part of our Enterprise Architecture team to drive the standards and reference architecture across the organization. You will build relationship with Business partners, Senior Product Managers and Development teams to drive the end-to-end Business Solution Architecture by applying Cloud First Strategy and principles.Our journey to a Digital Enterprise has started and Enterprise Architecture is leading the charge. You will be the trusted advisor for Business and Application teams within Staples Digital Solutions in this journey.If you want to make a difference, we want to talk to you!

What you bring to the table:

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• A customer first mindset to drive architecture that is scalable, cloud first, cost effective and increase business agility.
  
• Highly collaborative individual who can work with technical and business teams to influence key architectural decisions
  
• Work with Solution Management, Business teams and Product owners to define end to end business solution architecture.
  
• Deep understanding of Business Capability model and demonstrable experience driving Architecture around Business Capabilities.
  
• Be the trusted advisor to Application Delivery Architects to define Architectural patterns for modernizing their applications to public cloud
  
• Work very closely with Enterprise Cloud Architects within EA team and Cloud Engineering teams to align Solution Architecture to our Cloud First Principles
  
• Define target state architecture and develop phased roadmaps that front load business value and deliver critical capabilities
  
• Develops and documents current and target state architecture diagrams and mappings
  
• Provides architecture oversight of application and technology projects and programs
  
• Motivate, coach, and serve as a role model and mentor for other architects
  
  Qualifications : What's needed- Basic Qualifications
  
  
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  • BS Degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
    
  • 10 years of Solution Architecture and distributed systems
    
  • 5+ years of driving end to end Architecture with a focus on Business Architecture.
    
  • 10+ years of very strong hands-on experience with Java/Spring/Spring boot-based Solution Architecture and Development.
    
  • Strong understanding of Architectural Frameworks like TOGAF as well as ability to adapt to new paradigms we progress on the hybrid cloud jouney
    
  • Experience working on large, transformational projects and a proven ability to bring disparate technical teams together around a shared architectural vision
    
  • Very strong knowledge of modern cloud deployment patterns and architecture
    
  • Keen understanding of Cloud native solutions on Azure is preferable.
    
  • Strong experience aligning EA with Scaled Agile Framework and good understanding of Value Stream based development methodology.
    
  • Strong business mindset with customer obsession; ability to collaborate with business partners to identify needs and opportunities for improved data management and delivery
    
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
    
  • Strong presentation skills to both executives and technical architects and developers
    
    
    
    What's needed- Preferred Qualifications
    
    
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    • Master's in Computer Science or other Engineering disciplines
      
    • Azure Cloud Foundational experience
      
    • Experience architecting solutions for Kubernetes based container platforms.
      
      
      We Offer:
      
      
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      • Inclusive culture with associate-led Business Resource Groups
        
      • Flexible PTO (22 days) and Holiday Schedule (7 observed paid holidays)
        
      • Online and Retail Discounts, Company Match 401(k), Physical and Mental Health Wellness programs, and more perks and benefits
        Interested in joining the team? Check out our perks and benefits !
        Staples believes Inclusion is a verb and we encourage diversity of thinking and ideas as well as backgrounds and experiences. Staples is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

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