Senior Solution Architect (Retail)

SENIOR SOLUTION ARCHITECT for one of Glue Reply’s Retail projects. You will be working onsite with client Architects and business teams to ensure that solutions are effective and in compliance with the clients overall IT architecture strategy and domain standards.

The successful candidate will have proven experience in fulfilling a wide range of solution level architecture activities. The individual will have excellent interpersonal skills and be able to demonstrate extensive knowledge of Solution Architecture, Supply Chain and Retail.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Deliver class leading solution architecture and quality consulting to Glue’s clients
- Must have good broad supply chain systems and supply chain process knowledge: WMS, order management,EDI/integration, distribution, etc.
- To assist with the development of Glue Reply intellectual property; frameworks, accelerators etc. Including creation of Solution Architecture processes, templates, reporting and governance framework
- Lining up follow on engagements and new opportunities for yourself and others where possible

EXPERIENCE

- Owning and creating complete solution architectures
- Experience of producing detailed component specifications as part of a solution architecture
- Providing advice on technical aspects of systems development, integration, disaster recovery and implementation
- Ensure that technical solutions will meet budgetary constraints
- The production of evaluation criteria used to short list suppliers during product selection
- A good working knowledge of a technical reference architecture
- Engaging with business stakeholders and turning requirements into IT solutions
- Preferably experienced in at least one Architecture framework (eg TOGAF, Zachman, MODAF, IAF etc.) 
- Experience in governance of large projects or programmes, the implementation of architectural principles and policies, and participating on design authorities
- Experience of setting Solution Architecture standards, mentoring other Architects and creating the framework and supporting collateral to enable the standardisation of the Solution Architecture practice.

ROLE EXPERIENCE

- At least 10 years IT experience, of which at least 5 years must be fulfilling Solution Architecture roles. 
- Building relationships with project management and development teams
- Confidence to present solutions and influence key stakeholders
- A strong development or consulting technical background is preferred (ie depth as well as breadth of knowledge)

INDUSTRY SPECIFIC KNOWLEDGE

-  Must have good broad supply chain systems and supply chain process knowledge: WMS, order management, EDI/integration, distribution, etc. Understanding both the business processes and the systems processes that enable them.
- The ability to look at and understand existing Legacy landscapes and figure out how to enable tactical projects with minimum change, pending the larger strategic programmes

PERSONAL SKILLS & CULTURAL FIT

- Excellent interpersonal skills 
- Ability to professionally deal with difficult, highly political workplace situations, with minimal peer-support
- Good personal organisation, productivity and time management skills
- Enthusiastic, pro-active and flexible attitude to work
- Demonstrable confidence and enthusiasm about technology and/or innovation and/or problem solving

GLUE REPLY is the UK’s leading consulting services organisation focused exclusively on optimising IT/Business alignment and minimising the cost of business and IT technology change. Our core proposition is to help organisations maximise the value from their change and technology investments by helping them define, design, implement and resource best practice.

Our core competencies consist of, but are not limited to, the following:

- ARCHITECTURE & STRATEGY: Enterprise & Solution Architecture. Understanding, categorising and organising the resources and assets of the Enterprise to enable business and IT transformation.
- INTEGRATION & COLLABORATION: Defining and delivering best in class solutions that meet the needs of the Enterprise.
- DATA, INFORMATION & BI: Helping organisations unlock the value of strategic asset that is their data