IT Solution Architect

BJ's Wholesale Club • BJ's Club Support Center Marlborough, MA

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

A World-Class Team BJ’s Wholesale Club is powered by more than 30,000 team members who make a real impact every day. Whether you're stocking shelves, solving problems or shaping strategy, your work helps families save on what matters most. We’re a team built on purpose and opportunity. Join us and be part of something meaningful. Why You’ll Love Working at BJ’s At BJ’s Wholesale Club, our team members are at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, well-being and future – both on and off the job. When you grow, we grow. Here’s just some of what you can look forward to: Weekly Pay: Get paid every week so that you can manage your money on your terms. Free BJ’s Memberships: Enjoy a complimentary The Club Card Membership, plus a free Supplemental Membership for someone in your household. Generous Paid Time Off: Take the time you need with vacation, personal, sick days, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty leave. Flexible and Affordable Health Benefits: Choose from three medical plans, and access optional dental, vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), and flexible spending account options to fit your lifestyle. 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: Build your financial future with a company match (available to team members 18 and older). Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Accumulate funds through after-tax payroll deductions that can be used to purchase shares of BJ’s common stock at a 15% discount. Eligibility requirements vary by position. Responsibilities: BY Solutions Architect is responsible for delivering Enterprise Architecture-compliant solutions that meet the business's functional requirements for large-scale and/or complex business project teams in Supply Chain Space. Additional responsibilities include but are not limited to: Participating in the discovery phase of our development life cycle to research, evaluate, and recommend vendor or open source solutions Collaborating with application development teams, domain architects, and other technology resources. Knowledge of SCM domain, technical solution architecture for Blue Yonder Planning systems, strong communication skills, tactical execution and the ability to identify and drive changes To develop the Technical Design Document, and submit for approval Accountability for a design solution consistent with business requirements, Enterprise Architecture standards, and industry best practices Partnering with, and providing consultative guidance and support to, the applications development team in the Construction, Test, and Implementation phases of the project's development life cycle Full documentation of decision process and knowledge transfer to team leads Providing knowledge garnered from project involvement to Enterprise Architect and Domain Architects Working with other architects to improve the Enterprise Architecture artifacts, strategies, design patterns, etc. Evangelizing Enterprise Architecture strategy and approach to applications development teams

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or related discipline
• 5 or more years as a solution architect in software development
• 5 or more years in retail industry
• Ability to employ EA concepts around best practices, standards, and EA trends
• Experience in programming languages, data flows, information delivery, application integration, and infrastructure requirements
• Experience delivering solutions that meet demands for reliability, scalability, maintainability, etc.
• Ability to prepare specifications, deliver oral presentations, and explain complex technical concepts in simple terms.
• Must possess strong leadership skills and the ability to provide direction to cross-functional teams responsible for the project
• Must be customer/service focused

Responsibilities

• BY Solutions Architect is responsible for delivering Enterprise Architecture-compliant solutions that meet the business's functional requirements for large-scale and/or complex business project teams in Supply Chain Space.
• Participating in the discovery phase of our development life cycle to research, evaluate, and recommend vendor or open source solutions
• Collaborating with application development teams, domain architects, and other technology resources.
• Knowledge of SCM domain, technical solution architecture for Blue Yonder Planning systems, strong communication skills, tactical execution and the ability to identify and drive changes
• To develop the Technical Design Document, and submit for approval
• Accountability for a design solution consistent with business requirements, Enterprise Architecture standards, and industry best practices
• Partnering with, and providing consultative guidance and support to, the applications development team in the Construction, Test, and Implementation phases of the project's development life cycle
• Full documentation of decision process and knowledge transfer to team leads
• Providing knowledge garnered from project involvement to Enterprise Architect and Domain Architects
• Working with other architects to improve the Enterprise Architecture artifacts, strategies, design patterns, etc.
• Evangelizing Enterprise Architecture strategy and approach to applications development teams

Benefits

• Weekly Pay: Get paid every week so that you can manage your money on your terms.
• Free BJ’s Memberships: Enjoy a complimentary The Club Card Membership, plus a free Supplemental Membership for someone in your household.
• Generous Paid Time Off: Take the time you need with vacation, personal, sick days, holidays, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
• Flexible and Affordable Health Benefits: Choose from three medical plans, and access optional dental, vision, Health Savings Account (HSA), and flexible spending account options to fit your lifestyle.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: Build your financial future with a company match (available to team members 18 and older).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Accumulate funds through after-tax payroll deductions that can be used to purchase shares of BJ’s common stock at a 15% discount.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees