Senior Advanced Solutions Architect - Data Platforms

The Kroger Co. • Blue Ash, OH

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About The Position

The Solution Architect will partner closely with Product Managers, Engineering Managers, Technical Leads, and Data/Software Engineers to design and enable Data Platform capabilities that advance Kroger's Data and AI strategy. Reporting to the Sr. Director of Data Platforms, this role is responsible for ensuring the successful delivery of platform capabilities through the effective application of Kroger Architecture Principles, standards, and shared engineering practices. The architect will evaluate the fitness and strategic alignment of existing platform capabilities, collaborate with engineering teams to identify required enhancements, and drive solution optimization efforts that improve scalability, reliability, security, performance, and operational efficiency. This role requires a balance of strategic thinking, technical depth, and practical execution, with a focus on enabling modern, AI-ready platform capabilities across the enterprise. Partner closely with development, senior product management, architecture, information security & infrastructure teams within a large organization to deliver software & technology products that meet functional & non-functional requirements & produce desired business outcomes. Curate & adhere to architectural principles & associated processes for adopting new technology or integrating with a new third-party solution. Advise senior product management on technology specific aspects of product strategy development & adopt emerging technology appropriate to stated goals. Mentors junior solutions architecture staff on architectural principles & methods. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Requirements

• Strategic thinking
• Technical depth
• Practical execution
• Ability to enable modern, AI-ready platform capabilities across the enterprise
• Experience partnering with development, senior product management, architecture, information security & infrastructure teams
• Experience delivering software & technology products that meet functional & non-functional requirements & produce desired business outcomes
• Experience curating & adhering to architectural principles & associated processes for adopting new technology or integrating with a new third-party solution
• Experience advising senior product management on technology specific aspects of product strategy development
• Experience adopting emerging technology appropriate to stated goals
• Experience mentoring junior solutions architecture staff on architectural principles & methods

Responsibilities

• Design and enable Data Platform capabilities that advance Kroger's Data and AI strategy.
• Ensure successful delivery of platform capabilities through the effective application of Kroger Architecture Principles, standards, and shared engineering practices.
• Evaluate the fitness and strategic alignment of existing platform capabilities.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to identify required enhancements.
• Drive solution optimization efforts that improve scalability, reliability, security, performance, and operational efficiency.
• Partner closely with development, senior product management, architecture, information security & infrastructure teams to deliver software & technology products.
• Curate & adhere to architectural principles & associated processes for adopting new technology or integrating with a new third-party solution.
• Advise senior product management on technology specific aspects of product strategy development & adopt emerging technology appropriate to stated goals.
• Mentor junior solutions architecture staff on architectural principles & methods.
• Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Benefits

• A wide range of healthcare coverage, including affordable, comprehensive medical, dental, vision and prescription coverage, through company plans or collective bargaining agreement plans.
• Flexible scheduling in full- and part-time roles with paid time off, including holiday and sick pay based on eligibility and length of service.
• Emotional and financial support with free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program and free, confidential financial tools and coaching with Goldman Sachs Ayco.
• Valuable associate discounts on purchases, including food, travel, technology and so much more.
• Up to $21,000 in tuition reimbursement over your career, through our industry-leading Continuing Education program.
• Vast potential for growth, through an abundance of industry-leading training programs and diverse career pathways.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed