Senior Architect

About TJX: At TJX, is a Fortune 100 company that operates off-price retailers of apparel and home fashions. TJX Global IT India - Hyderabad is the IT home office in the global technology organization of off-price apparel and home fashion retailer TJX, established to deliver innovative solutions that help transform operations globally. At TJX, we strive to build a workplace where our Associates contributions are welcomed and are embedded in our purpose to provide excellent value to our customers every day. At TJX Global IT India, we take a long-term view of your career. We have a high-performance culture that rewards Associates with career growth opportunities, preferred assignments, and upward career advancement. We take well-being very seriously and are committed to offering a great work-life balance for all our Associates. What you will discover ? Inclusive culture and career growth opportunities Global IT Organization which collaborates across U.S., Canada, India, Europe and Australia. Challenging, collaborative, and team-based environment What you will do ? TJX Enterprise Architecture is spearheading global digital transformation across the organization. The Enterprise Solution Architecture function reports into the OCIO tower, and partners closely with IT product teams to define strategy and architecture that addresses current and future business and technology needs across the enterprise.Our Solution Architects enable the adoption of a modern technology foundation, including Cloud, DevOps, Intelligent Automation, Robotics, AI/ML etc. and explore how we might use other innovative technologies in the future. As a Merchandising Architect, your focus will be in supporting our "Merchandising"IT functions, which includes Buying, Planning, Allocations & Merch Operations for teams in India office & also Australia division. In this role, you will be instrumental in supporting the Buying & Merchandising product teams to execute on a strategy to modernize our application ecosystem, and to help deliver on critical new capabilities needed for the Global Merch Initiatives. What you will need ? Key to success is the ability to develop trusted stakeholder (IT & Business) relationships, and to deliver value in a dynamic environment. We are a global team, so the ability to work across time zones and cultures is essential. Qualifications: Subject matter expertise in Merchandising areas (Stock Ledger, Markdowns & Price Mgmt, PO & Inventory Mgmt, Allocations, Sales Audit, Invoice Matching, Planning etc.) Strong design & engineering experience. Ability to design & document solutions that are appropriate to the problem at hand, ensuring - simplicity, cost effectiveness, and easy to support. Experience in Architecture disciplines: Architectural design patterns, Integration Patterns, Security Patterns & Architecture Blueprints/roadmaps. Familiarity with application architecture fundamentals, e.g. Service Architecture, Agile, DevSecOps, Cloud, Non-Functional Requirements. Experience working in an Agile delivery environment. Experience in Merchandising & Planning ERP platforms like - Oracle Retail / RPAS , Infor, Aptos Merchandising Suite, SAP IS Retail, JDA/BY. Desired: Expertise in Oracle Retail MOM/RPAS applications and any other custom Merch Operations platforms. Exposure to public cloud platforms like Microsoft Azure / AWS / GCP. Experience in defining Architecture Runway by analyzing requirements, documenting & reviewing Solution design options. Ability to partner effectively with key stakeholders to influence and gain consensus on Solutions/application architecture. Excellent communications and collaboration skills. Strong strategic and critical thinking skills. Comfortable dealing with ambiguity and adversity. Ability to learn and adapt quickly. Preferred Qualifications: 10 years of IT experience with at least 5 years in Retail Merchandising ERP Systems. Experience working in the Retail Industry implementing/enhancing Merchandising Systems. Familiarity with modern application architecture, e.g. microservices, web/mobile app architecture, cloud-native app architecture in the context of large-scale Enterprise applications. Exposure to variety of software stacks such as Oracle, PL-SQL and other relational databases.

Location: Hyderabad, IN

Posted Date: 9/2/2024