Domain Architect strategically advises on and drives the Customer Omnichannel strategy that underpins all business solutions, creates the architecture for these platforms and leads the realization of the architecture roadmap into the target state. Deep subject matter knowledge relating to the full Customer Experience (CX) covering Digital Channels, Customer Identity & Access Management, Digital Marketing, Digital Advertising, Personalisation and analytical systems as applicable to the retail industry is essential.
Consult on the Customer Omnichannel strategy, develop roadmaps and reference architectures, and govern the technology selection in support thereof. Develop and maintain an understanding of the technology strategy and business priorities for Customer Omnichannel in the enterprise. Develop Shoprite’s Customer Omnichannel landscape roadmap and blueprints in line with the strategic business direction. Maintain, socialize and enforce Customer Omnichannel System standards, keeping technology stakeholders up to date with changes in the technology standards highlighting potential impact to the enterprise. Be clearly identified as the Customer Omnichannel Systems authority for all technologies and provide technical guidance and leadership in technology proposals, RFIs, RFPs, and project teams. Keep abreast of the latest Customer Omnichannel technology trends and emerging technologies, determine the potential impact on the enterprise, and drive adoption as deemed appropriate. Create and present reference architectures as advice on the Customer Omnichannel architecture strategy for the organization.
Serve as the Customer Omnichannel domain architecture and design authority for all project and operational stakeholders, and ensure architecture quality across all solution platforms enabled by customer-facing solutions. Be clearly identified as the senior design authority as it relates to the Customer Omnichannel domain and provide technical guidance and leadership in solution proposals, RFIs, RFPs, and project teams. Partner with the Enterprise Architect and other Solution Architects in support of the definition and development of the overall enterprise solution landscape. Detect critical deficiencies in Customer Omnichannel architectures and recommend improvements. Work with external service providers to drive projects to successful implementation. Review external and internal designs for Customer Omnichannel systems from a risk and technology perspective. Ensure applicable Architecture and Design reviews are conducted for Customer Omnichannel solutions in line with the defined IT governance and processes. Provide architectural oversight and guidance to development teams to ensure high-quality technical solution designs during the detailed – design, build, test and deploy phases that conforms to architecture principles and standards. Mentor solution architect / senior developers / designers / business analysts.
Provide expert Customer Omnichannel guidance, ensure solution architectures and designs are in line with the Customer Omnichannel strategy and technology standards and conduct architecture and design reviews as part of the Architecture Review Committee. Define and develop the overall Customer Omnichannel architecture landscape in partnership with other Domain Architects and Solution Architects. Review proposed solution architectures ensuring alignment with architecture principles, the architecture framework, Customer. Omnichannel reference architectures, set technology standards and identify critical gaps, and recommend improvements. Give guidance and advice to peers in respect to Customer Omnichannel solution designs ensuring the designs conform to industry best practices and standards.
Contribute to solution architecture and design standards and SDLC governance requirements Define a framework for Solution Architecture and develop the policies and procedures and templates to guide and govern the Solution Architecture processes. Develop and maintain solution architecture principles and quality compliance criteria to guide technology decisions. Develop and set solution modelling standards and guidelines. Define a set of metrics to measure and report on the performance of the various solution architecture processes.
Qualifications
Degree in Information Systems / B Sc Computer Science (or similar) – essential
Experience
10 to 15 year’s experience working experience within the IT industry.
5 to 10 years experience with customer relationship, customer master data management, customer analytics and digital omnichannel solutions
5 years retail industry experience with an understanding of retail business processes.
5+ years experience in architecting IT Technology programs with detailed understanding of the Customer Omnichannel and Frameworks.
2 years understanding of the broader digital advertising industry. – desirable
2 years experience with loyalty programmes. – desirable
5+ years experience with Customer Experience (CX) relating to Digital Channels (web, mobile, WhatsApp, USSD), CRM’s, Customer Identity, Customer analytics systems
5+ years experience with all aspects of IT projects from business analysis, architectures, system analysis and design through development, testing, implementation, and production support (SDLC).
5+ years excellent design and architecture skills and proven track record delivering well designed complex enterprise class systems.
3+ years excellent technical development and be able to mentor others to improve their design and development skills.
5+ years identification and formulation of solution architecture and solution alternatives and their assessment.
5+ years demonstrated expertise in a variety of application development methodologies and practices.
2 to 3 years lead a team through an architectural development process and collaborate with application development teams, architects and other members of the software development team.
2 to 4 years experience with current research and standards in Solution Architecture.
5+ years experience in high volume data and files processing, in a batch and real time, integration environment. – desirable
2+ years experience in agile practices. – desirable
2 to 3 years Project management experience of mid-sized projects. – desirable
Knowledge and Skills
10 years Architecture and design of Customer Omnichannel Solutions and integration to other solutions.
3 to 5 years experience with cloud, including AWS and Azure
3 to 5 years proven experience creating customer omnichannel solutions, building and maintaining reliable and scalable solutions as well as experience working with varied forms of data infrastructures
3 to 5 years Software development frameworks and methodologies (Agile, Scrum, TOGAF, etc.)
10 years strong analytical, problem-solving and logical skills
5 years strong senior stakeholder management skills

5 years excellent team-working, interpersonal skills
5 years Out of the box thinker (lateral)
3 years ability to innovate
5 years develop of proposals and excellent written communication & presentation skills
5 years excellent organisation and facilitation skills
5 years strong conflict management skills3 – 5 years Experience with AWS BI-related technologies (e.g., Talend, EMR, Kinesis, Selinium, Athena, Redshift, etc.)
5 years Experience with modern data warehousing technologies such as Snowflake, Teradata, Oracle 12c, Informatica, Cloudera, Alteryx, etc.
3 – 5 years Experience in architecting big data solutions
3 – 5 years Proven experience creating data engineering solutions, building and maintaining reliable and scalable ETL on big data platforms as well as experience working with varied forms of data infrastructures
3 – 5 years Software development frameworks and methodologies (Agile, Scrum, TOGAF, etc.)
3- 5 years Experience in various data modelling paradigms (dimensional, data vault, normalized, NoSQL) (Desirable)
1 – 3 years Experience with data monetization business models (Desirable)
10 years Strong analytical, problem-solving and logical skills
5 years Excellent team-working, interpersonal skills
5 years Develop of proposals and excellent written communication & presentation skills
5 years Excellent organisation and facilitation

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