Enterprise Architect

The Enterprise Architect (EA) will play a pivotal role in shaping the technology future of Landmark Group. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining the enterprise architecture strategy, blueprint, and roadmap, ensuring it is fully aligned with our business objectives. You will act as a bridge between business leadership and IT delivery, translating business needs into scalable, efficient, and future-proof technology solutions. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with a deep understanding of the retail landscape, modern architectures, and a proven ability to drive large-scale transformation.

Key Responsibilities -

Strategy & Governance:

• Develop and maintain the Enterprise Architecture strategy, principles, standards, and reference architectures.
• Create and socialize technology roadmaps that support business capabilities and long-term goals.
• Establish and govern EA review processes to ensure project and initiative architecture aligns with overall strategy.
• Evaluate emerging technologies (e.g., AI/ML, Advanced Analytics) for their potential to create competitive advantage in retail.

Design & Analysis:

• Analyze the current technology environment to detect critical deficiencies, legacy debt, and recommend solutions for improvement.
• Lead the design and modeling of implementation-agnostic future-state architectures for key domains: Applications, Data, and Infrastructure/Cloud.
• Conduct “buy vs. build” analyses for major capabilities, ensuring optimal investment and vendor selection.
• Focus on integrating core retail systems: ERP, POS, OMS, CRM, Supply Chain & Logistics, and E-commerce platforms.

Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership:

• Collaborate closely with Leadership and product management to understand strategy and translate it into architectural requirements.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to solution architects, technical architects, and development teams.
• Lead architecture review to ensure cross-team alignment and knowledge sharing.
• Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders effectively.

Qualifications & Skills

Essential:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in IT, with at least 5+ years in an Enterprise Architect or Chief Architect role.
• Proven experience and a strong understanding of retail processes and systems.
• Demonstrable experience in developing enterprise architecture artifacts: roadmaps, principles, blueprints, and standards.
• Expertise in multiple architectural domains: Application, Data, Integration, and Cloud (Azure/GCP).
• Strong knowledge of enterprise integration patterns, APIs, microservices, and SOA.
• Experience with large-scale ERP systems and their integration into a broader ecosystem.
• Excellent analytical, strategic planning, and execution skills.