Lead Solutions Architect, Retail

Federated Co-operatives Limited (FCL) is hiring a Lead Solutions Architect, Retail on a Permanent basis on our Innovation team. **

This position is a remote opportunity and can be based across Canada.Join us as a Retail Solutions Architect to drive digital innovation and craft seamless omnichannel experiences. Collaborate with dynamic teams to develop tailored business solutions, leading the design and implementation process while ensuring alignment with our standards and operational requirements. Together, let's spearhead transformative retail projects and shape the future of our industry.What you’ll do:· Lead development and delivery of solution architecture for Retail projects, ensuring alignment with IT Blueprint, standards, and business objectives.· Drive detailed solution design process for Retail, aligning with project architecture and functional requirements.· Collaborate across teams, serving as a trusted advisor for ongoing stakeholder engagement and creating architectural artifacts.· Maintain Retail-specific architecture, roadmaps, and standards, contributing to reference architectures and assessing future impacts on Retail solutions.Who you’ll work with:The Team: You will work closely with business analysts, operational support team members, integration SMEs, and application SMEs within the retail system architecture space and will work independently under the supervision of the Principal Solution Architect. This team strives to cultivate a culture of innovation, autonomy, and support.Why it matters:We help local Co-ops grow and thrive by offering a range of professional services, including marketing, market research, information technology, human resources, accounting, risk management and business development. Who you are:**You are looking for a career in Information Technology and: - Have 8 years of relevant, progressively responsible experience working as a Solution Architect that includes several major solution implementations. Leading complex, cross-functional solution creation that is Retail focused (POS, in-store systems, eCommerce, etc.), as part of a waterfall and/or agile-light style project team is required. - Have a bachelor’s degree in computer science (a combination of relevant education and experience may be considered) - Experience with one or more of the following POS solutions is required: - NCR Emerald, - ISS45, - StorePoint - Tronia - Mi9 Retail - A combination of experience and specialized training with cloud-hosted solutions, ServiceNow, Security incident management and standard integration platforms would be considered an asset. - Certification in TOGAF 9.2 would be considered an asset. - Experience designing solutions using various integration (API, microservices, MQ, etc.) architectures. Along with experience designing n-tier solutions using on-premises applications/infrastructure and cloud native applications / infrastructure would be considered an asset.

What we offer: - Competitive salaries, short-term incentives, a comprehensive benefits package, and an employer-contributed pension plan. - Encouragement to take advantage of learning opportunities to grow and develop as a Team Member. - As a co-operative, we do business differently. We believe in working together to serve Western Canadians, delivering profits back to our communities and investing in sustainable growth. To learn more about who we are and what we offer, visit www.fcl.crs.**

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process to ensure an enjoyable candidate experience. If you require an accommodation during the recruitment process, we invite you to submit your requests to us via fclhr@fcl.crs. All information received will be kept confidential.If this opportunity speaks to you, we invite you to apply by February 16th, 2024.We thank all candidates for their interest, however only those selected to continue in the recruitment process will be contacted. As this position is considered a position of trust, you may be required to complete a criminal record check in accordance with FCL policies. __ FCL embraces diversity and inclusion. We’re working to create a workforce that is as diverse as the communities we serve and an environment where every team member brings their whole self to work. We believe all candidates should feel at home with us and be given the opportunity to fully participate during the recruitment process.