Solution Architect III (Enterprise)

Our values start with our people, join a team that values you!

Bring your talents to Ross, our leading off-price retail chain with over 2,200 stores, and a strong track record of success and growth. Our focus has always been bringing our customers a constant stream of high-quality brands and on-trend merchandise at extraordinary savings. All while providing a fun and exciting treasure hunt experience.

As part of our team, you will experience:

• Success . Our winning team pursues excellence while learning and evolving
• Career growth . We develop industry leading talent because Ross grows when our people grow <
• Teamwork . We work together to solve the hard problems and find the right solution
• Our commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion, and our community. We celebrate the backgrounds, identities, and ideas of those who work and shop with us because our differences make us stronger. We strive to be a positive force in our community.

Our Corporate headquarters are in Dublin, CA, we have 3 buying offices in key markets in New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston, and 8 distribution centers nationwide. With 2025 revenues of $22.8 billion, we are a Fortune 500 company who is committed to providing an inclusive work environment with continuous learning opportunities and development for our teams.

GENERAL PURPOSE

The position of Solution Architect (Enterprise Architecture) reports directly to the VP of Enterprise Architecture team and will be based in Dublin, CA. Responsible for driving IT strategy, roadmap including evaluation, selection and solution architecture (application and technology) to address needs of the business portfolios (merchants, planners, supply chain, stores, marketing, etc.). Highly visible role with a broad engagement within Ross IT and business teams as well as externally with technology providers. This position will be responsible for collaborating with a group of senior architects - enterprise and technology.

Bring deep knowledge of Retail functionalities including digital, marketing, merchandising, planning, store operations and supply chain operations. The architect should have expertise in using AI to increase productivity, efficiency, quality and reduce operational costs in Retail. Highly visible role with a broad engagement within Ross IT and business teams as well as externally with technology providers.

The base salary range for this role is $161,300 – $275,200. The base salary range is dependent on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, qualifications, relevant education, certifications, seniority, and location. The range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other rewards vary by position and location.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Responsible for defining and maintaining strategic technology roadmap and plans. Participate in IT 5-year planning and annual budgeting process. 
• Provide architecture and technology consultancy for Application and Technology portfolio planning. Manage the delivery of strategic business, application and technology architecture on projects to deliver desired business outcomes.
• Engage and collaborate with other architects in the development of the architecture (application and technology) roadmap that aligns with the strategic objectives of business units and the different technology groups.
• With business or IT partner support, manage competing demands through negotiation and compromise to ensure that the holistic needs of the organization are met. Brings knowledge of Retail industry best practices and applies that information in discussing solutions that may address those needs. 
• Provide enterprise architecture thought leadership to a cohesive team of solution/ data/ technical architects, external experts and consultants.
• Performs business analysis activities at the strategic, operational, and organizational level; working with key partners in the continual improvement of processes within the company. Takes the leadership role in exploring and analyzing new applications in the marketplace, technology and infrastructure services.
• Ensure work produced by the team is aligned with other Enterprise, Application and Portfolio architects, providing holistic enterprise solutions. 
• Ensure completion of Architectural and project deliverables on time and under budget and that anticipated business outcomes are achieved
• Create solution designs that leverage Ross architecture standards and services that can meet key project design criteria (Availability, Recoverability, Scalability, Performance characteristics) and can be properly supported by the IT engineering, support and operations teams throughout the project's lifecycle.
• Provide architectural and technical input for definition, estimation and delivery of projects
• Drive Enterprise Architecture process and evangelize the architecture community of practice

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (cont.)

COMPETENCIES

Building Effective Teams

Developing Talent

Collaboration

Leading by Example

Ensures Accountability & Execution

Manages Conflict

Business Acumen

Plans, Aligns & Prioritizes

Organizational Agility

Technical Competence and Expertise

Drives Results

Problem Solving

Customer Focus

Communication

Dealing with Ambiguity

Planning

Strategic Thinking

QUALIFICATIONS & SPECIAL SKILLS REQUIRED

• Minimum 5 years of experience in Enterprise Architecture and 15+ years combined in delivering IT Technologies, Solution architecture, or systems
• Demonstrated Retail Enterprise Architecture experience. Technically competent; able to supervise enterprise architects, solution architects, consultants and external vendor resources
• Experience in a variety of application and business architecture areas in Retail domain (Merchandising, Planning, Forecasting, Supply chain, Stores, Marketing, Digital, etc), SaaS/ Package solutions, Cloud platforms, Business capability modeling, Advanced Analytics, AI/ ML, Gen AI, etc.
• A solid understanding of industry best practices in Retail and IT – ARTS, NRF models etc.
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate and handle complex issues, drive negotiations of solutions and to resolve conflicts.
• Demonstrated ability to execute basic financial analysis, such as ROI, and TCO
• Undergraduate degree in information systems, computer science, or a related technical discipline
• Strong analytical ability, judgment and problem analysis techniques
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal and able to effectively operate with VP and above executives.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Work experience with major retailer or via technology consulting company
• Project management experience is a plus
• Experience with industry architecture frameworks, TOGAF or ZACHMAN
• Experience working with IT System Integrators and Software vendors

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS

Graduate degree

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Consistent timeliness and regular attendance

For hybrid: This role requires regular in-office presence, including to engage in in-person team interaction, meetings and collaboration, client support, mentoring, coaching, and/or feedback

However, this role can perform duties effectively using a combination of in-office and remote work

Job requires ability to work in an office environment, primarily on a computer

Requires sitting, standing, walking, hearing, talking on the telephone, attending in-person and/or virtual meetings, typing, and working with paper/files, etc

Vision: ability to see information in print and/or electronically

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

DISCLAIMER

This job description is a summary of the primary duties and responsibilities of the job and position. It is not intended to be a comprehensive or all-inclusive listing of duties and responsibilities. Contents are subject to change at management's discretion.

Ross is an equal employment opportunity employer. We consider individuals for employment or promotion according to their skills, abilities and experience. We believe that it is an essential part of the Company's overall commitment to attract, hire and develop a strong, talented and diverse workforce. Ross is committed to complying with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, age, national origin, ancestry, physical, mental or developmental disability, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), veteran status, military status, marital or registered domestic partnership status, medical condition (including cancer or genetic characteristics), genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, as well as any other category protected by federal, state or local laws.

The base pay range for this role $161,300.00 to $275,200.00. The base pay range is dependent on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, qualifications, relevant education, certifications, seniority, and location. The range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other rewards vary by position and location.