Enterprise & Solution Architect

Key Responsibilities:

Application Portfolio Management

• Oversee the entire lifecycle of our application portfolio, from
  strategic planning and selection to implementation, maintenance and
  retirement.


• Ensure a cohesive and efficient application ecosystem that supports
  current and future business needs.

SAP Leadership & Strategy

• Provide strategic leadership and direction for our SAP landscape,
  ensuring its stability, performance and alignment with business
  requirements.


• Drive initiatives to optimise SAP functionalities and explore
  relevant innovations, including integration with other enterprise systems.

Retail Application Architecture Vision

• Define and maintain the overarching retail application architecture,
  ensuring scalability, security, performance and seamless integration
  across all systems (e.g. SAP, e-commerce, POS, CRM, warehouse management,
  merchandising systems).


• Establish architectural standards and guidelines for application
  development and integration.

AI and Emerging Technologies

• Identify, evaluate and drive the adoption of Artificial Intelligence
  (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and other emerging technologies across the
  enterprise application landscape to enhance business processes, improve
  decision making and create new opportunities.

Integration strategy and execution

• Develop and implement a robust integration strategy to ensure
  seamless data flow and process orchestration across all enterprise
  applications, including complex integrations involving SAP and various
  other retail systems.

Solution design and Implementation
(Enterprise-wide)

• Lead the design, development and implementation of technology
  solutions across the enterprise, ensuring alignment with architectural
  standards, business requirements, and optimal utilisation of our
  application portfolio, including SAP.

Job Requirements

• 
  Mandatory: 10+ years of experience in IT, with at least 3+ years in a dedicated Integration Architect or Integration Lead role,
  preferably in Retail, eCommerce, or Supply Chain
  industries.
  


• 
  Deep expertise in integration patterns,
  including APIs (REST/SOAP), Event-Driven Architecture (e.g., Kafka,
  Message Queues), ETL/ELT, and microservices.
  


• Hands-on experience with at least one major Integration
  Platform/iPaaS (e.g., MuleSoft, Boomi, Informatica, Azure
  Integration Services, AWS).


• Proven understanding of Cloud Architecture
  (GCP, Azure, or AWS) and integrating cloud-native applications.


• Familiarity with major Enterprise Systems
  common in retail, such as ERP (SAP), POS, WMS, and CRM/CDP.