Job Title: Senior Architect IB/OB Logistics

Location: Seattle, WA

Duration: 6+ Months

Job Type: Contract

Job Description:

This role requires experience and expertise in two supply chain pillars inbound and outbound logistics, with prior experience with understanding and implementation of SaaS vendors like Manhattan WMS, Sterling OMS and Salesforce Commerce Cloud, E2 Open etc. Inbound logistics manages all technology to manage transportation, optimization and visibility of goods from our global vendors to our DC and 3PL locations. Outbound logistics manages the transportation, optimization and visibility of shipments from our DC and 3PL locations to our retail stores as well as directly to guests through our ecommerce channels. Both teams are highly collaborative with other cross functional teams in the enterprise ecosystem and manage complex systems with fast paced roadmaps.

The candidate will demonstrate leadership by supporting the growth and development the two teams as a whole and individually. Goal setting is as integral to us as yoga, and you facilitate your team's participation in our Vision & Goals program. This is not about an individual performance, but also about defining what is authentically important for you and your team and then setting out to make it happen. Our teams are tight knit with strong personalities'. We are looking for someone to join our team as a cultural add, able to work with different types of people and be able to lead the navigation of the landscape between our business, product and technical teams.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

As a Senior Architect, candidate will work on a range of products and problem spaces, across a range of teams and company domains to design/build technology to support the business team, with cloud computing cost effectiveness

A critical thinking, curious mindset is a must have to generate solutions that are scalable, aligning with architecture principles and meet the needs of our business. Candidate to demonstrate high proficiency in architecting microservices and champion the latest and greatest AWS cloud concepts in reliability

A team-based mindset, able to jump into areas that need extra attention to determine a path forward for the team. Candidate will have proven proficiency understanding and architecting RDS solutions, ie SQL, Postgres, Mongo etc. Candidate has track record in architecting disaster recovery solutions, cross regional replications and blue-green deployments

Ability to communicate with different level of stakeholders, and will often be a champion of several initiatives that you are responsible for completing and need to be able to communicate with different levels of roles

Advocate for the correct design, looking at enterprise level long term direction

Communicate with the product team to understand requirements and break user stories down into a design that the engineers can build, guiding them through the initial process and providing expertise and coaching the technical team

Experience with engaging in high level high architecture reviews, i.e. ARB and SARB

Ability to build a strategy document and recommendations on integration platform or API integration, with a strong reasoning to suggest why one is better than the other and/or propose integration architecture

Proven experience with multiple cloud platform integrations (ie AWS---GCP) in design, optimization, and implementation of multiple SaaS provided that hosts critical business functionalities in Trade and Logistics

Qualifications, Skills, Experience and Personal Requirements:

Experience with application observability, system-level design, performance

Proven ability to coach, mentor and teach junior team members

Proficient with Microsoft Office Programs

Excellent communication and presentation skills

Demonstrated experience in design and delivery of complex, multi-stream programs and projects, including preparation of project charters, delivery plans and status updates, facilitation of workshops and cross-functional meetings and coordination of change and training efforts

Ability to multi-task and manage various projects simultaneously

Strong attention to detail, accuracy and organization skills

Strong leadership skills with the ability to lead team in resolving complex issues in a fast pace and challenging environment

Familiarity with cloud migration tools and strategies, defining migration roadmaps as well as integration strategies and patterns

Ability to comprehend work cohesively with multiple enterprise architects, adhering to enterprise architectural guardrails and guidelines, defined and published in the Architecture Review Board (ARB)

Comprehend the essentialities of Change Management, be an advocate for changes proposed by the Change Advisory Board (CAB)

Ability to lead and influence cross-functional partners, subject matter experts, business users and technology partners to solve complex business problems

Strong communication and collaboration skills across multiple cross functional teams. Ability to create alignment and reach consensus

Ability to clearly communicate objectives and give clear direction to achieve deliverables

Ability to understand financial impacts on long range plans and make financially sound recommendations to leadership

Demonstrated ability in operational problem solving and long-range planning and problem solving

Flexible hours to accommodate meetings with different time zones

Additional Manager Comments:

Must Haves:

Acknowledges the presence of choice in every moment and takes personal responsibility for their life.

Possesses an enterprising spirit and continuously innovates to achieve remarkable results.

Communicates with honesty and kindness and creates the space for others to do the same.

Leads with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.

Fosters connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.

Integrates fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka does not take themselves too seriously