Solutions Architect - Hermes

The Team:

Acting as a trusted partner to all business areas of Hermès Americas, the Hermès of Paris (HOP) IT Team leads comprehensive technology delivery, innovation and support across the entire systems landscape in the region. The IT Department's Enterprise Services group is responsible for managing the following core IT disciplines:

• Business Intelligence
• Business Services
  • Business Analysis
  • Process Optimization
  • Project Management Office
• Enterprise Architecture
  • Architecture
  • Integration
• IT Financial Shared Services

The Opportunity:

The Enterprise Services group is looking for an experienced Solutions Architect who will be responsible for providing technical leadership to HOP IT in finding, deploying, or building all possible systems solutions based on clear understanding of the project, an issue, and/or business requirement. This role would work in close partnership with several technical teams in the department, as well as with colleagues from the EA group in Paris to ensure HOP solutions follow established global guidelines as it relates to architecture standards of the Hermes Group. Acting as an internal advisor, this role would facilitate technology reviews based on their industry knowledge and experience, key EA principles, and the deep understanding of the business need. This role will operate by engaging team members from other areas of the department in a matrixed capacity as needed, and partner with Cybersecurity team to ensure alignment and compliance.

All other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

About the Role:

• Regular communication with HOP IT specialists and architects from different groups to develop and implement the best solution for the problem being solved.
• Close partnership with Business Services team to ensure that the solution being developed is aligned with the business goals and requirements. Help develop solutions for process improvements identified by Business Services team.
• Produce the overall architecture of the solution which shows all the detailed technical component specifications as validated by the other HOP IT architects.
• Represent HOP IT in obtaining approval of proposed solution and architecture from global Architecture team.
• Maintain an updated documentation of HOP enterprise architecture landscape.
• Provide input from the Americas region to the Global Architecture team, and participating in standards definitions as required
• Research and understand new technologies and solutions. Document and share best practice knowledge for new solutions.
• Closely partner with the Infrastructure Team to build scalable foundations for key technology projects
• Perform design, debug, and performance analysis on solutions. Regular assessment of existing solutions for opportunities of improvement and optimization.
• Evolve and evangelize the EA practice for HOP, and supporting other regions including Canada and LATAM as it relates to solutions architecture and systems design

Supervisory Responsibility:

• Yes (matrixed)

Budget Responsibility:

• No

Decision Making Responsibility:

• Yes

About You:

• At least 7 years of hands-on experience in software development or related IT discipline
• A Bachelor's degree in IT, computer science, or equivalent
• Certificate in solutions architecture-related fields is a plus
• Strong understanding of the tools and technologies involved in designing solutions
• Requires both technical and interpersonal skills to design, ability to describe and manage solutions in business terms
• Outstanding team leadership, communication, and basic project management skills
• Background in retail business operations, processes, and technologies (Retail ERP, Warehouse Management System, Financials)
• Comfortable interacting with business stakeholders, IT, executive leadership and external vendors
• A problem solver excited by challenging initiatives
• Exceptional written, verbal and presentation skills
• Understands data and integration concepts, basic cloud computing and infrastructure technology
• Experience in JIRA, MS Office, Service Now, PPM tools, PowerBI, PowerApps is a plus

The range for this position is $ 130,012.67 - $153,651.33 . Actual rates are determined based on the job, location, and individual experience.

We are looking for a candidate that has a combination of the above attributes and can perform the key functions of the role with or without reasonable accommodations.A creator, artisan and seller of high-quality objects since 1837, Hermès is an independent, family-owned French house that employs nearly 20,000 people worldwide. Driven by its permanent entrepreneurial spirit and consistently high standards, Hermès cultivates the freedom and autonomy of each individual through responsible management. The company perpetuates the transmission of exceptional know-how through strong territorial anchoring that respects people and resources. Sixteen artisanal métiers feed the creativity of the house, whose collections are presented in over 300 stores around the world.