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Job Title
Solutions Architect
Location
Asda House
Employment Type
Full time
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours Per Week
37.5
Salary
Competitive salary plus benefits
Category
Software Engineering
Closing Date
16 July 2025
Are you an experiencedSolutionsArchitectwitha passion for designing and delivering technologysolutions in a rapidly evolving digital landscape?
Would you like to work on an advanced, contemporary application landscape, designing and optimising Asda’s technology change in amature architecture practice?
Asda are looking for a Retail Solution Architect to lead the design and optimisation of ournew future application & technology landscape. If you have architectural experience in solution design for modern Retail Applications, then pleasedo nothesitate to apply.
Please be advised that this position requires attendance at Asda House in Leeds for a minimum of three days per week. We’re really looking forward to having you around!
What You'll Love
This role would ideally suit a passionate and experienced Architect to join a mature practice, working with a team of 50+ in a supportive environment with great opportunities for self-development and training.
* You’ll be supported with training opportunities and dedicated Learning & Development time, including BCS Practitioner Certificate in Enterprise and Solution Architecture.
* You will be able to allocate 10% of your time towards Learning & Development activities aligned to your Personal Development Plan.
* Access to Microsoft Enterprise Skills initiative portal to gain access to Microsoft trainings and certifications.
* Opportunities to work with latest Technologies and Tooling in the Cloud.
* Lead the designing of solutions involving industry leading Retail Solutions including NCR and SAP at the heart.
Experience in the Retail sector, or at leastoperating as an Architect in large enterprise environments, focused on store retail systems isdesirable but not essential.
We have undertakenanunparalleledexercise to build a newIToperatingenvironment; this is a one in a lifetimeopportunitytoparticipatein shaping the way the entire business willoperatein the future throughtechnologydecisions, and the design ofsolutionsin currenttechnologies.
What You'll Need
* Experience with the solution design of Customer and Colleague Retail Systems responsible for Customer Transaction (Point of Sale and Mobile Application), Stock Management, Store Process, Workforce Management, and Loss Prevention systems within the Retail domain.
* Experience in collaborating well with other technical roles and be familiar with working at an enterprise scale defining innovative and fit for purpose solutions
* Experience in solution design and a real passion for current technology trends.
* Strong grasp of different integration design patterns and technologies.
* Ability to approach design with timeliness, cost and quality factors in mind. Risk identification and mitigation, quantification and qualification non-functional and functional requirements.
* Excellent written skills and the ability to clearly distil complex architectures into consumable documents and views.
* Able to explain technical concepts to a non-technical audience in a way that is relevant, easy to consume and compelling.
* Ability to present at Design Authority and other decision-making forums, and gain consensus from a variety of stakeholders.
Desirable Skills And Experience
* A strong candidate would also have worked with technologies such as NCR and SAP Retail
* Experience of working with Availability and Waste technologies
* Experience in solution design, in the other tech domains such as infrastructure, cyber-security, data and integrations.
* Awareness ofarchitectureframeworks such asTOGAF
* Experience in modern EA tooling is desirable but not essential, training will be provided on Ardoq.
* Experience of working with Agile Architecture Methodology.
If you have any questions, then please emailedward.simpson@asda.uk
Everything you'll love
To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.
You Will Also Get An Excellent Benefits Package Including
* Discretionary company bonus
* Company pension up to 7% matched
* Company Car allowance of £5,700
* 15% colleague discount in store and online
* Free access to wellbeing services such as Wagestream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.
* Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
* Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.
We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves"
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
* Industries
Retail
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