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.

Enterprise & Solution Architect