Enterprise Platform Architect- EUC & Collaboration

Introduction

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which also includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Ahold Delhaize USA associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

Overview

As the EUC and Collaboration Architect, you will be at the forefront of defining the strategic design and governance of IT architecture across our end-user computing and collaboration platforms. In this role, effective collaboration with infrastructure teams, business leaders, and IT engineers will be key to modernizing our IT landscape and driving impactful transformations.

As a technology-focused architecture expert, you will provide visionary roadmaps, develop reference architectures, and lead the architectural direction for our EUC and Collaboration platforms. Your scope will encompass endpoint management, application management and delivery, end-user support across corporate, warehouse, and store environments, telephony, digital experience monitoring (DEM), end-to-end network printing, collaboration, and enterprise device management.

This role demands a balanced blend of technical expertise and leadership qualities, including strategic thinking, decisive action, and a passion for innovation, ensuring the architecture function bridges business needs with technological advancement effectively and sustainably.

Our flexible/ hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office locations include: Salisbury, NC, Chicago, IL, Quincy, MA, Mauldin, SC, Carlisle, PA, Hyattsville, MD, & Scarborough, ME.

Responsibilities

The Enterprise Architect I is responsible for designing and delivering architecture solutions within the technology platforms. This role requires a balance of technical expertise and behavioral skills, such as effective communication, problem-solving, and decision-making. The individual will also have accountability for ensuring solutions comply with security and regulatory requirements.

Enterprise Platform Architects are specialists within our Technology Enablement Platform, focusing on technology-driven domains. As domain experts, they develop standards, patterns, and decision frameworks that guide architectural and engineering practices. Their primary mission is to equip the architecture and engineering community with deep technical expertise, establish technical standards, and ensure the organization builds resilient, stable, predictable, and scalable solutions that support and enhance operational excellence.

Leadership:

• Lead small architecture projects or sub-teams, providing guidance and direction to junior team members.
• Influence the architecture community by actively participating in and contributing to discussions on best practices and innovative solutions.

IT Solution Architecture:

• Design and oversee the development of scalable and future-proof IT solutions that deliver on business objectives.
• Ensure that all solutions comply with vendor guidelines, license efficiency, and enterprise standards.

IT Architecture Target State and Roadmap:

• Contribute to defining the architecture target state for a specific business or technology platform and ensure it aligns with broader enterprise architecture.
• Collaborate with architects and business units to ensure the IT roadmap aligns with business needs and global standards.

Reference Architectures, Models, Standards, and Patterns:

• Define and Maintain Standards: Develop and maintain architecture standards, reference models, guidelines, and patterns relevant to your area of responsibility. Collaborate with the architecture governance team to ensure these standards remain current and aligned with organizational needs.
• Decision Frameworks: Create decision frameworks, including use cases and decision trees, to guide the selection of appropriate patterns and standards across various scenarios.

• Implementation Guides: Develop comprehensive implementation guides or detailed user manuals to instruct the architecture community on the correct application of standards and patterns. These guides-sometimes referred to as "how-to" or "survival guides"-serve as practical resources to support solution design and implementation.

Risk, Compliance, Security:

• Ensure that solutions comply with security, privacy, and regulatory requirements through robust architectural governance.
• Proactively assess risks and ensure that architecture designs mitigate them effectively.

Innovation:

• Stay abreast of emerging technology trends and integrate them into the IT roadmap.

Requirements

• Proven experience in designing and implementing architecture solutions.
• Ability to work autonomously on complex tasks and as part of a larger project team.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Bachelor's degree in computer science (or related field) and/or equivalent experience; certifications in architecture frameworks are a plus.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical guidance and leadership to development teams.
• Demonstrated experience translating business requirements into architectural deliverables and technical specifications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification: TOGAF, ITIL Foundation
• MSc Computer Science/Information Mgmt. and:
• Agile Methodology and/or Scrum,
• Consultancy Skills
• ArchiMate Modeling, Experience with BiZZdesign EA Tool
• 12+ years of relevant experience

Salary Range: $131,520 - $204,240