DTC Retail Solution Architect

Columbia Brands USA LLC seeks a DTC Retail Solution Architect in Portland, OR and various unanticipated locations throughout the U.S. Responsibilities: Work closely with cross functional CDT teams to ensure delivery of high quality, scalable, flexible, and integrated solutions; Deliver solutions that consider invest/divest, retirement, and consolidation options for all business systems, in alignment with Enterprise Architect's vision and strategy; Develop solution architecture options; Translate business needs into product capabilities and technology driven features; Drive proof of concepts with the help of the functional & delivery teams with OTC; Deliver new software, features, and functionality, including new technologies and processes to support business/IT goals; Manage functional, integration & technical design document creations; Apply IT solution architecture to ensure alignment with enterprise IT blueprints, roadmaps, standards, release management plans, and methods to achieve the OTC roadmap; Work with Enterprise Architect to ensure adherence to the long-term enterprise architectural roadmap; Develop and enforce retail IT solution architecture standards aligned with industry best practices. Ensure solutions conform to compliance standards such as PCI, PII, CCPA, and SOX; Serve in the capacity of technology advisory services for engaging with the business to "solve" business problems using technology; Collaborate with and influence business and IT stakeholders; Engage with product vendors; Participate in detailed technical assessment of current and new vendors; Partner with technology vendors; Drive decisions through collaboration, influence change and resolve conflicts; Drive innovation and best practices for OTC applications including ideation and proof of concepts; and interview, train employees & assign and direct work to external consultants. (5% domestic travel)

Requirements include: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or closely related field (foreign equivalent acceptable), plus 96 months experience in job offered or related position. Experience in end-to-end technical solution architecture/development across multiple technology platforms; Experience in retail industry with a focus on building/supporting strategic business capabilities/solutions; and Experience managing a matrixed, global team consisting of internal employees and external partner resources. Experience with the following tools/programs: Microservices and serverless architecture such as Web Apps, API apps, Azure functions, Azure SQL, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks; C#, Web API, ASP.NET , xUnit, SQL Server, SQL Data warehouse, Analysis Services. Send resume to Carley Johnson at Columbia Brands USA, LLC 14375 NW Science Park Drive, Portland, OR, 97229.

This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.