Senior Architect II - Global POS [T500-14442]

Senior Architect II- Retail

About lululemon :

lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative products, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people. As we continue to elevate our shopping experience, our India Tech Hub plays a key role in expanding our technology capabilities in Product Systems, Merchandising and Planning, Digital Presence, distribution and logistics, and corporate systems. Our team in India works as an extension of the global team on projects of strategic importance.

About this team :

This role is on Point-of-Sale team in the lululemon technology organization. This team is responsible for creating API’s and backend integration following microservices architecture principals on AWS cloud infrastructure stack. This Solution Architect position is a highly technical role with accountability for architecture scoped to business-transformative projects and is involved with projects from inception through implementation.

Our team is fast-paced and taking on exciting new initiatives to support a fast-growing business. We strive to adopt leading-edge technology and seek to improve on the solutions continuously. We are not afraid to try new things, have fun, and encourage each other to take on new challenges. We support each other in growing professionally and personally. We fail forward and learn from our mistakes, thus creating a better path ahead. We create space for team members to share feedback and ideas that can help us continually grow as an organization.

We operate following agile framework and leverage multiple product teams across our various functions. We encourage our teams to norm and figure out the best way to deliver critical business initiatives. We institute a culture of fun and lightheartedness to enjoy work each day. We are inclusive and know that we are stronger as a team than as an individual.

A day in the life :

As a Solution Architect, you will interface with key stakeholders and apply your technical proficiency across different stages of the Project Life Cycle including Requirements Elicitation, Application Architecture definition, Design and Development. You will ensure that the backend integrations are well designed using best practices to meet the scalability and reliability for growing global commerce business. The Architect partners with delivery teams to architect, design, and build flexible, scalable, and resilient applications and services that can more easily adapt to future business needs.

• Provide strategic guidance to multiple teams to ensure systems are high-performing, reliable, and sustainable.
• Lead solution architecture aligned with enterprise standards, using reusable frameworks and components.
• Ensure end-to-end system design meets both business and technical needs.
• Translate conceptual ideas into detailed, implementable designs.
• Support system implementation, including development and configuration.
• Maintain architecture documentation, including current and future-state models.
• Assist with effort estimation for development and QA, ensuring clarity and best practices.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts to define and refine technical requirements.
• Participate in technology reviews, audits, and help design operational support plans.
• Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies; build proof-of-concepts to test new ideas.
• Promote shared vision and practices across teams for consistency.
• Mentor team members build scalable and high-performance solutions.
• Conduct research to support product development and tool selection

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