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What you’ll discover
Inclusive culture and career growth opportunities.Global IT Organization which collaborates across U.S., Canada, Europe, and Australia, click here to learn more.Challenging, collaborative, and team-based environment.What you’ll do
The leader of the agile technical domain architecture is responsible for establishing the IT portfolio’s technology vision, strategy, and roadmap. It does so by continuously balancing emerging designs with intentional architecture, and by managing risks in response to the business and IT needs. The technical domains in scope are: infrastructure, integration, information, application, and security.
As the AVP of Technology Domain Architecture, your core responsibilities will include:
Align Business and Technical Strategies: Act as a key player in connecting technology trends with business opportunities, ensuring the organization can innovate and adapt to changes.Establish Enterprise Guardrails - Coordinate and develop standards and architectures for system and data security, quality, production infrastructure, and Nonfunctional Requirements (NFRs)Establish Portfolio Architecture: Lead large-scale architectural initiatives, maintain the architectural runway, and balance intentional architecture with emergent design.Rationalize Technology Portfolio: Streamline the application and technology portfolio to enhance efficiency, reduce complexity, and lower total cost of ownership.Foster Innovation: Support decentralized decision-making in architecture while maintaining solution integrity and evolving architectural standards and patterns.Guide the technical design: Ensure solutions developed by Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and Solution Trains meet organizational standards. Partner with System Architects/Lead Engineers and Solution Architects (including Product/Platform Security Architects) to ensure alignment with current and future business needs.
What you’ll need (Minimum Qualifications)
We seek creative, customer-focused individuals with technical expertise and a mindset for continuous improvement. We rethink how architecture delivers value by providing hands-on leadership and contributions while embracing agile principles.
Experience: 8-12 years of experience managing teams. Proven track record as an Enterprise Architect in a large organization, with experience in guiding Agile Release Trains and Solution Trains.Technical Expertise: Deep understanding of Cloud, Big Data, AI technologies, and their strategic application in business.Leadership: Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor teams and enhance overall capabilities.Communication: Excellent communication skills to articulate the technical vision and strategy to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.Able to build strong interpersonal relationships with teammates, leadership, senior management, and internal and external stakeholders.Excellent verbal and written communication skillsExperience working with technical teams, for example Product Development team and Infrastructure team.Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Certifications: Relevant certifications such as TOGAF or similar architectural frameworks.Innovation: Demonstrated ability to leverage emerging technologies for business advantage.Agile Mindset: Familiarity with SAFe or other Agile frameworks, and a strong belief in Lean-Agile principles. Strategic Thinking: Ability to think strategically and align architectural plans with business goals.
We care about our culture, but we also prioritize your needs!
Benefits include Associate discount; 401(k) match; medical/dental/vision; HSA; health care FSA; life insurance; short/long-term disability; paid holidays/vacation /sick/bereavement/parental leave; EAP; incentive programs for management; auto/home insurance discounts; tuition reimbursement; scholarship program; adoption/surrogacy assistance; smoking cessation; child care/cell phone discounts; pet/legal insurance; credit union; referral bonuses. All benefits are subject to applicable plan or program terms (including eligibility terms) and may change from time to time. Contact your TJX representative for more information.
This position has a starting salary range of $167,200 to $217,400 per year.
Actual starting pay is determined by a number of factors, including relevant skills, qualifications, and experience.
This position is eligible for an annual incentive as well as long-term incentives.
Come Discover Different at TJX. From opportunity and teamwork to growth, we think you’ll find that it’s so much more than a job. When you’re a part of our global TJX family, you have the full support of a diverse, close-knit group of people dedicated to finding great deals and fantastic style. Best of all? They have a lot of fun doing it.
We care about our culture, but we also prioritize the tangible stuff (Competitive salaries: check. Solid benefits: check. Plenty of room for advancement: of course). It’s our way of empowering you to make your career here.
We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status. We also provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and applicable state and local law.