Charlotte, N.C.-based Belk, Inc. (www.belk.com) is the nation’s largest family owned and operated department store with more than $4 billion in sales and 300 Belk stores located in 16 Southern states and a growing digital presence on belk.com. Founded on May 29, 1888 by William Henry Belk in Monroe, N.C., the company is in the third generation of Belk family leadership. Our mission is to satisfy the modern Southern lifestyle like no one else, so that customers get the fashion they desire and the value they deserve. Our vision is for the modern Southern woman to count on Belk first –for her, for her family, for life. Belk has been committed to community involvement since its inception and today gives 2.5 percent of its pretax income back to the communities it serves. During the past fiscal year the company and its associates, customers and vendors donated more than $20.9 million to those communities.

Systems Architect - eCommerce

Position Summary:

Belk is excited to give you a unique opportunity to define and build next generation digital platforms and applications that enable robust, consistent, and globally-scalable web capabilities. Are you excited to work in a highly collaborative environment, as part of a fast-paced, high-performing retail based technology team where your opinion matters? Come join a stable national Retailer where you can make an impact on the business and be a part of our Hybris journey from inception. You will be responsible for enabling key features and capabilities as prioritized by the business, and leverage them to define and implement complete B2C e-commerce solutions.

The role of the Systems Architect provides strategic uses of infrastructure, integrations, business application configuration, and other technology resources. The architect will work closely with the Belk architecture team, eCommerce development teams, operational support technical teams, and business analysts to provide the overall guidance and structure for optimal use of technology resources.

The Systems Architect works regularly with solution architects to ensure the overall health of the organization’s technology resources and provides a bridge between enterprise infrastructure and solutions / business architecture. The Systems Architect has mastered the design, delivery, and maintenance of technology resources and contributes to selection and configuration of build tools, deployment environment configurations, capacity planning, and software architecture.

The role requires proven experience with designing, implementing, and maintaining eCommerce applications preferably using a large-scale eCommerce application framework. The architect brings experience in business technology strategy, design skills, balancing and optimizing quality attributes, and broad technical skills.

The position requires knowledge of and hands-on experience with eCommerce application tiers, concepts, processes, technology, and tools. The technical skills include the following:

• Application Server software administration like WebLogic, WebSphere, Tomcat
• Web server software administration like Apache, nginx
• Experience with Service Oriented Architecture
• Experience with Web services
• Experience with application integration using Enterprise Service Bus
• Experience with messaging systems like IBM Websphere Message Queue
• Skilled with UML design and corresponding tools
• Database Software like Oracle, DB2, UDB
• Database utilities like TOAD, SQLPlus and Oracle tools
• Operating Systems like Linux, Solaris, Windows
• Operating System level scripting tools like Shell scripts, PERL scripts, Batch programming
• Web Analytics tools like Coremetrics, Omniture
• Application Performance Monitoring Tools like CA-Wily, Tealeaf
• Performance/availability monitoring services like Compuware Gomez, Keynote
• Load testing tools/services like Mercury LoadRunner/WinRunner, Gomez
• Architectural and object oriented design patterns
• Java/J2EE programming
• Front-end interface protocols like JSON
• Distributed source control management tools like Git
• Configuration of Build and Release management tools like Jenkins, Apache Ant, Maven

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

·         Guiding eCommerce development and support teams for all design and architecture decisions

·         Reviewing all development and support activities for consistency with architecture and standards

·         Evaluating and collaborating changes in eCommerce application architecture with outsource providers, development teams, and outside consultants as required.           

·         Developing, publishing and maintaining architectural standards in the eCommerce application area

·         Providing direction to all teams on standards and best practices in eCommerce

·         Helping various teams in eCommerce application area with code deployment, source control and change management processes

·         Monitoring the patch management process for eCommerce infrastructure. Work with third party hosting provider team to manage and implement this process.

·         Identifying various tools to address the evolving needs of the eCommerce application area. Additionally, provide oversight and lead the tool selection process.

·         Work closely with development manager, support manager and their teams and other vendor teams to effectively address business requirements in the eCommerce application area.

·         Work with eCommerce director to define and implement strategic technology direction in eCommerce application area.

·         Applying industry best practices.

Bachelor’s Degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, Computer Science or other related degree

EXPERIENCE:

·         2+ years experience in a Systems/Application Architect role for eCommerce applications.

·         7+ years experience as Technology Lead or a senior technology position in eCommerce application area in retail domain.

·         Strong SDLC experience and application architecture/design background.

·         3-5 years experience preferably in the retail and consumer products industry.

·         Detailed functional understanding of eCommerce application, interfaces and business processes.

For reasonable accommodation information for an ADAAA qualified disability please see Belk Associate Handbook for policy and procedures.