E-commerce Solution Architect- Cleveland, Ohio

This is a permanent, full-time position.The Solutions Architect Lead is a member of the eBusiness Center of Excellence (CoE) IT group and maintains the architecture (and related artifacts) for Commerce-focused applications and systems. The Solutions Architect is responsible for leading collaboration with Business and IT Stakeholders throughout the organization in order to design solution architectures that deliver the required business capabilities while being aligned to Sherwin-Williams business and technology strategies. This role specifically is responsible for the assets related to the Web and Ecommerce ecosystem of applications and systems.This position translates business capabilities/requirements into specific business, application, information, and technology architectures to deliver business value. The incumbent will need to build relationships with key business and technology stakeholders across the enterprise; be highly collaborative; drive communication to the business, architecture, and software delivery teams; and apply analytical and problem-solving skills to help identify and solve systems problems.An effective Solutions Architect will have a broad range of technical knowledge and will deliver solution architectures across multiple projects, as well as consultative technical leadership across the organization, from strategic decision making to project planning to architectural governance and oversight. This position will work closely with others to grow their base of knowledge, but also share their knowledge with the business and IT teams via collaborative meetings, documentation, and formal presentations.Formal Education & Certification• Bachelor’s Degree or foreign equivalent in related field or equivalent experience.• Master’s Degree preferred.• Professional training and/or certifications using Oracle, IBM, HCL, and Microsoft tools and technologies is a plus.Knowledge & Experience• 12+ years IT experience.• 8+ years experience designing, developing, implementing middle-tier and distributed systems.• 6+ years experience in enterprise and/or solutions architecture and architectural frameworks.• Experience designing and developing solutions on IBM WebSphere Commerce/HCL Commerce• Strong working knowledge of architecture with the abilitrce.y to analyze and resolve moderately complex, cross-system issues, and demonstrate an understanding of specific technologies (and their architectural connectivity).• Experience in developing strategic solutions architecture plans, technology planning and execution, and policy development and maintenance.• Knowledge of information processing, data modeling principles, data management practices, and system interaction patterns and interfaces.• Demonstrated ability to analyze existing technical architectures and recommend and implement alternatives with regard to tools, technologies, and approaches to their use.• Experience with virtualization, cloud computing, or container technologies.• Knowledge of vendor software integration and interaction patterns.• Knowledge of COTS evaluation principles and practices.Preferred Attributes• Experience with Search and Merchandising (Solr, Elasticsearch, or similar).• Experience with Content Management (Adobe AEM, or similar).• Experience with Order Management (IBM Sterling OMS, or similar).• Experience with Product Information Management / Master Data Management (Stibo STEP, or similar).• Experience with various key business and operational activities of a manufacturing and retail enterprise, including Sales and Marketing, Product Development, Identity and Access Management, Financial Processing, or Digital Workplace Management.• Experience with defining, utilizing, and guiding the appropriate use of various data integration techniques (ETL, EAI, EII), including understanding the components within, capabilities of, and appropriate "fit to purpose" of Service Bus and Microservices Architectures.• Experience with practices governing definition and design of Services and RESTful APIs.• Knowledge of various legal and regulatory obligations such as PCI, SOX, HIPAA, or similar standards a plus.• Knowledge of common testing methodologies, terminology and industry standards a plus.• Certification or experience with enterprise architecture methodologies and frameworks, such as TOGAF, Zachman, or FEAF, is a plus. Main SailJack Schikowski;/p>