RPA Solution Architect

WHO WE ARE : Saks Global is the largest multi-brand luxury retailer in the world, comprising Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman, Saks OFF 5TH, Last Call and Horchow. Its retail portfolio includes 70 full-line luxury locations, additional off-price locations and five distinct e-commerce experiences. With talented colleagues focused on delivering on our strategic vision, The Art of You, Saks Global is redefining luxury shopping by offering each customer a personalized experience that is unmistakably their own. By leveraging the most comprehensive luxury customer data platform in North America, cutting-edge technology, and strong partnerships with the world's most esteemed brands, Saks Global is shaping the future of luxury retail. Saks Global Properties & Investments includes Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus flagship properties and represents nearly 13 million square feet of prime U.S. real estate holdings and investments in luxury markets.ABOUT THE ROLE : As a Solution Architect for RPA, You design and deliver end to end automation solutions using industry leading RPA platforms for specific business problems and ensure the technical integrity of each solution; act as a bridge between business needs and technical implementation. You lead the strategic vision, architecture standards and automation architecture. You guide the long-term roadmap for intelligent automation and ensure alignment across platforms and business functions. The identified individual will be leading or architecting the development, configuration, or modification of new RPA solutions for the business and resolving architectural or design deficiencies. In addition, this role provides consultation to help ensure new and existing software solutions are developed with insight into industry best practices, strategies, and architectures. This individual has a deep knowledge and understanding of Software and uses this insight to support Technology senior leadership. This includes partnering with Enterprise Architects and Other Principal Engineers to discuss long‐term Technology strategy and providing objective information and data to help inform and drive critical Technology decisions.RESPONSIBILITIES :Passionate and hands on engineer who has experience in driving and leading state of the art technology innovation.Solution Design & Architecture : Analyze business processes to identify automation opportunities and assess feasibility. Define the overall RPA architecture strategy aligned with enterprise digital goals. Evaluate and select RPA platforms and tools; define architecture standards and best practices. Design robust, scalable, and reusable RPA solutions using platforms like UIPath, Automation Anywhere or Blue Prism. Create end to end technical solution architecture documents, including workflows, integration patterns, exception handling and logging. Recommend the right mix of attended/unattended bots, APIs, and AI components as needed.Collaboration & Delivery : Work closely with Business Analysts, developers, infrastructure teams and enterprise architects to ensure successful end to end automation delivery. Review and validate solution designs from development teams, ensuring alignment with architecture best practices and performance benchmarks. Support the development team during build, testing and deployment phases. Contribute to estimation, planning and prioritization of automation backlogs.Governance & Standards : Ensure compliance with enterprise architecture, security, and data privacy standards. Define and enforce libraries, and design patterns. Participate in architectural review boards and solution walkthroughs.Innovation & Enablement : Stay updated on RPA and intelligent Automation trends, tools and techniques. Evaluate and integrate AI/ML capabilities, OCR, document processing, and workflow orchestration as part of broader solutions. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to developers and automation engineers. Influence technology investments and roadmap decisions related to automation.QUALIFICATIONS : Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field. 10+ years of overall Technology experience, with 3-5 years specifically in RPA architect or tech lead role.REQUIRED SKILLS : Deep hands-on experience with at least one leading RPA platforms (UIPath or Automation Anywhere preferred). Experience integrating RPA solutions with enterprise systems (ERP, CRM, custom apps, etc). Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and DevOps. Proficiency in process analysis, requirements gathering and documentation. Deep understanding of RPA platforms (UIPath, Automation Anywhere, BluePrism), APIs and integration architecture and process orchestration. Strong analytical, communication, influence, and stakeholder engagement skills across cultures and timezones. Ability to simplify complex problems into actionable automation solutions. Proven collaboration with cross functional teams across geographies. Curious mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.PREFERRED SKILLS : UIPath Solution Architect or Advanced Developer certification. Exposure to AI/ML tools, document understanding, or process mining tools. Experience with cloud-native RPA architectures. Familiarity with version control systems, CI/CD pipelines and containerization. Exposure to data and AI/ML architectures. Deep understanding and experience with many of the following technologies: CI / CD pipelines Test Automation tools and frameworks Jenkins / GoCD / CircleCI Python / Ruby / Javascript / Go / Scala / Java Splunk / ELK / LogSumo / CloudWatch Experience with digital commerce platforms (eg: Salesforce Commerce, Adobe experience cloud) Knowledge of enterprise systems - ERP, CRM and PLM Architectural certifications (eg: AWS certified architect, TOGAF, SAFe Architect) Strong grasp of compliance, security and data privacy in global retail environments. Proven experience in retail or consumer facing domains; luxury or premium brand experience