Senior Architect Ii

About lululemon India Tech Hub Founded in 1998 at Vancouver lululemon is a performance apparel company that sells athletic and lifestyle products 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 are driven by our brand purpose to elevate human potential by making individuals feel their best which helps us design our products with high filter and high style We use a unique product creation methodology called Science of Feel in all our products to offer convenient comfortable and long-lasting experience 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 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 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 APIs 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 Qualifications Bachelor s Degree in IT Engineering Computer Science with 8-15 years experience 4 years of experience architecting and designing any cloud solutions AWS Azure GCP Oracle including container services serverless architecture high availability and infrastructure 2 years of experience with CI CD tools GitLab Jenkins GitHub Actions others Experience with microservices and event message-driven distributed systems Exposure to containerization tools like Docker and Kubernetes is preferred Basic experience with monitoring and APM tools such as Datadog Prometheus Grafana Splunk or others Exposure to Oracle Retail POS Suite Xstore Xenvironment Xadmin Xcenter and XServices OpChain Framework and Oracle Database is an added advantage Proven leadership in mentoring and guiding engineering teams Experience with Retail domain Retail systems architecture and mobile technologies is preferred 5 years of hands-on experience in Core Java J2SE and Advanced Java J2EE Must be capable of providing leadership for junior and senior software engineers alike understands how to leverage and enhance their current skills