Solution Architect ; Enterprise Technology Architecture

Our values start with our people, join a team that values you!

Bring your talents to Ross, our leading off-price retail chain with over 2,200 stores, and a strong track record of success and growth. Our focus has always been bringing our customers a constant stream of high-quality brands and on-trend merchandise at extraordinary savings. All while providing a fun and exciting treasure hunt experience.

As part of our team, you will experience:

• Success. Our winning team pursues excellence while learning and evolving
• Career growth. We develop industry leading talent because Ross grows when our people grow
• Teamwork. We work together to solve the hard problems and find the right solution
• Our commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion, and our community. We celebrate the backgrounds, identities, and ideas of those who work and shop with us because our differences make us stronger. We strive to be a positive force in our community.

Our Corporate headquarters are in Dublin, CA, we have 3 buying offices in key markets in New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston, and 8 distribution centers nationwide. With 2023 revenues of $20.4 billion, we are a Fortune 500 company who is committed to providing an inclusive work environment with continuous learning opportunities and development for our teams.

The position of Solution Architect I (Enterprise Technology Architecture) reports directly to the Manager of Systems Architecture and is based in Dublin, CA. The Solution Architect I plays a key role in shaping Ross's technology landscape. This position is responsible for driving the IT strategy and roadmap, including the evaluation, selection, and design of technology solutions to meet the needs of both IT and key business portfolios such as Supply Chain and Stores.

This is a highly visible role with broad engagement across Ross IT, business partners, and external technology providers. The ideal candidate will bring strong architectural expertise and the ability to develop solutions that align with our business goals.

The base salary range for this role is $109,900 - $187,450. The base salary range is dependent on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, qualifications, relevant education, certifications, seniority, and location. The range listed is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other rewards vary by position and location.

• Provides enterprise level architecture consultancy including thought leadership and technical guidance for strategic projects across programs and business portfolios.
• Addresses key enterprise technology architecture aspects, including technology solutions and strategies, feasibility insights, and how supporting technologies fit together and evolve over time.
• Conducts TCO and ROI analysis to help understand and convey the financial impact of architecture solutions and strategies.
• Prepares and conducts presentations of architecture solutions and strategic proposals to a wide audience including executives.
• Participates in the 5‑year planning and annual budgeting process. Provides actionable recommendations on initiatives to drive targeted business outcomes. Tracks technology lifecycle and influences 5‑year plan to account for technology obsolescence and risk.
• Collaborates with IT and Business Partners to define enablers in the roadmap plan that explore technical options and build the architecture runway and provide early feedback to meet roadmap milestones.
• Works with peer architects (enterprise, domain, and security) to analyze business context (business strategy and trends), as well as other architecture viewpoints (such as information and solution) to develop the future state technology architecture. This includes defining the requirements, principles and models that guide technology decisions for the enterprise.
• Facilitates the research, evaluation, and selection of hardware and software technology and product standards, as well as the design of standard configurations.
• Develops, documents, and maintains technology architecture standards and patterns.
• Ensures work produced is aligned with other Enterprise, Application…