Information Architect III

Location: Norge

Job Title: Solutions Architect

Location: Berkeley Heights, NJ

Duration: 5‑month contract (with strong possibility of extension)

Max Bill Rate: $80/hr on W2

Experience

Required:

5–8 years (overall role requirement)

12–15 years total IT experience (preferred for senior‑level architectural depth)

Role Overview

The Solutions Architect will play a critical role in designing, governing, and validating enterprise‑grade solutions across Digital, Retail, E‑commerce, B2B, and Data domains. This role works closely with the Enterprise Architecture team, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards, architectural governance, and demand management processes—leveraging platforms such as Service Now.

Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership, Architecture & Governance

• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to development teams
• Ensure adherence to enterprise architecture standards, principles, and best practices
• Participate in defining, implementing, and managing architectural governance frameworks
• Manage and support the Architecture Review Board (ARB) process, ensuring solutions are reviewed, approved, and compliant
• Proactively collaborate with Solution Architects across other domains (Retail, Digital, Data, etc.) to review architectural proposals
• Establish and enforce architectural standards, reusable patterns, and frameworks
• Conduct architecture and design reviews to ensure quality, scalability, security, and compliance
• Identify, manage, and mitigate technical risk and technical debt

Demand & Operational Process Management

• Manage architectural demand intake and prioritization using Service Now
• Optimize approval workflows, portfolio tracking, and governance processes
• Support ITSM/ITBM‑aligned operational governance activities

Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

• Clearly communicate architectural strategies, decisions, and governance policies to technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• Act as a trusted advisor to business leaders and technology teams
• Bridge business requirements with scalable, secure technical solutions

Required Qualifications Professional Experience

• 12–15 years of progressive experience in Solution Architecture
• 5–7 years in a Senior or Principal Solution Architect role

Industry Experience

• Strong experience in Retail, E‑commerce (B2C), and B2B environments
• Deep understanding of digital platforms, customer journeys, and enterprise‑scale systems

Data & Integration Expertise

• Data architecture experience including:
  • Data warehouses & data lakes
  • ETL / ELT pipelines
  • Relational & No
    
    SQL databases
  • Data streaming platforms

Architecture Governance & Enterprise Collaboration

• Proven experience defining and managing architectural governance processes
• Hands‑on experience with ITSM frameworks and Service Now
• Strong collaboration with Enterprise Architecture teams and enterprise roadmaps

Technical Skills

• Software architecture principles and design patterns
  • Microservices
  • APIs
  • Event‑driven architectures
• E‑commerce platforms (e.g., Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Adobe Commerce)
• Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP (deep expertise in at least one)
• Salesforce ecosystem integration
  • Sales Cloud
  • Service Cloud
  • Marketing Cloud
• Service Now (Demand Management, Service Catalog, ITSM/ITBM modules)
• Dev Ops, CI/CD pipelines, and automation
• Application & data security, regulatory compliance (GDPR, CCPA)

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• Master’s degree preferred

If this is a role that interests you and you’d like to learn more, click apply now and a recruiter will be in touch with you to discuss this great opportunity. We look forward to speaking with you!

About Manpower Group, Parent Company of: Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells

Manpower Group® (NYSE: MAN), the leading global workforce solutions company, helps organizations transform in a fast‑changing world of work by sourcing, assessing, developing, and managing the talent that enables them to win. We develop innovative solutions for hundreds of thousands of organizations every year, providing them with skilled talent while finding meaningful, sustainable employment for millions of people across a wide range of industries and skills.

Our expert family of brands – Manpower, Experis, Talent Solutions, and Jefferson Wells – creates substantial value for candidates and clients across more than 75 countries and territories and has done so for over 70 years. We are recognized consistently for our diversity – as a best place to work for Women, Inclusion, Equality and Disability and in 2022 Manpower Group was named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the 13th year – all confirming our position as the brand of choice for in‑demand talent.

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