Enterprise Platform Architect

Ahold Delhaize USA, a division of global food retailer Ahold Delhaize, is part of the U.S. family of brands, which includes five leading omnichannel grocery brands - Food Lion, Giant Food, The GIANT Company, Hannaford and Stop & Shop. Our associates support the brands with a wide range of services, including Finance, Legal, Sustainability, Commercial, Digital and E-commerce, Technology and more.

Primary Purpose

The Role the Enterprise Architect, Process Design and Enablement is to direct the strategic design, development and maintenance of the Enterprise Architecture practice at ADUSA. You should aim to modernize internal architectural practices, define strong governance processes and lead to real change that facilitates IT and business alignment. You will drive the definition and delivery of the vision, standards and policies that govern the discipline in partnership with the Architecture Leadership to ensure a uniformity of architectural artifacts.

In this process focused role, you will craft roadmaps, establish policy to support internal processes, compliance requirements, and governance workflows. Your scope will include refining processes to ensure consistency across all architecture output, engagement, and process. This role will also facilitate incremental improvement of how Architecture manages our work - refining templates, Architecture tools, a focus on data quality, reviewing standard, exceptions, and gaps in strategy are all examples of ways to achieve incremental improvement. A strong security mindset will be essential to ensure that all architectural decisions and implementations prioritize protecting our data and systems.

Working with others and being persuasive will be key. You will work closely with Architecture Leads and IT leadership. In the end, the role calls for a blend of technical expertise and process leadership and strategic creativity with a security head and a desire to make architecture a valued and valuable partner in delivering on the business and technology goals of ADUSA.

Our flexible / hybrid work schedule includes 3 in-person days at one of our core locations and 2 remote days. Our core office locations are Salisbury, NC; Mauldin, SC; Chicago, IL; Quincy, MA.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

Duties & Responsibilities

The Enterprise Architect I is responsible for designing and delivering architecture solutions within the technology platforms. This role requires a balance of technical expertise and behavioral skills, such as effective communication, problem-solving, and decision-making. The individual will also have accountability for ensuring solutions comply with security and regulatory requirements.

Enterprise Process Architects are specialists within our Technology Enablement Platform, focusing on technology-driven Enablement practices. As domain experts, they develop standards, patterns, and decision frameworks that guide architectural and engineering practices. Their primary mission is to equip the architecture and engineering community with deep technical expertise, establish technical standards, and ensure the organization builds resilient, stable, predictable, and scalable solutions that support and enhance operational excellence.

Leadership :

• Lead small architecture projects or sub-teams, providing guidance and direction to junior team members.
• Influence the architecture community by actively participating in and contributing to discussions on best practices and innovative solutions.

IT Solution Architecture :

IT Architecture Target State and Roadmap :

Reference Architectures, Models, Standards, and Patterns

Risk, Compliance, Security :

Innovation :

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Salary Range : $136,160 - $204,240

Actual compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on their unique qualifications and experience, internal equity, and market conditions. Final compensation decisions will be made in accordance with company policies and applicable laws.

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At Ahold Delhaize USA, we provide services to one of the largest portfolios of grocery companies in the nation, and we're actively seeking top talent.

Our team shares a common motivation to drive change, take ownership and enable our brands to better care for their customers. We thrive on supporting great local grocery brands and their strategies.

Our associates are the heartbeat of our organization. We are committed to offering a welcoming work environment where all associates can succeed and thrive. Guided by our values of courage, care, teamwork, integrity (and even a little humor), we are dedicated to being a great place to work.

We believe in collaboration, curiosity, and continuous learning in all that we think, create and do. While building a culture where personal and professional growth are just as important as business growth, we invest in our people, empowering them to learn, grow and deliver at all levels of the business.