Senior Solution Architect

Apex Systems is a global IT services provider, and our staffing practice has an opening in the ecommerce/grocer space for a Senior Solutions Architect specializing specifically with experience in scripting (SQL) automation and a strong comfortability being client facing and making very difficult decisions to place at our client an eCommerce retailer.

Terms: 6-month possibility with extension

Location: hybrid/Toronto

Description: Our Client is transforming the grocery industry and has become a lifeline for millions of people, and they're building the team to help push their shopping cart forward.

Our Client is a Flex First team: There's no one-size fits all approach to how we do our best work. Employees have the flexibility to choose where they do their best work—whether it's from home, an office, or your favorite coffee shop—while staying connected and building community through regular in-person events.

About the Role:

• Our Client seeks a Senior Solution Architect to own technical design and solutioning responsibilities with enterprise scale Retailer partners.
• Solution Architects enjoy an exceptionally exciting career with our Client, working in a fast-paced environment and developing relationships with enterprise-scale partners.
• You will thrive on daily opportunities to generate creative solution designs.
• In this role you'll enjoy the satisfaction of being a primary technical stakeholder, a liaison between Our Client's Product & Engineering teams, and partner closely with a large variety of technology and business stakeholders.
• Joining the Solution Architecture team offers a unique opportunity to solve complex challenges as Our Client expands its offering into rapidly growing new markets.

Responsibilities:

• Own end to end solution design, identify and build around system & business needs, generate solution proposals and drive their execution through to launch.
• Build relationships with both technical and business stakeholders at our Enterprise Retail Partners
• Consult and coordinate with multiple internal teams at our Client ensuring efforts between Product, Design and Engineering teams are well aligned, ensuring project success.
• Be a technical expert on the scalable platform and external facing API's.
• Develop tools, processes and documentation with intent to scale our partnerships and continuously improve solution delivery.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working as a Software Engineer or Architect
• Experience leading an API Implementation
• Strong ability to communicate technical issues to non-technical audiences.
• Experience in a client-facing/consulting role
• Experience with code/scripting/automation or data engineering (primarily SQL)
• Proven ability to partner effectively with Technical Project Managers
• Possess a strong sense of ownership.
• Experience solving complex business challenges with external stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering or equivalent