Architect, IT (AI Focus for Connected store project)

Tractor Supply Company; Brentwood (TN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Tractor Supply Company is seeking an experienced IT Architect to drive domain technology plans aligned with enterprise goals and business processes. The role includes technical oversight, mentoring, and guiding domain roadmaps across teams to deliver secure, high-performing solutions.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years in IT, a bachelor’s degree in CS/MIS or related field, and a strong background in SOA, OO analysis and design, and business process re-engineering.

Qualifications

• Experience leading IT architecture and domain technology planning.
• Ability to align technical plans with business goals and processes.
• Strong understanding of SOA and object-oriented analysis and design.
• Proficiency in evaluating and guiding technology choices and integrations.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, and develop domain roadmaps aligned with goals and processes.
• Identify opportunities for system and process improvements.
• Plan project activities for development/engineering teams to meet schedules.
• Create design documentation and provide technical oversight for delivery.
• Maintain domain standards, ensure secure, well-performing solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies for domain applicability.
• Document domain technology used to support business processes.
• Communicate architecture and integration options to management.

Job description

Overall Job Summary

This position is responsible for driving domain technology plans to align with enterprise goals, business plans and business processes for systems within a specific functional area. Additional responsibilities include general technical oversight and mentoring of team members.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (Min 5%)

• Analyze, design, and develop domain roadmaps that align with goals, business plans, and business processes.
• Identify and implement ongoing opportunities for system and process improvements.
• Plan project activities for a development or engineering team to meet enterprise schedule.
• Create project design documentation and provide technical oversight to ensure successful delivery.
• Maintain domain standards complying with enterprise standards, ensuring solutions are optimally designed, secure, well performing and integrated with other solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technology for use in domain.
• Document domain technology used to perform business processes.
• Identify, analyze, and communicate architecture and integration options and make recommendations to management.
• Control project from start to finish to ensure high quality, innovative and functional design.
• Provide general technical oversight and mentoring of team members.

Required Qualifications

Experience: 10+ years of increasingly technical Information Technology experience.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or a related field preferred. Any suitable combination of education and experience will be considered.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills Or Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of diverse technical configurations, technologies and processing environments.
• Advanced ability to comprehend business requirements to ensure technical directions are supportive.
• Advanced ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies.
• Strong knowledge of SOA and object-oriented analysis and design.
• Strong knowledge of business process re-engineering principles and processes.
• Strong ability to conduct analysis sessions and may contribute to "Closure Documents."
• Ability to estimate the financial impact of technical architecture alternatives.

Working Conditions

• Normal office working conditions

Physical Requirements

• Lifting up to 20 pounds
• Standing (not walking)
• Walking
• Sitting

Disclaimer

This job description represents an overview of the responsibilities for the above referenced position. It is not intended to represent a comprehensive list of responsibilities. A team member should perform all duties as assigned by his/ her supervisor.

Company Info

At Tractor Supply and Petsense by Tractor Supply, our Team Members are the heart of our success. Their dedication, passion, and hard work drive everything we do, and we are committed to supporting them with a comprehensive and accessible total reward package. We understand the evolving needs of our Team Members and their families, and we strive to offer meaningful, competitive, and sustainable benefits that support their well-being today and in the future.

Our benefits extend beyond medical, dental, and vision coverage, including company-paid life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, and family planning resources such as adoption and surrogacy assistance, for all full-time Team Members and all part-time Team Members. Part time new hires gain eligibility for TSC Benefits by averaging at least 15 hours per week during the 90-day lookback period. The lookback period starts the first of the month following the date of hire. If the 15-hour requirement was met, the benefits eligibility date will be the first day of the month following 4 months of continuous service.

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