Senior Solution Architect

7-Eleven, Inc.; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

7-Eleven, Inc. is seeking a Senior Solution Architect in Irving, TX to design and implement technical solutions addressing business needs. You will create Functional Specifications, produce technical designs, and document project scope for review and approvals.

Required: 8+ years in backend development, leadership of cross-functional teams, and strong experience with Java/J2EE, Spring, microservices, REST, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure).

Qualifications

• 8 years in backend development.
• 5 years leading cross-functional teams of developers, using Java/J2EE, Spring Framework, Spring Boot.
• 4 years applying design patterns, Kafka, and domain-driven design.
• 3 years with Micro Services, REST API, Hibernate, SOAP Web services, Junit, Mockito; PCF, Azure, or AWS; Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Cassandra/Elasticsearch; Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement technical solutions to address business problems or requirements.
• Communicate with Business Analyst to create Functional Specification Document (FSD) including requirements and use cases.
• Create necessary technical and functional documentation; obtain approvals from Operations perspective.
• Perform high-level effort estimation; create module, flow, class, sequence diagrams with Visio.
• Apply design knowledge to mitigate failure scenarios; create POCs when integrating new technologies.

Skills

Backend development

Team leadership

Java/J2EE

Spring Framework

Spring Boot

Design patterns

Kafka

Domain-driven design

Microservices

REST API

Hibernate

SOAP Web services

JUnit

Mockito

PCF

Azure

AWS

Oracle

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD pipelines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or related field

Job description

7-Eleven is an iconic family of brands with over 86,000 locations, surpassing every retailer in the world.We revolutionize convenience, restaurants and fuel through cutting edge innovation — working hard to be the customer's first choice. 7-Eleven empowers our employees to 'activate awesome' and make a meaningful impact in their stores and communities every day.If you're ready to grow, lead and make a difference, come join our team and help shape the future of convenience.

EMPLOYER: 7-Eleven, Inc.

JOB TITLE: Senior Solution Architect

LOCATION: IRVING TX

DUTIES: Design and implement technical solutions to address the business problems or requirements. Communicate with the Business Analyst to create the Functional Specification Document(FSD). This document should include all requirements and use cases, along with the full scope of deliverables and their verification. Utilize various modeling diagrams, such as the Functional flow diagram, use case diagrams, when creating the FSD. Produce necessary Technical and Functional Documentation for IT to review and assess the project's scope, and then provide final approval from the Operations perspective along with gathering proper approvals. Perform high-level effort estimation to help plan the project. Use design tools like Visio to create Module diagrams, Flow diagrams, Class diagrams, Sequence diagrams, and other low-level design diagrams. Understand various use cases and verify system completeness. Apply design knowledge to mitigate and gracefully handle failure scenarios. Create POC's when required for when new technologies are required to be integrated with the current systems.

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's or foreign equivalent degree in Information Technology, or a related field, and 8 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or as a Sr. Software Developer, Solution Architect, Software Engineer, or in a related/similar position. Experience therein to include the following:

• 8 years in backend development;
• 5 years in leading cross-functional teams of developers, and using Java/J2EE, Spring Framework, Spring Boot for building scalable and high-performance applications;
• 4 years in applying design patterns, Kafka, and domain-drive design principles; and
• 3 years with Micro Services, REST API, Hibernate, SOAP Web services, Junit, and Mockito; PCF, Azure, or AWS; Oracle, PostgreSQL, and Cassandra or Elasticsearch; and Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

CONTACT: Refer to Job # YK2097513-W

If an hourly or salary range is included in this ad it represents the range 7-Eleven in good faith believes is the range of compensation for this role at the time of this posting. The Company may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in this state. This range may be modified in the future. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, long-term incentive compensation, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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