Senior Architect - Supply Chain - Kafka - Data Modelling - Python (exposure)

Why join us

Joining Sainsbury's Tech means becoming part of a leading, multi-channel, multi-brand retailer where you have the opportunity to shape the technology that powers our business. As a Senior Architect, you will play a vital role in defining the technical roadmap for your area of responsibility, collaborating with engineering teams to design innovative products and services. We foster an agile and empowered work culture that encourages collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning. As part of our inclusive and diverse team, you will have the chance to influence the overall technical architecture, contribute to cloud-native designs, and drive the adoption of cutting-edge technology principles. Join us to make a purposeful contribution, be part of a dynamic and inclusive environment, and embrace the exciting challenges of transforming the retail industry.

What you'll do

As a Senior Architect at Sainsbury's Tech, you will play a crucial role in planning and defining the technical roadmap for your responsible capability areas. Working closely with multiple engineering teams and product managers, you will shape and design new products and services that align with the overall architecture. Your focus will be on creating cloud-native designs for complex projects, iterating existing components, and designing new components from scratch with a focus on reusability and common capabilities. Collaborating with Engineering Managers, you will develop and communicate the technical architecture, roadmap, and strategy for your areas of responsibility. Additionally, you will influence teams within your domain of Supply Chain to prioritise and build components that add the most value, while also driving the adoption of technology principles across your areas of responsibility. Being an integral part of the architecture community of practise, you will share your expertise, contribute innovative design ideas, and promote collaboration and innovation across teams. Success in this role requires a deep understanding of the technology landscape, staying informed about industry and retail developments, applying modern engineering techniques and cloud-native design principles, building trust and credibility, and delivering results with a focus on problem- solving and collaboration.

Who you are

As a Senior Architect in Sainsbury's Tech, you are a seasoned professional with deep expertise in architecting integration solutions at scale ensure best practices such as performance, reliability, maintainability, operability, reusability and security. You possess a comprehensive understanding of the technology landscape and stay updated on the latest developments in architecture frameworks and modern engineering practices. Your knowledge of data architecture will be strong, and you will have experience creating and assessing schemas of varying types. With your strong influencing and communication skills, you are able to collaborate effectively with multiple stakeholders, including product managers and engineering teams, to shape and deliver innovative solutions that align with the overall architectural vision. Your ability to think holistically and consider multiple viewpoints allows you to come up with creative solutions to complex technical problems. As a driven individual, you constantly strive for self-improvement and actively contribute to the inclusive and diverse culture of Sainsbury's Tech.

Sainsbury’s company vision
Our vision is to be the most trusted retailer, where people love to work and shop. That means harnessing the talent, creativity and diversity of our colleagues to ensure that customers receive great service every time they shop with us.
If you would like to hear more about our vision and values, be sure to visit our corporate page.
We invest in training, development and multiple initiatives to ensure our teams feel enabled to offer the best shopping experience to our customers and that Sainsbury’s is truly a ‘Great Place to Work’.