We're pioneers who every day deliver new choices that shape the foodscape. We discover what's next. Bold ideas and new possibilities that drive the industry. Better food. Better future. Our teams are a highly innovative group of talented professionals; laser-focused on making a difference and having fun while we do it.
At UNFI, we're inspired by the unexpected. We look at things like our unmatched distribution network and full-store assortment through a new lens. From gourmet and ethnic to fresh, prepared foods to specialty cheese - we cover everything in the store and your kitchen. Energizing tomorrow, guiding a healthier road ahead.
We believe that:
Freedom of food choice matters
Discovering what’s next keeps us vital
We’re not afraid to get our hands dirty
We’re here to connect food, people and the planet
New routes can take us anywhere
Scale drives our ability to positively impact lives
There is no limit to fresh ideas
Sustainability is our responsibility
A Bit About You…
You thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
You wake up in the morning with a passion to inspire others to be great
You possess the ability to lead leaders to develop strong teams and deliver on your strategies
You are a natural at connecting with others and building strong relationship networks
You have a proven ability to leverage consumer insights to develop brand positioning
You understand the importance of collaboration and partnership to enable business outcomes
You strive to build and deliver the “big picture” strategy
You possess a positive mindset and often spotlight opportunities that others may overlook
Job Overview:
Owns technical engagements and drives the ultimate success of partner projects. Acting as the “face of UNFI” with key partners and drives discussions with senior technical leaders in those organizations. Uses strategic thinking regarding business, product and technical challenges and maps the intersection of partner needs and company priorities. Utilizes excellent customer engagement and communication skills as well as the technical background to fluently interact and provide guidance to software developers and architects. Applies advanced knowledge and understanding of architecture, systems design and integration to develop level application and custom solutions and recommendations on major enhancements and interfaces, functions and features.
Job Responsibilities:
Develop and drive strategic technology roadmaps.
Work cross functionally to drive out cloud ready application strategy, working with both Infrastructure teams and Security teams collaboratively.
Designs and leads the implementation of an architecture based on business requirements and IT strategies, as well as to rectify gaps and pain points within the current state
Documents necessary architecture design and analysis work
Facilitates the evaluation and selection of hardware and software technology and product standards, as well as the design of standard configurations as they relate to the systems
Educates developers on devices and service offerings
Documents best practices and creates development resources that can be used by other developers specific to Systems
Provides input to Enterprise Architecture that helps builds reference architecture, frameworks and toolkits to drive scale of adoption in the ecosystem
Advocates for enterprise architecture in relevant system space
Ensures that enterprise architecture guidelines and recommendations are followed and bridges gaps directly with enterprise architecture
Ensures that project teams follow enterprise architecture processes to include technical reviews and enterprise technical recommendations
Develops unique, compelling and exciting presentations and demonstrations of new applications and technologies
Delivers persuasive, passionate, high impact, high quality presentations to senior decision makers
Performs other duties as assigned.
Education/Certification:
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Analysis or a related field preferred.
Experience:
10+ years of retail industry experience in application and technical roles
7+ years of experience convert technologies and building/maintaining developer relations
3+ years implementation/consulting experience
Expertise in multi-channel digital solutions, products, and frameworks.
Proven ability to architect, develop, and deploy experiences across desktop, mobile, tablet, and digital displays.
Knowledge of software/hardware design, selection, and deployment techniques and methodologies.
Knowledge:
High-level understanding of relational database management systems and other data structures
Knowledge of all components of a technical architecture
Understanding of network architecture
Solid knowledge of the following is preferred:
Cloud/Hybrid Application Architecture (Kubernetes a plus)
Overall system health (logging and monitoring strategy)
Secure API design principles
Skills and Abilities:
Exceptional interpersonal skills in areas such as teamwork, facilitation and negotiation
Strong leadership skills
Excellent analytical and technical skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Excellent planning and organizational skills
Ability to understand the long-term ("big picture") and short-term perspectives of situations
Ability to translate business needs into architecture requirements
Ability to estimate the financial impact of technical architecture alternatives
Ability to apply multiple technical solutions to business problems
Ability to quickly comprehend the functions and capabilities of new technologies
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. UNFI is an Equal Opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive and respectful environment for all. - M/F/Veteran/Disability. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.