Who we are
lululemon is a yoga-inspired technical apparel company up to big things. The practice and philosophy of yoga informs our overall purpose to elevate the world through the power of practice. We are proud to be a growing global company with locations all around the world, from Vancouver to Shanghai, and places in between. We owe our success to our innovative product, our emphasis on our stores, our commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we get to make in every community we are in.
About this team
This role of Solution Architect will reside within the Technology Planning and Trade organization and interact with users from different facets of business, primarily within the merchandising, planning, sizing, allocation, master data management, global trade and network strategy teams. We support the pre-season/in-season suite of applications while living the brand vision to enhance guest experience by delivering the right product, at right place and time!
The Solution Architect partners with delivery teams to architect, design, and build flexible, scalable, and resilient applications and services that can more easily adapt to future business needs.
You demonstrate leadership by supporting the growth and development of your team as a whole and individually. Goal setting is as integral to lululemon as yoga and you facilitate your team’s participation in our Vision & Goals program. This is not about your performance. This is about defining what is authentically important for you and your team and then setting out to make it happen.
A day in the life:
- Leads the technical architecture for solutions in a manner consistent with enterprise guidelines, by applying common frameworks and re-usable components.
- Ensure operational platforms and associated data/system interfaces have been designed for stability, performance, and scalability - both functional and non-functional needs.
- Brings conceptual design down to a level of detail that can be physically implemented.
- Ensures functionality is translated into solutions within the context of timeline, resources, and quality.
- Works closely with architects and engineering teams to support and guide solution implementation.
- Acts as an advisor for technical resources on projects.
- Develops and maintain current and future-state architecture models; manages technical debt and risks.
- Stays abreast of industry best practices, technologies, architectures, trends, and emerging technologies.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science/engineering or equivalent.
- Understanding and ability to work within architectural frameworks.
- Proven experience in micro-services architecture and cloud-native applications
- Expert in design and development of Spring Boot and Spring Cloud applications.
- Successful track record delivering quality results on complex cross-functional projects.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- 7+ years in a software engineering role; 10+ years in IT.
- Experience in a retail environment is preferred.
Must haves:
- Acknowledges the presence of choice in every moment and takes personal responsibility for their life.
- Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovates to achieve great results.
- Communicates with honesty and kindness, and creates the space for others to do the same.
- Leads with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
- Fosters connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
- Integrates fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take themselves too seriously.