REMOTE - Senior Manager, IT (Custom Development - Solution Architecture)

Ross Stores, Inc. is a leading off-price retail chain with a strong track record of success and growth. The IT Senior Manager will lead a team of solution architects, ensuring the creation and maintenance of robust architecture frameworks while collaborating with business teams to design and develop high-quality, scalable custom applications.

Responsibilities:

• Provide hands-on engineering and architectural expertise in creating cloud-native, custom applications
• Utilize modern, event-driven microservice architecture and the latest technologies, including Angular and Spring
• Possess knowledge and hands-on experience with modern design and development practices, such as Domain-Driven Design (DDD), Test-Driven Development (TDD), and Behavior-Driven Development (BDD)
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and business stakeholders, to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions
• Integrate cutting-edge technologies and frameworks, ensuring applications are built using best practices and industry standards
• Manage, mentor, and coach a team of architects, ensuring adherence to standard architecture principles, optimal design patterns, and modern architectural practices
• Use Agile/Iterative development methodologies to deliver solutions with a high level of quality, flexibility, and adaptability
• Collaborate with internal and external IT teams to resolve/improve IT processes and procedures and make recommendations
• Provide regular and constructive performance feedback to individuals
• Encourage innovation and foster an environment of continuous improvement to help drive greater efficiencies within Ross
• Identify and resolve systemic obstacles that hinder the team's ability to deliver high-quality software

Requirements:

• At least 10 to 15 years' IT experience in solution architecture and software development, with a proven track record of managing architectural projects and teams
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in developing cloud-native, custom applications using modern, event-driven microservice architecture and technologies such as Angular and Spring
• Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Expertise in software architecture and contemporary design patterns, with a focus on scalable and maintainable solutions
• A solid understanding of development best practices, including agile and waterfall
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and coaching abilities, with experience managing and developing high-performing teams
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with stakeholders at all levels
• Demonstrated history of engaging internal customers, including listening, influencing, translating technical details into understandable concepts and building consensus
• Strong interpersonal skills with ability to collaborate across various groups, build relationships and manage effectively in a matrix organization
• Interest in pushing the technology, people, and organization envelope to explore new ways to deliver the custom solution to the business