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What You Need To Know

Shape a remarkable future with us. Build a career working for an industry leader that truly invests in their people – and equips them with leading technology, continuous learning, and the ability to bring their best selves to work. As the premier wine and spirits distributor, Southern Glazer’s isn't just one of Forbes’ Top Private Companies; it's a family-owned business with deep roots dating back to 1933.

The reputation of Southern Glazer’s is well-established, and it's no surprise that we are regularly recognized for our culture. Southern Glazer’s has been recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Inclusion and Diversity, as well as for Women and Parents & Families. These accolades speak volumes about our commitment to creating a supportive and inclusive culture of belonging for all employees.

As a full-time employee, you can choose from a wide-ranging menu of our Top Shelf Benefits, including comprehensive medical and prescription drug coverage, dental and vision plans, tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts, disability coverage, life insurance plans, and a 401(k) plan. We also offer tuition assistance, a wellness program, parental leave, vacation accrual, paid sick leave, and more.

By joining Southern Glazer’s, you would be part of a team that values excellence, innovation, and community. This is more than just a job – it's an opportunity to build the future of beverage distribution and grow with a company that truly cares about its people.

Overview

We are seeking an experienced Applications and Integration Architect to lead the design, development, and implementation of our application and integration architecture. The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of application and integration architecture principles, patterns, and best practices, and experience with various technologies such as APIs, ESB, microservices, and message queues.

Primary Responsibilities

+ Lead the development and maintenance of our enterprise application and integration architecture.

+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define integration requirements and develop solutions that meet business needs.

+ Design and develop integration solutions using various technologies such as APIs, ESB, microservices, and message queues.

+ Create and maintain high-level and detailed integration architecture diagrams for both on-premises and cloud-based systems.

+ Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams and mentor junior developers as needed.

+ Work with product owners and stakeholders to prioritize integration initiatives and ensure alignment with business objectives.

+ Stay up to date with emerging technologies and industry trends, evaluating new integration tools and techniques and recommending improvements to existing system integration processes and solutions.

+ Ensure efficient and effective connection and communication capabilities of technology assets, meeting business needs and driving timely and efficient delivery.

Specialized Skills and Technologies

+ Modern Web and Mobile App Architecture

+ Cloud-Native Application Architecture

+ Microservices Architecture

+ Event-Driven Architecture using Kafka

+ Service Mesh

+ Multi-experience and Micro Frontend Architecture

+ Agile and DevOps Architecture Practices

+ Distributed Apps, APIs, and Services Architecture

+ API Management using AWS API Gateway or IBM WebMethods.

+ Experience with Kafka clusters, topics, partitions, and consumer groups.

+ Understanding of Kafka architecture and its components (e.g., brokers, producers, consumers).

+ Experience with Kafka API and Kafka Streams.

+ Knowledge of event-driven architecture patterns and best practices.

+ Architecture Decision Making

+ Architecture Refactoring and Modernization

+ Security and Access Management

+ Data Architecture Patterns and Practices

+ Edge Computing

Minimum Qualifications

+ 12+ years of proven industry experience, with 7+ years in the enterprise/solution architecture roles, focusing on applications and integrations.

+ Strong understanding of digital business and technology trends

+ Experience with application and integration technologies (e.g., APIs, microservices, ESB)

+ Experience with enterprise integration platforms and integration capabilities (e.g., API management using AWS API Gateway or IBM WebMethods, data integration, cloud integration)

+ Understanding of integration patterns and best practices (e.g., EAI, SOA, microservices integration)

+ Knowledge of architectural frameworks (e.g., TOGAF, Zachman)

+ Excellent communication and collaboration skills

+ Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

+ Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field

Nice To Have

Certification in architecture or related field (TOGAF, Azure Architect, AWS Certified Architect)

Physical Demands

+ Physical demands include a considerable amount of time sitting and typing/keyboarding, using a computer (e.g., keyboard, mouse, and monitor), or mobile device

+ Physical demands with activity or condition may occasionally include walking, bending, reaching, standing, squatting, and stooping

+ May require occasional lifting/lowering, pushing, carrying, or pulling up to 20lbs

EEO Statement

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, an Affirmative Action/EEO employer, prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. SGWS complies with all federal, state and local laws concerning consideration of a qualified applicant's arrest and/or criminal conviction records. Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides competitive compensation based on estimated performance level consistent with the past relevant experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education of employees. Unless otherwise expressly stated, any pay ranges posted here are estimates from outside of Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits and do not reflect Southern Glazer's pay bands or ranges.

Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.