We are the Nestlé Nespresso SA Company and are proud to be one of the fastest growing operating unit of Nestlé. Our passionate, entrepreneurial-minded team has transformed Nespresso into the reference in portioned coffee and one of the world’s most trusted brands. Our growth comes from our commitment to research and development in order to pioneer and be the reference in the portioned coffee sector to provide the very highest quality coffees that could be enjoyed in the comfort of consumers' own homes and also savored at out-of-home locations, such as restaurants, hotels, offices and luxury retail businesses. We guarantee quality by taking a careful, thoughtful approach in how we source our ingredients, produce and market our premium coffee products. With corporate headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, Nespresso is present in over 60 countries and counts over 12,000 employees worldwide. To learn more visit www.nespresso.com.
We are looking for a Solution Architect Retail Technology to be part of our Nespresso Digital and Tech Team.

Position Snapshot

• Location: Nespresso Headquarters, Barcelona. Spain.
  

• Type of Contract: Permanent.
  
• Type of work: Hybrid
  
• Work Language: Fluent Business English
  

The role
As a Solution Architect, you will be accountable to ensure our On-Site Retail Technology fit the overall Enterprise Architecture and meet the product group strategy. Solutions Architects provides the necessary leadership, analysis and design tasks related to the development of a product or a set of products within a product group. S/He works closely with Dev Ops / development teams and suppliers to secure optimal delivery and maximized business value.
The Solution Architect is also accountable for supervising the design as well as the integration execution within the scope of their product / product group / platform, collaborating with the integration platform team. S/He owns solution architecture specification and ensures initial compliance with security and other internal standards.


What you’ll do

• Deliver the architectural design for Retail Solutions and inputs to the roadmap by utilizing knowledge of defined reference architectures, technology trends, and implementation experience in order to translate a business need into a solution blueprint that represents an end-to-end technical solution.
  

• Evaluate and select software and hardware product standards and services, as well as the design of standard and custom software configurations.
  

• Define guidelines, standards and solution patterns to ensure product-based decisions are aligned with the enterprise's future-state architecture vision.
  

• Deliver the integration of solutions within the context of Nespresso Boutiques.
  

• Identify the organizational impact (for example, on skills, processes, structures or culture) and financial impact of the solution architecture.
  

• Monitor and analyze the current-state solution portfolio to identify deficiencies through aging of the technologies used by the application, or misalignment with business requirements.
  

• Engage with Tech Leads, Business Analysts, Product Managers, Product Owners and our Development Practice within and across the product groups to ensure alignment with the overall enterprise architecture.
  

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business or computer science, systems analysis or a related study, or equivalent experience.
  

• 5+ years of experience in at least two IT solution development disciplines, including technical architecture, network management, application development, middleware, database management or operations.
  

• 3+ years Hands On experience in Retail specific technologies (POS, Fast Ordering, Payment solutions, In Store stock management, Retail Signage, Queue Management, etc).
  

• Ability to understand the long-term (""big picture"") and short-term perspectives of situations.
  

• Effectively communicates in English at different levels in the organization.
  

Bonus Points If You:

• Have a deep understanding of agile methods and processes.
  

• Have experiences working in a global environment and with virtual teams.
  

About Nespresso
The Nespresso story began with a simple but revolutionary idea: enable anyone to create the perfect cup of espresso coffee. Since 1986, Nespresso has redefined and revolutionized the way millions of people enjoy their coffee. We are a Company committed with the Climate change and we aim to achieve carbon neutrality as soon as possible and net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 at the latest. In 2019 we created the digital hub in Barcelona to offer the best customer experience and innovation to B2C and B2B channels.


We encourage the diversity of applicants across gender, age, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief and disability.
People are at the heart of our success – all 14,000 of them. We actively cultivate diversity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace. We celebrate individuality, believing that your authenticity and uniqueness can help us to grow and thrive together
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People are at the heart of our success - all 14,000 of them for Nespresso globally. We actively cultivate diversity, inclusion and belonging in the workplace. We celebrate individuality, believing that your authenticity and uniqueness can help us to grow and thrive together