Solution Architect – Supply Chain Engineering

Role Summary Staples is looking for a Solution Architect – Supply Chain Engineering to help strengthen technology capability across Supply Chain SDS. This role will focus on shaping scalable solution architecture across the Supply Chain technology landscape by strengthening enterprise application architecture, cloud, platform standards, integration patterns, data readiness, AI enablement, reusable architecture patterns, and future-state technology maturity. The role will partner with existing technology specialists, Communities of Practice, engineering teams, and architecture groups at Staples to drive practical, scalable, and future-ready solutions. This is a core role for the next phase of Supply Chain SDS maturity across teams and locations. The role is not limited to one application, platform, or technology stack. Key Responsibilities Define scalable solution architecture approaches across Supply Chain Engineering platforms. Create reusable architecture patterns, solution blueprints, reference designs, and technical decision frameworks. Establish integration principles and reusable patterns across applications, platforms, APIs, and data flows. Improve visibility into cross-platform dependencies and help teams assess solution impacts before implementation. Support data readiness and AI enablement by identifying key data flows, gaps, standardization needs, and architecture patterns. Partner with technology specialists, CoPs, engineering teams, and architecture groups to align solution direction with Staples’ technology practices. Guide teams on scalable, secure, maintainable, and supportable technical designs. Support architecture reviews for critical or complex initiatives. Build reusable knowledge assets, technical playbooks, and reference patterns to improve architecture maturity across teams. Mentor engineers and leads on architecture thinking, integration design, platform maturity, and scalable solution approaches. Technology Expectations The candidate may come from a strong Java, Microsoft / .NET, enterprise application architecture, cloud, integration, or platform engineering background. Strong exposure to Java-based enterprise systems is valuable, but candidates with strong Microsoft / .NET enterprise architecture experience are also relevant if they demonstrate architecture breadth, integration thinking, data/platform maturity, and ability to operate across heterogeneous enterprise platforms. The key requirement is not mastery of one programming language, but the ability to design scalable enterprise solutions across: enterprise applications integrations / APIs data flows platform components security, resiliency, and maintainability considerations engineering and operational realities Requirements Must Have 12+ years of experience in solution architecture, enterprise application architecture, platform architecture, or senior technology leadership roles. Experience designing large-scale enterprise applications and distributed systems.…