Principal Technical Architect (Store No.8 | Core Team)

Position Summary...
What you'll do...
About Store N o 8
We are the incubation arm of Walmart. Store N o 8 was formed in 2017 as part of Walmart's larger innovation mission to shape the future of commerce. We pursue big ideas and take risks by stepping outside of Walmart's core business to focus on leapfrog capabilities across conversational commerce, mixed reality, in-store digitization, and more. Our ultimate goal: fuel Walmart's core business, create new operational efficiencies, and unlock amazing experiences for our customers in the long-term.
About the Role
As the Principal Technical Architect at Store No8, you will be part of the Enterprise Engagement team of Store No.8 focused on Technology engagement. You will support the Senior Director of Engagement and Operations in driving tech engagement and ensuring that Store No.8 portfolio companies develop technologies in close coordination with Walmart's Global Tech stack and organization throughout the incubation lifecycle including new business design, concepting, development and eventual transition into Walmart upon graduation. You will work closely with business and technology leaders to design a common approach to tech development that is appropriate in each stage of incubation, including assessing infrastructure blueprints, identifying, and leveraging Walmart assets where appropriate (APIs, data, etc.), and suggesting proper architecture.
What You'll Do

• Design tech architecture best practices appropriate for each stage of incubation including early stage concepting, development, productization and adherence to Walmart's core tech standards and stack over the lifecycle to enable seamless graduations
• Work on building new business capabilities and provide guidance on technology architecture and costing when building investment cases
• Engage in understanding strategies, platforms, and architecture of Global Tech teams at Walmart to help SN8 portfolio companies leverage and coordinate with existing and new enterprise platforms
• Understand and support Walmart's SSP (Solution Security Plan) process, identifying API's teams can leverage, assisting with technical roadmaps, and encouraging usage of Walmart infrastructure and services.
• Act as a liaison between Global Tech teams and Store No.8 teams
• Complete tech due diligence and suggest strategic options that will have to impact financial costs and timing
• Drive common Devops and product development standards as appropriate, within SN8 portfolio companies
• Leverage Walmart assets/resources when looking at suggested solutions
• Help determine Portfolio Companies readiness to transition into the Walmart core and eventually support the transition into Walmart Global Tech.
• Leverage background in tech development to advise, review and understand code repositories and technical IP developed during incubation
• Help evaluate and select tech talent we bring into each team
• Stay up to date on latest in tech developments from various fields to accelerate time to market

What You'll Need

• 5+ years experience in software development
• 5+ years as a technical architect
• Experience interacting with your business and product partners to gather the right requirements.
• Ability to build strong connections using your networking skills
• Identify barriers and suggest solutions to solve for them
• Broad and deep working knowledge of the Walmart infrastructure or ability to quickly learn institutional knowledge
• General understanding of object-oriented languages (Python, Java)
• Proficient with frameworks like Hadoop, Scala, or Kafka
• Cloud infrastructure such as Azure or GCP
• Agile Framework, Jira and Confluence for DevOps
• Deep understanding of Walmart's SSP security review process is a plus
• Element ML platform and Azure Cognitive services for AI/ML is a plus
• Knowledge of existing Walmart data resources (APIs, data sets, etc.) that can be leveraged in the new solutions
• Experience working with and assessing maturity of IoT hardware and software
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and proven ability to be an effective communicator with a variety of stakeholders
• Team player that is organized and self-motivated with willingness to take on responsibilities outside primary job description when necessary
• Bridge business design with technology development
• Entrepreneurial spirit with excellent problem-solving skills with ability to be scrappy

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices .
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart at https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J .
The annual salary range for this position is $126,000.00-$216,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance incentives.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
- Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location)
- Stock equity incentives
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and5 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
Option 2: 7 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Master's degree in computer science, computer engineering, computer information systems, software engineering, or related area and 3 years' experience in software engineering or related area.
Primary Location...
702 SW 8TH ST, BENTONVILLE, AR 72716, United States of America