As Chief Software Architect, you will set the direction, develop the strategy, and lead the adoption of emerging eCommerce technologies . You’ll architect the next generation of online technology strategies to deliver an outstanding multi-channel experience for customers.

 MUST HAVE .NET Experience, it is a .Net environment. 

Responsibilities:

Job Responsibilities:
• Analyzing the current technical environment and developing and selling a vision of the future including a plan for how we will get there
• Providing greater service and flexibility to allow us to implement new projects and enhancements more quickly
• Leading the architecture and technical strategy implementation of next generation eCommerce solutions
• Consulting on large scale, complex projects to provide eCommerce integration knowledge and expertise to partners and customers
• Identifying and conducting proof of concepts with emerging online and backend eCommerce technologies that support business drivers
• Establishing relationships across the organization to help facilitate the adoption of eCommerce strategies with a technical emphasis
• Consulting on the use of the enterprise architecture and effectively articulating the rationale behind architectural choices
• Understanding the wants and needs from the enterprise architecture, articulating architecture’s vision and proactively selling that vision across the enterprise
• Engaging technical staff in strategies and initiatives and incorporating the collective expertise and insights into a cohesive and comprehensive strategy and implementation plan
• Driving cost reduction efforts while pushing the envelope on adoption of emerging technologies
• Evaluating 3rd party eCommerce products and to determine potential partnerships, managing key vendor relationships and leveraging relationships with strategic vendors in order to best achieve business objectives
• Establishing formal mentoring relationships with technical team members to assist with training and technical direction
• Using experience and expertise to champion ways to increase productivity and drive more efficiency into processes across Barnes&Noble.com
• Championing a review of stability and driving opportunities to improve stability


Success Factors – Critical Behavioral Skills:
• Political savvy
• Influencing and Persuasion
• Collaboration skills
• Change management and project manangement skills and the ability to drive recommendations through the organization
• Effective multi-taking and time management
• Superior presentation, written, and oral communication skills
• Conflct resolution
• Analytical thinking
• Decision making
• Adaptability
• Initiative

Qualifications

Job Requirements
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
• 4-year college degree or equivalent IT industry experience
• 10 years experience in technology development or services
• 5 to 7 years experience evaluating and architecting large scale eCommerce technology solutions – including online site, fulfillment solutions, backend enterprise systems integration, and platform strategies
• Thorough understanding of eCommerce business fundamentals
• Deep knowledge of mature, leading, and emerging eCommerce technology solutions
• Track record of influencing and driving technology change across large organizations
• Proven leadership capabilities, including interpersonal skills, problem solving skills, and analytical skills
• Strong team player who understands concepts of teamwork and team effectiveness
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills
• Ability to convey complex technical solutions clearly to an organization
• Excellent planning and organization skills

DESIRED REQUIREMENTS:
• Advanced technical certifications
• Multi-channel retail business experience
• Experience working with 3rd party hosted eCommerce technology solutions


DESIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS:
• C++
• C#
• ASP
• .NET
• XML/XSL
• VB
• SAP
• Oracle and SQL databases
• Modeling experience
• Understanding of networking principles and impacts to applications and vice versa
• Experience in high volume transaction processing systems